The officer of each institution who is designated by the supervising department to have charge of and to be accountable for all the supplies and stores of the institution must be charged therewith at their invoice value, and shall:

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1.    Direct all purchases of such institution as may be ordered by the office of management and budget under the estimates as provided in section 25-01.1-22, in conjunction with the superintendent of each institution.

2.    Issue all the supplies upon requisition approved by the superintendent or other officer designated by the supervising department. The requisition shall be the officer’s voucher therefor.

3.    Examine and register all goods delivered, according to their amount and quality, and if found to correspond with the samples and in good order and correct in charge, the officer shall certify the bills.

4.    Make a consolidated report of all purchases to the office of management and budget and the supervising department and all other transactions of such institution to such supervising department at the close of the annual period.