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Analysis of Workl of General Council, 1835-1836
Council, but vetoed by the governor, who objected to the wording
of the ordinance as being ambiguous.7 The Council refused to
believe the ordinance poorly written, and it was promptly passed
over the veto.
This measure abolished the committee on public accounts, and
created an auditor and a comptroller as the fiscal officers of the
government. It was made the duty of the auditor to examine all
claims against the government, admit those claims found to be
just, and keep an accurate record of all claims so admitted. Claims
for less than $4,000 were to be presented by the auditor to the
comptroller for examination and approval. If a claim for less
than $4,000 was approved by the comptroller, the auditor was
to draw a draft on the treasurer in payment, which draft was to
be countersigned by the comptroller. Claims for more than $4,000
were to be presented by the auditor to the Council for approval,
or, in case the Council was not in session, to the governor. When
approved by the Council, or by the governor, the claim was to
be disposed of in the same manner as smaller claims. Drafts in
payment of claims were to be carefully numbered by the auditor
who was to keep a strict record of them. Both auditor and comp-
troller were required to make weekly reports to the Council if in
session, and in the absence of the Council to the governor.8 John
W. Moody was appointed auditor and John H. Money comptroller."
The life of an auditor was none too easy in those days, and in
a short time Moody was being investigated for failure to make a
report. His failure to report was due to lack of paper, ink, quills,
and other things necessary to the successful operation of an
auditor's office. The committee recommended that he be allowed
$25 with which to purchase necessary supplies, but the reso-
lution was tabled.10
Some members of the house were still of the opinion that the
treasury was not operating as it should, and December 7, R. R.
Royall presented an ordinance "for the better accommodation of
claims against the treasury." The treasurer was ordered to have
printed $150,000 in treasury notes. These notes, in denominations
7Ibid., I, 712.
slbid., I, 1003-1008.
9Ibid., I, 717.
lolbid., I, 774.227
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