Deputy Treasurer, his powers,

pensation.

law in that behalf, or by the Senate or House of Representatives, and shall deliver over to his successor in said office, or to any other person authorized by law to receive the same, all moneys, books, bonds, notes, papers, and all other things belonging to said office; and that all balances which shall appear against him, shall be forthwith paid into the Treasury of the State.

(156.) SEC. 9. The Treasurer may appoint a deputy, for duties and com- whose acts he shall be responsible, and may revoke such appointment at pleasure; and such deputy may execute the duties of the office during the sickness or necessary absence 1840, p. 233, Sec. of the Treasurer, and shall receive an annual salary at the 1844, p.77, Sec. 1. rate of seven hundred dollars, payable quarter yearly.

4.

Proceedings on death, etc., of Treasurer.

Ibid.

Ibid.

(157.) SEC. 10. Upon the death or resignation of the Treasurer, or upon a vacancy in that office from any other cause, the Secretary of State, with two suitable persons to be appointed by warrant under the hand and seal of the Governor, shall repair to the place or places where the moneys, papers and other things belonging to the Treasury are usually kept, and having previously given notice to the late Treasurer, his heirs, executors, or administrators, and to his sureties, or one of them, or to such of the said persons as may be found in the State, to attend them, shall seal up and secure, in their presence, if they shall attend, all such moneys, papers, and other things supposed to belong to the State.

(158.) SEC. 11. They shall then give such representatives or sureties, if required by them, a true list of all boxes and packages so sealed up and secured, and shall note on such list the places wherein the same are deposited; whereupon, as soon as it can be conveniently done, and after notice to the parties mentioned in the preceding section, they shall cause the said boxes and packages to be examined, and a true inventory to be taken of the said moneys, and of all bonds, notes, securities, books, and other things appertaining to said office, which shall be required by such late Treasurer, or his repreresentatives, or sureties, or either of them.

(159.) SEC. 12. A copy of such inventory shall be deposited by them in the Secretary's office, and any copies that may be required shall be given to any of the parties mentioned in the preceding section; and they shall safely keep all moneys and other effects mentioned as aforesaid, until another Treasurer shall be appointed, to whom, when qualified, they shall deliver over the same, taking duplicate receipts therefor, one of which

receipts shall be deposited with the Secretary, and the other shall be delivered to the said late Treasurer, or his legal reprerentatives or sureties, or one of them.

hibit accounts to

(160.) SEC. 13. The Treasurer shall, on the first Tuesday of Treasurer to ex each month, and at such other times as the Auditor General Auditor General may require, exhibit to the said Auditor General, for his examination, a true account of his receipts, and of moneys paid out by him as Treasurer.

made to Legisla

ed with laws.

(161.) SEC. 14. The Treasurer shall make to the Legislature, Statement to be at its annual session in January in each year, and at such other ture and publish times as he shall be required by either branch of the Legislature, an exact statement of the balance in the Treasury to the credit of the State, with a summary of the receipts and payments of the Treasury during the preceding year; which annual statement he shall cause to be published with the laws of the session at which the same shall have been made.

office.

(162.) SEC. 15. He shall keep his office at the Seat of Gov- Where to keep ernment, and shall receive an annual salary of one thousand dollars, payable quarter yearly, in full compensation for all his His salary. services.

(163.) SEC. 16. The fiscal year for the Treasury of this State, Fiscal year. shall commence on the first day of December in each year, and close on the thirtieth day of November in the succeeding 1839, p. 116.

year.

An Act in Relation to Stocks Pledged by Banks, and for other purposes.

[Approved Feb. 18, 1850. Laws of 1850, p. 29.]

ma y change

Banks.

(164.) SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of State Treasurer Representatives of the State of Michigan, That the State Treas-stock pledged by urer be, and he is hereby authorized to change at discretion. the stock pledged by the banks as security for circulating notes, and receive others allowed by their acts of incorporation, in exchange.

after pledged to

(165.) SEC. 2. That all stocks hereafter pledged by the How stocks herebanks shall be received by the State Treasurer, at an estimate be received. as provided by their acts of incorporation, but at a rate not above their par value; and for all stocks heretofore pledged by the banks, which have been received at an estimate above their par value, it shall be the duty of the State Treasurer to notify the banks to return, forthwith, notes to the amount of such excess, or to deposit stocks allowed by the acts of incor

Peninsular Bank act amended.

1849. p. 139.

Plates and notes to be kept by Treasurer.

transfer of stocks

Banks.

given up on can

poration to make up the deficiency; or he may retain the interest due on the stocks to the amount of said excess.

(166.) SEC. 3. That section six of an act to incorporate the President, Directors and Company of the Peninsular Bank, approved March 28, 1849, be, and the same is hereby amended by striking out the word "next," in the last line of said section as printed, and by inserting in the place thereof the words "one thousand eight hundred and fifty-one:" Provided, That the said Peninsular Bank shall, within sixty days after the passage of this act, deliver to the State Treasurer, or his authorized agent or agents, the bank note plates of said bank, also all notes printed and not countersigned by said Treasurer. (167.) SEC. 4. The said Treasurer is hereby required to safely keep the said plates and notes, and from time to time to deliver to said bank such an amount of circulating notes, duly countersigned and registered by him, as said bank shall be entitled to under their charter.

SEC. 5. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.

An Act to Provide for the Withdrawal of Stocks from the hands of the State Treasurer, in certain cases.

[Approved February 9, 1855.

Took effect May 16, 1855. Laws of 1855, p. 81.]

Exchange and (168.) SECTION 1. The People of the State of Michigan enact, pledged by That the State Treasurer, upon the application of any bank of this State whose bills or circulating notes are secured by a deposit of stocks, may, in his discretion, change or transfer Stocks may be such stocks for other stocks of the kind specified in their acts cellation of bills, of incorporation respectively, or he may retransfer the same to said bank, upon receiving and cancelling an equal amount But sufficient of such bills or circulating notes, in such manner that the bills retained to se or circulating notes of such bank, not so received or cancelled circulation. by him, shall always be and remain secured in full by stocks deposited, as in the respective charters of said banks is provided.

etc.

shall always be

cure notes in

Auditor General

to state accounts, etc.

From Chapter Twelve of Revised Statutes of 1846.

THE AUDITOR GENERAL.

(169.) SEC. 17. The Auditor General shall state all accounts, and examine and liquidate the claims of all persons against

the State, in cases provided for by law, and give his warrant therefor; and in cases of claims against the State which cannot be liquidated by him, or by the Board of State Auditors, without further Legislative provision, he shall examine and report the same, with the facts relating thereto, to the Legislature, with his opinion thereon.

and draw war

urer.

(170.) SEC. 18. He shall also examine, adjust and settle the To settle claims claims of all persons indebted to the State; and when there rants on Treasshall be any account liquidated, showing any amount to be due to any person, for the payment whereof an appropriation. shall have been made by law, he shall draw his warrant on the Treasury therefor.

paid out of Treas

Auditor's war

(171.) SEC. 19. No moneys shall be paid out of the State Moneys not to be Treasury, except on the warrant of the Auditor General; and ury except on all receipts for money paid to the Treasurer, shall be taken to rant. the Auditor General, who shall countersign the same, and enter them in the proper book in his office for that purpose, Receipts to be to the credit of the person by whom such payment shall be etc. made, and no such receipt, unless countersigned, shall be evidence of such payment.

counter signed,

tween Treasurer

(172.) SEc. 20. The Auditor General shall keep an account, Accounts bein proper books to be provided by him for that purpose, and State. between the State and the Treasurer, charging therein to the Treasurer the balance in the Treasury, and all moneys received by him, and giving him credit therein on the first Tuesday in every month, for all warrants paid by him, which warrants shall thereupon be cancelled by the Auditor General; and he shall also keep an account of all outstanding warrants not paid by the Treasurer.

amine Treas u r

and report ir

(173.) SEC. 21. He shall, on the first Tuesday in each month, Auditor to exand at any other time when he may deem it necessary, examine er's accounts, the Treasurer's account of moneys received, and of moneys regularity, etc. paid out by him; and if, on examining such account, he shall discover any irregularity or deficiency therein, he shall, as soon thereafter as may be, report in writing the nature and extent of such irregularity or deficiency to the Governor, so that the same may be submitted to the Legislature, if, in the opinion of the Governor, the interests of the State shall require it.

funds and reve

(174.) SEC. 22. The Auditor General shall make to the statement of the Legislature, at its session in January in each year, and at such nue of the State, other times as he shall be required by either branch of the Legislature, a complete statement of the funds of the State,

etc.

1838, p. 292.

To transmit collection laws.

Instructions to certain officers.

and of the revenue thereof, and of the amount of salaries of the officers of the Government, and of other contingent expenses, and other appropriations for the year preceding, and recommend such improvements in the financial system of the State as he may deem expedient.

(175.) SEC. 23. He shall, from time to time, transmit copies of all laws that may be made relative to the collection of the State revenue, as soon as the same shall be published in the newspapers in which they are authorized to be printed, to the officers concerned in carrying the same into effect.

(176.) SEC. 24. He shall also draw up instructions for the government of the officers concerned in the collection of the revenue, in the premises; which instructions, certified by the Attorney General to be in accordance with law, shall be binding upon such officers; and the publishers of the laws of this State shall publish such instructions, and furnish the Auditor General with so many copies thereof as he may deem necessary. Where to keep (177.) SEC. 25. The Auditor General shall keep his office at the Seat of Government; and shall receive an annual salary of one thousand dollars, payable quarter yearly, in full for all his services.

his office.

His salary.

Deputy Auditor

General, his pow

sation.

(178.) SEC. 26. The Auditor General may appoint a deputy, ers and compen for whose acts he shall be responsible, and may revoke such appointment at pleasure; and such deputy may execute the duties of the office during the sickness or necessary absence 1840, p. 233, Sec. of the Auditor General, and shall receive an annual salary at the rate of seven hundred dollars, payable quarter yearly.

4.

Clerks of Auditor
General.

(179.) SEC. 27. The Auditor General may also employ so many regular clerks as may be necessary, not exceeding two, at an annual salary of six hundred dollars, payable quarter yearly, and so many extra clerks as may from time to time be necessary, at a salary not exceeding four hundred and seventyfive dollars a year, payable monthly or otherwise, as the Auditor General may think proper. (d)

Duties of Attorney General.

THE ATTORNEY GENERAL.

(180.) SEC. 28. The Attorney General shall prosecute and defend all actions in the Supreme Court, in which the State shall be interested, or a party; and shall also, when requested

(d) As amended by "An Act to amend Chapter Twelve of Revised Statutes of eighteen hundred and forty-six," approved April 7, 1851. Laws of 1851, p. 171.