Indianapolis Times, Volume 36, Number 213, Indianapolis, Marion County, 16 January 1925 — Page 2

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ACCOUNTS BOARD POWERS DEFINED IN COURT RULING judges’ Decision Ignored in Reports Criticising State Officials. Action of the State board of acccunts in criticising or questioning the discretion, not only of the public service commission, in a report made public Saturday, but also of the State highway commission. In a report filed some time ago, is In direct violation of the public accounting law as interpreted by an Indiana State Appellate Court decision (Cause No. 11,168, State ex rel Licking Tp. vs. Clamme et aL), handed down in 1922, .State officials pointed out today. The report on the service commission criticised payment of retainer fees for legal services and by Implication questioned the commission’s discretion in expending extra funds for special rate investigations, even though the investigations were concurred in by both ex-Governor Emmett F. Branch and by Governor Ed Jackson. Overpayment Charged The report on tins highway commission’s equipment division openly charged 10.9 per cent over-payment to a dealer for auto parts. The accounts board fixed the “overcharge” at $50,000 and turned over to the State treasurer a check for that amount which the salesman had deposited weeks before as a guarantee against loss to the State should it appear his transactions were not legitimate. It is understood arrangements are being made to sue for recovery of the money. The Appellate Court opinion was adopted us final by the Supreme Court when a petition to transfer the case was denied in June, 1928. Powers limited Chief Justice U. A- Dausman, who wrote the opinion, in discussing duties and powers given the accounts beard by the amended laws, said, in Pfoft: „ “There is absolutely nothing in any of the legislation relating to this subject. which tends in the •slightest degree to authorize the department too control the discretion of any public officer, administrative board or any governmental agency whatsoever. Indeed, the Legislature could not create a department and"endow It with power to supervise 'and control public officers in the performance of their duties generally without amending all the laws relating to the powers and duties of the officers of the State and of every ad(pinlstrative subdivision of the ■bite.”

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