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New Jersey Statutes, Title: 52, STATE GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENTS AND OFFICERS
Chapter 27b: Terms defined
Section: 52:27b-37: Designation of officer to approve encumbrance requests and statements of indebtedness; investigations by commissioner; warrants
Each department, commission, committee, official, board or body of any institution or organization of the State shall designate the proper officer who shall approve and sign all encumbrance requests and statements of indebtedness. The designation shall be filed in the office of the commissioner; and the requests and statements of indebtedness shall be presented to the commissioner.
The commissioner shall examine, audit and adjust all encumbrances and statements of indebtedness so presented. He may administer an oath to the persons presenting the encumbrance or statement of indebtedness and to any witness presented on behalf of such person and may examine such person or witness as to the truth, fairness and correctness of such encumbrance or statement of indebtedness.
The commissioner shall execute and register warrant checks in settlement of statements of indebtedness, approved by him, and shall transmit them forthwith to the State Treasurer who shall thereupon sign and deliver the same to the payees.
L.1944, c. 112, art. 3, p. 300, s. 28.
This section added to the Rutgers Database: 2012-09-26 13:37:55.
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