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Recurring to the duties of this office, we find the Governor, of neces- sity, a busy man. The actual duties of the office occupy much of his time, while the constant and pressing demands made by the general public leave him few spare moments.
He must examine and approve or veto all bills passed by the General Assembly, issue requisition papers, investigate applications for pardons, commutations and reprieves, certify under the Great Seal of the State as to the official character of numerous state and county officials ; upon appli- cation commission notaries public and commissioners of deeds, and, with few exceptions, commission all elective officers, both civil and military. He must attend board meetings, counsel heads of departments, maintain a general supervision of all great state institutions, examine, approve and sign numerous state papers, hear and dispose of complaints against in- dividuals and institutions, and keep a constant watch over the affairs of state. All of this entails the keeping of numerous records, the assorting and filing of many papers and constant attention to a large corre- spondence. To aid him in his work the Governor has a Private Secre- tary, three clerks and a messenger.
THE OFFICIAL STAFF OF THE GOVERNOR, 1904-1906.
Office.
Name.
Poli- tics.
Home Postoffice:
Term Expires.
Governor .. Secretary to the Governor Executive Clerk Commission Clerk.
Andrew L. Harris
R
Eaton
2d Monday in January, 1909.
Samuel J. Flickinger .
R
Dayton
2d Monday in January, 1909.
Charles C. Lemert
R
Kenton .
2d Monday in January, 1909.
Randolph W. Walton
R
Columbus
2d Monday in January, 1909.
Opha Moore
R
Howard Gilliard . .
R
Milford
2d Monday in January, 1909.
MILITARY STAFF.
Rank.
Name.
Position.
Residence.
Commander-in-Chief Brigadier-General ..
Andrew L. Harris A. B. Critchfield
Worthington Kautzman
Edward T. Miller . Charles C. Waybrecht . George W. Cunningham Joseph A. Hall.
Frederick M. Fanning .
Julius A. Blasis
Captain Captain
James H. Williams
George H. Wood
Captain Captain
Robert L. Dunning Miletus Garner.
Captain Captain
Chas. H. Bell
First Lieutenant .
Harry Moulton . Ben Chamberlain
Assistant Adjutant General Asst. Quartermaster Gen. . Aide-de-camp 8th Inf. Aid-de-camp 6th Inf. Surgeon. Aide-de-camp 1st Bat. En- gineers. . Aide-de-camp Bat. "A" Aide-de-camp 5th Inf. Aide-de-camp 3d Inf .. Aide-de-camp 1st Inf .... . Aide-de-camp 4th Inf. . Aide-de-camp 7th Inf. Aide-de-camp 2d Inf .. Aide-de-camp Troop ' B"
Eaton.
Shreve. Bellefontaine. Columbus. Alliance. Fostoria. Cincinnati.
Cleveland. Cleveland. Norwalk. Dayton Cincinnati. Columbus. New Lexington Lima. Columbus.
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Corresponding Clerk . Messenger
Columbus
2d Monday in January, 1909.
.
Colonel Colonel
Lieutenant-Colonel. Major Major Captain
First Lieutenant
Governor .. Adjutant General, Quarter- master General and Chief of Staff
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The Governor.
TABLE SHOWING THE TERRITORIAL AND STATE GOVERNORS FROM 1787-1902.
Name.
Politics.
County.
Elected.
Served
Arthur St. Clair
Federalist
Territorial ...
Appointed by the
1787-1803
Edward Tiffin*į
Democrat
Ross
1803-1805
1804-1807
Thomas Kirker*
Democrat ..
Adams.
Acting ...
1807-1808
Samuel Huntington*+
Democrat
Trumbull
1808. . . . .
1809-1810
Return Jonathan Meigs, Jr.#
Democrat
Washington
1810-1812
1811-1814
Othneil Looker*
Democrat
Hamilton
Acting ...
1814
Thomas Worthington **
Democrat
Ross
1814-1816
1815-1818
Ethan Allen Brown*}
Democrat
Hamilton
1818-1820
1819-1822
Allen Trimble*
Federalist
Highland .
Acting
1822
Jeremiah Morrow*+
Democrat
Warren
1822-1824
1823-1826
Allen Trimble.
Federalist
Highland.
1826-1828
1827-1830
Duncan McArthur*+
Federalist
Ross
1830. . .
1831-1832
Robert Lucas*
Democrat
Pike .
1832-1834
1833-1836
Joseph Vance*+
Whig
Champaign
1836.
1837-1838
Wilson Shannon .
Democrat
Belmont
1838. .
1839-1840
Thomas Corwin*#t§ Wilson Shannont .
Democrat
Belmont
1842.
1843-1844
Thomas W. Bartley*
Democrat
Richland
Acting . ..
1844
Mordecai Bartley*+
Whig
Richland
1844 . .
1845-1846
William Bebb
Whig
Butler
1846 ....
1847-1848
Seabury Ford*
Whig
Geauga
1848. .
1849-1850
Reuben Wood*
Democrat
Cuyahoga
1850-1852
1851-1853
William Medill*+
Democrat
Fairfield
1853 . . . .
1854-1856
Salmon P. Chase*§
Republican
Hamilton .
1855-1857
1856-1860
William Dennison, Jr*
Republican ..
Franklin
1859.
1860-1862
David Tod*
Republican ..
Mahoning
1861. .
1862-1864
John Brough*
Republican . .
Cuyahoga ...
1863 .
1864-1865
Charles Anderson*
Republican ..
Montgomery .
Acting
1866
Jacob Dolson Cox*+
Republican ..
Hamilton .
1865
1866-1868
Rutherford B. Hayest||
Republican ..
Hamilton
1867
1868-1872
Edward F. Noyes
Republican ..
Hamilton
1871.
1872-1874
William Allentt
Democrat ...
Ross .
1873.
1874-1876
Rutherford B. Hayest||
Republican .
Sandusky
1875
1876-1877
Thomas L. Young **
Republican .
Hamilton
Acting
1877-1878
Richard M. Bishop
Democrat .. .
Hamilton
1877.
1878-1880
Charles Fostert§
Republican .
Seneca
1879-1881
1880-1884
George Hoadley
Democrat
Hamilton
1883 . . . ..
1884-1886
Joseph B. Forakerį
Republican . Democrat .. .
Butler
1889 . . .
1890-1892
William McKinley, Jr*+||
Republican ..
Stark
1891-1893
1892-1896
Asa S. Bushnell
Republican
Clark
1895-1897
1896-1900
George K. Nash
Republican .
Franklin
1899.
1900-1904
Myron T. Herrick
Republican ..
Cuyahoga
1904.
1904-1905
John M. Pattison
Democrat . .
Clermont.
1905.
1906
*Governors so marked had previously served in the General Assembly. ¿Governors so marked also served in the Senate of the United States.
¡Governors so marked also served as Members of Congress from Ohio.
|| Governors so marked were subsequently elected President of the United States. §Governors so marked became Secretary of the Treasury of the United States.
.Governors so marked became Postmaster-General of the United States.
"Thomas Kirker, Speaker of the Senate, was called to act as Governor, vice Tiffin, resigned.
Hamilton
1885-1887
1886-1890
James E. Campbellt
Whig
Warren
1840.
1841-1842
Congress
GOVERNOR JOHN M. PATTISON.
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GOVERNOR JOHN N. PATTISON.
J OHN M. PATTISON was born near Boston, Clermont County, Ohio, June 13, 1847, being the son of a tenant farmer. The father was a just and upright man who loved the truth and hated iniquity. It was from this source of righteousness and from a Christian mother that Governor Pattison drew the character that distinguished him throughout the career that ended all too soon for his native state. Leaving the farm with his father as a youth, he went into business with him, owning and managing a country store. When he reached his sixteenth year he enlisted, a pure and delicate figure, in the Federal army, and faithfully discharged the dangerous duty of a soldier. The war ended, he returned to Ohio and began the finishing of the education founded. earlier in the little country school. Earning his own funds by teach- ing, and working as a field hand in harvest time, he was able to pay for a collegiate course at Ohio Wesleyan University at Delaware. He graduated in the class of 1869, and directly thereafter he went into the Middle West, re- maining three years. While engaged in other business he studied law with such success that he was admitted to practice at Cincinnati in 1872. The following year witnessed his election as a member of the House of Repre- sentatives from Hamilton County, his vote being the greatest of all the can- didates. It was while a member of this body that he displayed the militant opposition to organized corruption in public office and a manly impatience with the lax administration of law. There was a condition in Cincinnat that called for the combined protest of the good men of all parties. A committee of twen- ty-five was named to fight the men who were responsible and drive them from office. It fell to Governor Pattison's lot to be chosen as the attorney for this committee. How well he performed his duty and how fearlessly, is a matter of history. After ten years of practice, which were marked by honesty to his clients, the young lawyer was invited to become one of the directors of the Union Central Life Insurance Company, of which he was elected vice-president and general manager. Henceforth the development and upbuilding of this in- stitution became his life work. Notwithstanding this he never failed to re- spond to the call of duty as a citizen. In 1890 the death of Thomas Q. Ashburn left a vacancy in the Clermont-Brown senatorial district. Much depended upon the political complexion of his successor, as the loss of the seat to the Dem- ocrats meant also loss of control in the Senate, before which many important party matters were pending. Called upon to lead the fight, Governor Pat- tison responded, and won a great victory. As a member of that body he gained fame for his eloquent struggle against the repeal of the Sunday laws, standing apart from his colleagues with inflexible determination. His de- mand that the people of Ohio, and not the office holders, be given the author- ity to decide this great question, finally resulted in the defeat of the bill. His reward, though unsought, came quickly, for he was nominated for Congress in the Sixth District in 1891, and was elected by a striking majority. As a congressman he offered the first bill appropriating funds to establish rural free mail delivery. He also made a vigorous fight against permitting the World's Fair at Chicago to remain open on Sunday, and his efforts were again as successful as they were in 1890. Leaving Congress he again returned to the task of conducting the affairs of the insurance company of which he later became president, and he had the satisfaction of witnessing its promotion to the front rank of the great concerns of its kind. Conditions in 1905 once more called him, like Cincinnatus, from the plow. Nominated for Governor over a field of splendid candidates by what was best in the state convention, he was chosen to lead a historic movement in the commonwealth's affairs. After one of the most notable campaigns in Ohio, he converted a Republican majority of 256,000 of the year before into a plurality of 43,000 for himself, for he was the only Democrat elected on the state ticket. It was a signal tribute to his high personal character, and his stand for moral principles as against mere partyism. Fate decreed that he should not live long to enjoy the fruits of his remarkable triumph. His health gave way after the campaign, and he had barely strength enough to withstand the ordeal of inauguration. Returning from the capitol that night he never returned again to the executive office. Lingering until the following June, he passed away at his country home, "Prow- mont," near Milford.
From his deathbed he directed the affairs of government until his weak body refused longer to respond to his indomitable will. His only message to the General Assembly, written within the shadow of the valley of death, of itself is an epitome of his life history. It is an appeal for all that should make men and governments better, and the world a finer place in which to live.
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The Lieutenant-Governor.
LIST OF LIEUTENANT-GOVERNORS OF OHIO.
Years.
Names.
Counties.
1852-1854.
William Medill.
Fairfield. Lucas.
1854-1856.
James Myers .
Richland.
1856-1858.
Martin Welker.
Stark.
1858-1860.
Robert C. Kirk .
Knox.
1862-1864.
Benjamin Stanton
Logan.
1864-1866.
Charles Anderson
Montgomery.
1866-1868.
Andrew G. McBurney
Warren. .
1868-1870
John C. Lee.
Lucas.
1870-1872.
John C. Lee. .
Lucas.
1872-1874.
Jacob Mueller
Cuyahoga.
1874-1876.
Alphonso Hart.
Highland.
1876-1877.
Thomas L. Young
1877-1878.
H. W. Curtis (vice Young)
1878-1880.
Jabez W. Fitch.
1880-1882.
Andrew Hickenlooper
1882-1884.
Reese G. Richards
Jefferson. Stark.
1886-1888.
Robert P. Kennedy
Logan.
1888-1890.
Wm. C. Lyon
Licking.
1890. .
Elbert L. Lampson.
Ashtabula.
1890-1892.
Wm. V. Marquis (vice Lampson)
Logan. Preble.
1896-1900.
Asa W. Jones ...
Mahoning.
1900-1902.
John A. Caldwell.
Hamilton.
1902-1903
Carl L. Nippert.
Hamilton.
1903-1904.
Harry L. Gordon (vice Nippert)
Hamilton.
1904-1905.
Warren G. Harding
Marion.
1906.
Andrew L. Harris.
Eaton.
1892-1896.
Andrew L. Harris.
Cuyahoga. Hamilton.
1884-1886.
John G. Warwick
Hamilton. Cuyahoga.
1860- -1862.
Thomas H. Ford.
S. J. FLICKINGER.
Secretary to the Governor.
B ORN on a farm in Butler County, Ohio, February 14, 1849; worked on the farm until twenty-eight years of age. He is a son of Rev. Dr. Daniel Kumler Flickinger and Mary Lintner Flickinger. His father is a United Brethren minister, and at the age of 83 is still active, after having made twelve trips to Africa as a missionary. Mr. Flickinger's mother died when he was but four years of age, and he was reared by his grandparents on the Lintner farm.
Mr. Flickinger graduated at Otterbein University in 1872. He then taught school for three years, and afterwards took a postgraduate course at Cornell, and began newspaper work on the Dayton Journal in 1876. Two years later he was connected with the Ohio State Journal, passed through all the edi- torial departments, and was managing editor from 1884 to 1893. He was then connected with the Associated Press from 1893 to 1904, and then became the editor of the Dayton Journal, where he remained until July, 1906, when he was appointed secretary to the governor by Governor Harris.
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The Secretary to the Governor.
SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNOR.
The duties of the Secretary to the Governor are of a personal rather than a public character. The official compensation of $800.00 per annum is but a partial compensation. Prior to 1904 the title of this office was "Private Secretary to the Governor." The following list of private secretaries is apparently incomplete, as no sufficient record exists prior to 1867 of the gentlemen who acted in this capacity.
PRIVATE SECRETARIES FROM 1867 TO 1902.
Years.
Name.
Residence.
Secretary to Whom.
1867
F. A. Marble
Knox County.
Governor Cox. Governor Cox.
1867 . .
G. M. Bascom
Franklin County
1867-8. .
Wm. H. Busby
Franklin County.
Governor Cox.
1868-70.
Wm. R. Thrall
Franklin County
Governor Hayes.
1870-4.
John B. Neil
Franklin County
Governor Hayes.
1874-6 ..
John H. Putnam
Ross County ..
Governor Allen.
1876-7. .
Alfred E. Lee
Franklin County
Governor Hayes.
1877-8. .
Rodney Foos
Franklin County
Governor Young.
1878 . . . .
Robert F. Hurlburt.
Delaware County.
Governor Bishop.
1878-80.
R. H. Bishop
Hamilton County
Governor Bishop
1880-4. . |
Fred D. Mussey
Hamilton County
Governor Foster.
1884-5. .
. Daniel McConville, Jr.
Jefferson County
Governor Hoadley.
1885-6. . |
Frederick Green
Cuyahoga County
Governor Hoadley. Governor Foraker.
1890-2 .. |
Claude Meeker
Hamilton County
Governor Campbell.
1892-6. . |
James Boyle
Hamilton County
Governor Mckinley.
1896-9 ..
J. Linn Rodgers
Franklin County
Governor Bushnell.
1899 . .
Opha Moore (Acting)
Franklin County
Governor Bushnell.
1900-2 ..
F. N. Sinks
Franklin County
Governor Nash.
SECRETARIES TO THE GOVERNOR, 1904 TO DATE.
Years.
Name.
Residence.
Secretary to Whom.
1904-6. . 1906. . 1906-9. .
Tod B. Galloway Lewis B. Houck
Franklin County Knox County
Samuel J. Flickinger
Montgomery
Governor Herrick. Governor Pattison. Governor Harris.
1886-90. 1
Charles L. Kurtz
Athens County.
C. A. THOMPSON.
C. A. THOMPSON was born in Wayne County, W. Va., on the 4th day of September, 1870. When about three years of age he moved with his parents to Ironton, Ohio, where he has since resided. He graduated in the Ironton High School in the spring of 1886, and at the Ohio State Uni- versity with the class of 1892, with the degree of Bachelor of Philosophy. The following year he took charge of the High School at Bement, Illinois, where he taught two years, returning to the Ohio State University and graduating in the law class of 1895, with the degree of Bachelor of Laws, since which time he has practiced his profession at Ironton. He was appointed to the po- sition of City Solicitor of the city of Ironton to fill out the unexpired term of C. O. Rea, resigned, during the fall of 1896, and served in that capacity until the first Monday in May, 1903, being elected three times in succession. He was elected to represent Lawrence County in the 76th General Assembly, and re-elected to the 77th. In the organization of that body he was elected to the office of Speaker of the House, and served in that capacity during its first session. During the Spanish-American war, he was captain of Company I of the 7th O. U .. S. V. I. He was colonel of the 7th Regiment, O. N. G., from 1901 to 1906. At the Republican state convention held at Dayton, Ohio, Septem- ber 11-12, 1906, he was nominated for Secretary of State and elected to that office in November of that year. He was appointed January 1st to serve out the unexpired term of Hon. L. C. Laylin, resigned, and began his regular elective term January 14, 1907.
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The Secretary of State.
The Department of State is one of the most important divisions of the executive branch of the state government.
Under the Constitution of 1802, the Secretary of State was appointed by the General Assembly, and the duties of the office consisted mainly, to use the words of the old Constitution, in keeping a "register of all official acts and proceedings of the Governor."
· The office, however, under the Constitution of 1851, was made elec- tive, and elevated to the dignity of a department; and by virtue of that Constitution, and subsequent legislation thereunder, some of the most important executive and administrative functions of the state government are devolved upon this office.
The Secretary of State is made by law the custodian of the acts of the General Assembly, and under his supervision the same are printed and published, and by him all exemplifications of the same are required to be authenticated, and all commissions issued by the Governor to be countersigned.
In this office also, under general statutes, all incorporations are re- quired to be created. Recent legislation, requiring domestic and foreign corporations to file annual reports and imposing a franchise tax based upon capital stock, which the Secretary of State is required to collect and pay into the state treasury, makes this department one of great conse- quence and importance to the state.
The Secretary of State, by virtue of his office, is a member and the Secretary of the State Sinking Fund Commissioners, President of the Board of Printing Commissioners, member of the Decennial Board of Apportionment for legislative purposes, member of the State Board of Appraisers and Assessors, and of the State Building Commission.
He is also, by virtue of his office, made State Supervisor of Elections, and State Supervisor and Inspector of Elections, and as such has the power of appointment and removal of the members of the boards of Deputy State Supervisors of Elections in the various counties ; is required to collate and publish the election laws of the state; to determine the ar- rangement of the ballot, and prepare and furnish forms and instructions to the various county boards of elections ; to receive and file certificates of nominations, or nomination papers for presidential electors and state officers; to hear and determine objections or other questions as to the validity of such papers; to decide upon the validity of all nomination papers of a county, district, sub-division of the district or circuit, when the county, district or circuit board, authorized to pass upon these papers, fails to decide; and a decision of the Secretary of State upon these questions is final.
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The Secretary of State.
FORMER SECRETARIES OF STATE.
The incumbents of the office under the old territory and since the organization of the state government were as follows:
Name.
Years.
*Winthrop Sargent
1788-1798
*Wm. H. Harrison .
1798-1799
*Charles Willing Byrd
1799-1803
** Wm. Creighton, Jr.
1803-1808
Jeremiah McLene
1808-1831
Moses H. Kirby
1831-1835
{B. Hinkson
1835-1836
Carter B. Harlan
1836-1840
William Trevitt
1840-1841
John Sloane
1841-1844
Samuel Galloway
1844-1850
Henry W. King
1850-1852
William Trevitt
1852-1856
James H. Baker
1856-1858
Addison P. Russell
1858 -- 1862
įBenjamin R. Cowen
1862
Wilson S. Kennon
1862-1863
Wm. W. Armstrong
1863-1865
§Wm. H. Smith
1865-1868
John Russell
1868-1869
Isaac R. Sherwood
1869-1873
Allen T. Wikoff
1873-1875
William Bell, Jr.
1875-1877
Milton Barnes
1877-1881
Charles Townsend
1881-1883
James W. Newman
1883-1885
James S. Robinson
1885-1889
ttDaniel J. Ryan
1889-1891
| |Christian L. Poorman
1891-1893
Samuel M. Taylor
1893-1897
Charles Kinney
1897-1901
Lewis C. Laylin
1901-1907
Carmi A. Thompson
1907-1909
*Secretary of the Northwest Territory.
** Resigned December, 1808. -
¡Resigned February, 1836.
¿Resigned May, 1862.
§Resigned January, 1868.
'ftResigned April, 1891.
| |Appointed April, 1891.
A glance at the above list of former Secretaries of State reveals the names of several who have not only attained distinction in public life, and in the world of letters, as in the case of William Henry Harrison,
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The Secretary of State.
President of the United States, and William Henry Smith, a well-known literateur and founder of the Associated Press, but of others as well, who have held important national positions.
THE PRESENT OFFICERS IN THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE.
Office.
Name.
County.
Chief Clerk
Tom D. Binckley
Statistician
Durward C. Cain
Perry. Noble.
Assistant Statistician.
G. I. Gardiner
Wayne.
Stationery Clerk.
John P. Maynard.
Fayette.
Recording Clerk
Ed. C. Martin.
Champaign.
Assistant Recording Clerk
Edward Hummel
Hamilton.
Proofreading and Com. Clerk.
John G. Smock
Montgomery.
Corporation Clerk
Calvin W. Reynolds
Lawrence.
Assistant Corporation Clerk.
Henry W. Frillman.
Franklin.
Corporation Fee Clerk.
Henry G. Bohl.
Washington.
Assistant Corporation Fee Clerk
Frank M. Lasley
Stenographer
Benton Morrow.
Jackson. Franklin
Corporation Stenographer
Grace M. Jones
Lawrence.
Superintendent of Book Room
W. G. McCartney
Ashtabula.
Shipping Clerk
Edward W. Hirsch
Franklin.
Mailing Clerk
Fred H. Caley
Summit.
WALTER D. GUILBERT.
W ALTER D. GUILBERT was born in Guernsey County, Ohio, of French- Irish ancestors, and was reared on a farm. His great-grandfather on the maternal side settled in Maryland about 1750 and played an active part in the Revolutionary War. He was wounded several times, and at the battle of Brandywine only escaped capture by the thoughtfulness of his com- rades, who carried the wounded man to a swamp and securely hid him until the British had withdrawn. The father of Mr. Guilbert came to this country from France when a youth and settled in Guernsey County.
The subject of this sketch was educated in the public schools and at We- nona Academy, Illinois. He was twice elected auditor of Noble County, Ohio, and proved himself a most capable official. In 1888 he became chief clerk in the Auditor of State's office, continuing in that position until 1896, when he succeeded to the important office of Auditor of State, having been nom- inated by the Republican party and elected in the fall of 1895. In his career as a public officer, Mr. Guilbert is a genial, patient and painstaking official, combining with these virtues an earnest intention to perform his duties in such a manner as to insure the best results for the people of Ohio. It is no flattery to say that his manner of transacting the business of his depart- ment has made him one of the most popular men who ever occupied a posi- tion in the state capitol. He was renominated unanimously in 1899 and elected by an increased plurality for a second term. In 1903 Mr. Guilbert was unani- mously chosen by his party, and was elected by an increased majority for a third term, on which he entered in January, 1904. Mr. Guilbert has been active in the affairs of his party, having served as chairman of his county committee for a number of years, and as a member of the State Executive Committee. He was a delegate to the national Republican convention in 1888 and also in 1904. Mr. Guilbert was married February 5, 1868, to Miss Mary L. Jordan, of Noble county. They have a family of three children, two sons and one daugh- ter. He is connected with a number of secret and social organizations, being a Mason, a Knight Templar, a 32d degree Mason, a member of the Mystic Shrine, of the I. O. O. F., of the K. of P., and I. O. R. M.
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The Auditor of State.
DUTIES OF THE AUDITOR.
The Auditor of State is elected every four years, and is the chief accounting officer of the state. No money can be paid into or out of the State Treasury except upon his warrant. He is custodian of all field notes, maps, records, documents, papers and implements of every de- scription relating to or used in the survey of the public lands within the state, and is required by law to keep a record of deeds executed by the Governor. He is required to prepare all forms and instructions for county officers, and county officials are required, by law, to use such blanks and obey such instructions. He is required to audit all requi- sitions, vouchers and claims against the state, and pass upon the validity and correctness of the same before issuing his warrant on the State Treasury for payment. He is required to direct suit to be brought against delinquent revenue officials, and look after and see to the collection of all claims in favor of the state. He may remit illegal taxes or penalties and direct that tax duplicates be corrected.
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