Article 2.—Territorial Treasurer.
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Section. 84. Governor appoints territorial treasurer. 85. Charge and payment of public funds. 86. Shall keep account of receipts and disbursements. 87. Account with each county. 88. Warrants receivable for public dues. 89. Indorsement of warrants not paid.
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Section. 90. Redeemed warrants deposited with auditor. 91. Biennial report to governor. 92. Legislative inspection of accounts. 93. Probibited from purchasing warrants or accounts. 94. Responsibility for delinquencies.
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s. 1, c. 8, Pol. C.
§ 84. There shall be nomsantee DY, the governor, and by and with the consent of the council shall be appointed, a territorial treasurer, who shall hold his office for the term of two years and until his successor is appointed and qualified.
Charge and payment of public funds.s. 2, c. 8, Pol. C.
§ 85. He shall have charge of and safely keep all public moneys which shall be paid into the territorial treasury, and pay out the same as directed by law, and perform all such other duties as now are, or may hereafter be required of him by law.
Shall keep account of receipts and disbursements.s. 3, c. 8, Pol. C.
§ 86. He shall keep an accurate account of the receipts and disbursements of the treasury, in books provided for that purpose at the expense of the territory, in which he shall specify the names of persons from whom received, to whom paid, on what account the same is received or paid out, and the time of such receipt or payment.
Account with each county.s. 4, c. 8, Pol. C.
§ 87. He shall also keep an account with each organized county of the territory, in which each county shall be charged with the amount of the tax levied, according to the statements of assessment and levy transmitted to him by the territorial auditor, and credited by the amounts received from the county treasurer of such counties.
Warrants receivable for public dues.s. 5, c. 8, Pol. C.
§ 88. He shall receive in payment for public dues the warrants drawn by the auditor of the territory, in conformity with law, or redeem the same, if there be money in the treasury appropriated for that purpose, and on redeeming such warrant, or receiving the same in payment, he shall cause the person presenting such warrant to indorse the same; and the treasurer shall write on the face of the same ”redeemed,” and shall enter in his book, in separate columns, the number of such warrant, its date, amount, and the name of the poe to whom payable, the date of payment, and the amount of interest, if any, paid thereon.
Indorsement of warrants not paid.s. 6, c. 8, Pol. C.
§ 89. When any warrant shall be presented to the treasurer for redemption, and there shall be no funds in the treasury appropriated for that purpose, the treasurer of the territory shall indorse thereon the date of its presentation, with his signature thereto, and whenever there shall be funds in the treasury for the redemption of warrants so presented and indorsed, the treasurer shall give notice of the fact in some newspaper published at the seat of government, and at the expiration of thirty days after the date of such notice the interest on such warrant shall cease.
Redeemed warrants deposited with auditor.s. 7, c. 8, Pol. C.
§ 90. He shall, on the last day of March, June, September, and November, deposit in the office of the auditor of the territory, all warrants by him redeemed or received in payment at the treasury, and take the auditor's receipt therefor.
Biennial report to governor.s. 5, c. 8, Pol. C.
§ 91. He shall submit to the governor, on or before the fifteenth day of December preceding each regular session of the legislative assembly, a report containing a full and true exhibit of the state of the public accounts and funds, the amount by him received, the amount paid out during the preceding fiscal term ending on the thirtieth day of November, and the balance remaining in the treasury, together with an exhibit of the several organized
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