| Show STATE aCliOOL MONEYS trotters of Suprrluieudrut Or Iuollc luilruclleii In lake of Irregularities BlateBupirlutendeiit of PublIc In situation John It Park lu a recent communication 10 tboattorney general asked lo te advised upon the follow leg lu case a report from a county treasurer relative to I school tualroys seems to dlicloie irregularities or dim crpnel lu bit account what store It 1 any should be taken In the pram 16ch I HeplylDg tcday Mr llllbop rays Section 4 pap J31 01 the law I el 1897 provides 1110 the coolll ad urr shall no or Lawt the nlot day oL AUKUt In each year make report 10 the County comllllon wboa11 Audi the same all I 10 the tllar to super luludnt I lu ouch luw hoonfill diftolshowing litstTbe amount 01 mouesson bd lit the commence mot el tbo coool lr CJd the arnountotiorioeye IocoluJ frourthe titatuachool fund lblrjt the amount received train 11I011 school In ourlll the aniount rocItI from olbr sources nib 11 I t h a total xpenlil lures for ocll1 I urpotoi alxlo the bun ce ou bond at the end of the school jer II I hiclluiil page 112 01 the some aol rrnvtie i liv tie Stale rUferlntrnilent may t1litudbe Ibo State aUdller boats and fecorderelitivototch6nl revenue and Iboie I of other public cfllciri relating lo school I accounts Butdlvlslon I of trctlon 11 page 221 ol the lawi ol r U96 Makes It the duty o Ih 0 c uny cuolmlon ro Super y Its 1 the crucial o uducl of nil county and dlitrlct Moore charged with Ibo aiiesslDR codec Ine sale keeping and mngmnt er dial ureement or the public revealing aid Ito that They fallhiully perform their dulln ami direct rr ecllllnti nr delli qlirnrle Under the provisions of the statute above referred toi It will I bo obervcd that the county treasurer la I required lo make a report or Ibo tranwo loin of b11 i olDco relative to Ito school uioneya com luir Into his hand by virtue ol his office 1st Tu Ibo county commti sincere who are to audit tbo > me and mold nil To the SIlo superintendent It will also le obervdl that the t < Ito iuiorlmcnJein unqiiestlonnbly ban tho power to examine Ibo books of any pub no litter wu uai 10 iu with eouojl mom yi and the board of county com rntisluuers also has I the the power lo ix mine the books of such Ulcers and If upon such eximmatlou any substantial Irreitularitlm or drill quecclosweredlicjvertd it would lu I the uuty of ihe county cotntnlieloneti k0t ILL atthl t CutIII ploieculloui tnerefor And If the i nicer be still In olllce pro ceedlnci cuuld be lnitltiit l under chapter 11 of tb > laws I of 1S90 for his removalfrumofneound also for am beziement Il tile paIl Is au ol out v at a oil an umlnlon or 1 bit books disclosed delinquencies lu The libllc school fund lie woud be amenable prosecution far counts demerit and U would be the duly of the county commissioners and The prom toting attoruey to Institute such proceedings HuoulJ you In your clllclal cspicitj determine lo examine trio bloke and records of any public officer handling school moneys sod mould dlicovor deficit 11 eneles therein It would be I yourprovlLce and cfllolal duty perhaps per-haps to call tile Rome to the attention of the proper oulcers ot the county with a view lo Institution ot such Investigation and procneuloge is the law I requires at their bands Hiyond Ibl Is you could not go |
