general assembly, an order shall be made, directing the governor to cause suit to be brought against him on his official bond, and to cause him to be prosecuted for a misdemeanor.

tee of both

to examine the

posited by

Sec. 1543. The legislature shall annually appoint a joint committee of the two houses, whose duty it shall be to examine Joint committhe securities deposited by bankers and banking companies, to- houses annugether with all books and papers relating to the business of ally appointed banking; also to count all the circulating bills which may have securities debeen returned by any banker or banking company, and after banks and comparing them with the books, to cancel and destroy the same, Duty of comgiving the auditor a sufficient certificate for the same, and generally to make such investigation as they may deem proper to enable them to report a true statement of the condition of the banks.

D. Sec. 803.

bankers.

mittee.

Sec. 1544. Neither house of the general assembly shall appropriate any sum of money by way of gratuity or extra pay to Extra comany person, whether officer or employe thereof, or not, either nation to out of the contingent fund thereof or otherwise, unless by act the general of the houses or joint resolution, to be approved by the gov- gratuities. ernor as in case of other appropriations.

Act 1869, p. 11.

employes of assembly, and

sum- Fees due withouse duly subpedollars naed before appear house commit

nesses who are

Sec. 1545. Witnesses that have been or may be duly moned to appear before any of the several senate and (committees shall be entitled to receive the sum of two per day for each and every day they may be required to before said committees.

D. Sec. 8955. Act 1868, p. 119.

the senate and

tees.

of their con

Sec. 1546. Every officer, for the benefit of whose office there officers to renis a contingent fund appropriated, shall render a detailed state- der an account ment to the general assembly, at each session thereof, showing tingent fund. what disposition has been made of such contingent fund.

.D. Sec. 2609. Act 1855, p. 350.

the senate and

house author

Sec. 1547. The president of the senate and speaker of the President of house of representatives shall have the power to compel the at- speaker of the tendance of absent members of either branch of the general ized to compel assembly over which they preside, by issuing respectively their attendance of warrants, directed to the sergeant-at-arms for that purpose.

Act 1856, p. 37.

members.

the senate and

Sec. 1548. The secretary of the senate and chief clerk of the house of representatives shall each receive the sum of two thou- Secretary of sand dollars per annum, payable one-half during the session of chief clerk of the general assembly, and the other half at the completion of the house. their labor, upon their own warrants on the auditor of public

accounts.

Act 1868, p. 20.

Sec. 1549. The assistant secretary of the senate, and the assistant clerk of the house of representatives, and the minute Assistant clerks of both houses shall each receive the sum of eighteen minute clerks. hundred dollars per annum, payable one-half during the session

clerks and

arme.

of the general assembly and the other half at the completion of their labors, upon their own warrants on the auditor of public

accounts.

Sec. 1550. The sergeant-at-arms of the senate shall receive Sergeant-at- the sum of fifteen hundred dollars per annum, and the sergeantat-arms of the house of representatives shall receive the sum of fifteen hundred dollars per annum, payable monthly upon their own warrants on the auditor of public accounts.

Enrolling

clerks.

Postmaster, door-keeper, messengers

and porters.

Treasurer

shall submit

Sec. 1551. The chief enrolling clerks and warrant clerk shall each receive the sum of eight dollars per diem during the session. The assistant sergeants-at-arms shall each receive the sum of eight dollars per diem during the session; the enrolling clerks as well as other clerks employed by the senate, house or committees not enumerated in any of the foregoing sections, shall each receive the sum of seven dollars per diem during the session; the postmaster and door-keeper shall each receive the sum of six dollars per diem during the session; the messengers shall each receive the sum of four dollars per diem during the session; the porters shall each receive the sum of three dollars per diem, and the pages two dollars per diem during the session, payable upon the warrant of the warrant clerk.

Sec. 1552. It shall be the duty of the treasurer to submit all of his books, accounts and vouchers, and other official documents in his office, to a joint committee of the general assembly, to be appointed immediately after the commencement of each regular session, for examination and settlement, whenever and of the general as often as the general assembly may think proper to order such examination and settlement.

all of his books, accounts and

documents to

the committee

assembly.

D. Sec. 8779. Act 1855, p. 447.

Sec. 1553. It shall be the duty of the general assembly to Committee to appoint such committee at the commencement of each regular be appointed by the legisla- session, who shall examine the books, accounts, vouchers, and ture annually. other official documents of his office, and make a full and detailed report thereof, to both houses of the general assembly.

Favorable report of the committee.

report of the committee.

D. Sec. 3780.

Sec. 1554. If the report be favorable, and approved by each house, an order shall be made directing the joint committee to cause the proper entries to be made in his books showing the result of the settlement.

D. Sec. 8781.

Sec. 1555. If the committee shall make an unfavorable reUnfavorable port, and find that he has not performed the duties required of him by law, or that he has been guilty of any misdemeanor in office, and such report be approved of by both houses of the general assembly, an order shall be made directing the governor to cause suit to be brought against him on his official bond, and to cause him to be prosecuted for a misdemeanor; on conviction he shall be suspended from the discharge of the functions of his office, and be incapable of being again elected to such office.

D. Sec. 8782.