CO129-609-3 Future policy- draft Municipal Council Ordinance 1-1-1947 - 31-12-1947 — Page 61

PART IX

Accounts and

audit.

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Cape Coast Town Council Ordinance, 1944, 8.64.

G. in C.

Comcil

c. cit

C.

s.222

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Remuneration of auditor.

s.221

(a) any other accounts which are made subject to

101.

audit by any enactment or by instructions of

the Governor,

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(1) The Council shall cause to be kept true

accounts, including all such accounts as are mentioned in the

last preceding section, in accordance with financial

instructions from time to time issued by the, Governor

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(2) Such accounts, together with all vouchers and papers

relating thereto, and together with a balance sheet and

financial statement of those accounts in duplicate, shall be

laid not later than the

day of

in each year before such auditor as the Council, with the

consent of the Governor, shall appoint or, in default of

appointment of an auditor with such consent, before such

auditor as the Governor may appoint.

(3) The auditor shall make and sign a report on such

accounts and balance sheet, and a duplicate copy of such

report and of the financial statement shall be sent by the

Council to the Colonial Secretary.

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(4) The Council shall cause a copy of the balance sheet

and auditor's report to be published in the Gazette and the

original balance sheet and the accounts in full and the

auditor's report thereon shall be open to inspection at the

office of the clerk of the Council during office hours by any

person whose name appears on the current register of voters

for the Municipality on payment of a fee of one dollar.

(5) If the Council fail to comply with the provisions of

this section the municipal treasurer shall be liable, on

summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding five hundred

dollars, and notwithstanding the recovery of any such fine,

compliance with the provisions of this section may be enforced,

at the instance of the Governor, by mandamus.

102. The remuneration and expenses of the auditor,

including "the remuneration and expenses of any persons

assisting him shall be paid by the Council.

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