“An act creating a Board of auditors to settle the accounts of Constructors on public works”

Sec.[Section] 1. Be it enacted by the people of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That the Auditor of Public Accounts, Treasurer & Secretary of State be and they are hereby created and constituted a Board of Auditors to audit settle & adjust the claims and accounts of all such contractors who have been engaged upon the Public Works. of the State of Illinois, and whose accounts, have not been passed upon or rejected.

Sec. 2. Said Board shall be confined to such claims only as shall be based upon estimates made upon contracts entered into in accordance with law and shall have power to order a re-estimate where injustice shall appear to be done either to the State or individuals to examine witnesses upon oath, having power to administer oaths or affirmations to such witnesses, and to do all things necessary, to ascertain & arive at the amount justly due & owing from the State to such contractor or contractors

Sec. 3. When the Board shall be advised and settle down upon the amount due, in justice and equity, for work done under contract they shall draw a draft or drafts for the same upon the Fund Commissioner, bearing interest at the rate

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of six per cent per annum from the date thereof until paid, which drafts may be drawn in any sum not less than fifty dollars:— Provided, That in case the sum found due ^be less than fifty dollars a draft may be drawn for the amount due^ to such individual or individuals:— Provided further, That no account or estimate, for work done on any public work after the passage of this act, shall be audited or passed upon by said Board.

Sec. 4. It shall be the duty of said Board, to keep a full record of all their proceedings, and in drawing drafts, the same shall be numbered, shew, to whom drawn, the particular work, amount and date; all accounts, receipts, vouchers and certificates, examined & adjusted by them shall be carefully filed and preserved, and they shall make such reports on the business assigned them, as will enable the Governor from time to time, to report to the Legislature, the true & accurate amount allowed and awarded, and the proceedings of said Board specially.

Sec. 5. Said Board of Auditors shall not be authorized to issue certificates of indebtedness to an amount above one hundred thousand dollars under the provisions of this Act.

Sec. 6. It shall be the duty of said Board of auditors to settle with & adjust the claims of any engineer who may

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have rendered service to the state under the Internal Improvement laws, and who have not received Compensation for such services. The said claims to be established in such manner as shall be satisfactory to said Board, and when any balance shall be found due any engineer the said Board shall issue their draft for such balance on the Fund commissioner as required by the third section of this act.