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and that the officer administering the Government, or acting for the Governor during his absence, becomes ipso facto entitled to it, and should receive it without being required to satisfy the Treasurer that he has actually expended an equivalent amount in public entertaining. He points out that if the Treasurer's contention were correct, it would apply equally to the case of the officer acting for the Governor as to that of the Governor himself, and that the officer acting for the Governor would have in every month to arrange to spend exactly 1/12th of the $7,000, if he wished to avoid being out of pocket, for in no month could the Treasurer pay him more than 1/12th of the $2,000, and in months where he could not "satisfy" the Treasurer that he had expended that amount he could only draw such smaller amount as he could show that he had expended.
This Mr. O'Brien urges is hardly...
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and that the officer
of Governor, packing for the Governor during his absence, becomes ipso facto
entitled to it, and should receive.
it without being required to catisfy the Treasurer that he has
d an
actrally expended
equivalent
amount in public entertaining. He points out that if the Treasurer's
contention were correct, it would
ad
applez Governor
fully to the case of the
at t
officer
as to that of. - acting for him, and that the
or the officer acting
Governor
or or
for
him
would have in every
for
mouth
to
arrange to spend
exactly 1/12th of the $7,000, if he
wished to avoid
being out of
pocket, for in no mouth could the Treasurer
pay
him more
than 1/12th of the $2,000, and
in mouths where he could
not " satisfy" the Treasurer that he had expended
he could only
A that amount
draw such
Awaller amount as he could
shew that he had expended.
This Mr OBrien.
urges
carv
hardly
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