Rhode Island General Laws 35-6-20. Audit of accounts of officers receiving money for state
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The department of administration shall examine and audit all accounts between the state and clerks of courts, sheriffs, jailers, town councils, town treasurers, and licensed persons from whom an account is by law required, and all other persons indebted to the state, or who may receive money belonging to the state; and, for the purpose of making the audits, it may require the production of such documentary and other evidence by the accounting party as it shall think proper.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 34, §§ 13, 14; G.L. 1909, ch. 44, §§ 14, 15; G.L. 1923, ch. 45, §§ 14, 15; G.L. 1938, ch. 7, § 17; impl. am. P.L. 1951, ch. 2727, art. 1, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 35-6-20.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 35-6-20
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- town: may be construed to include city; the words "town council" include city council; the words "town clerk" include city clerk; the words "ward clerk" include clerk of election district; the words "town treasurer" include city treasurer; and the words "town sergeant" include city sergeant. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-9