I. The fiscal year shall begin on July 1. All moneys collected by the board hereunder shall be forthwith remitted to the state treasurer, who shall act as custodian of the retirement fund. With the exception of such moneys as may be required for current disbursement, the state treasurer shall invest and reinvest the retirement fund in accordance with the laws governing the investments of savings banks, and further may invest and reinvest such funds in shares of cooperative banks and building and loan associations existing under the laws of this state, and of federal savings and loan associations located in this state, and may make deposits in savings banks or trust companies existing under the laws of this state or in national banks located in this state.
II. Upon the receipt of an order from the retirement board, it shall be the duty of the state treasurer to pay out of the retirement fund to such persons as may be entitled thereto such benefits or compensation as the board may find due under the provisions hereof.

Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 102:12

  • Association: shall mean the New Hampshire State Permanent Firemen's Association. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 102:2
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • retirement board: when used in this chapter, unless a different meaning is plainly required by the context, shall mean said board of trustees. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 102:3
  • state: when applied to different parts of the United States, may extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories, so called; and the words "United States" shall include said district and territories. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:4
  • sworn: when applied to public officers required by the constitution to take oaths therein prescribed, shall refer to those oaths; when applied to other officers it shall mean sworn to the faithful discharge of the duties of their offices before a justice of the peace, or other person authorized to administer official oaths in such cases. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:25

III. On or before the first day of August in each year, the state treasurer shall file with the secretary of the retirement board and the secretary of the association a sworn statement exhibiting the financial condition of the retirement fund as of the thirtieth day of June of such year. Such statement shall be in such form as may be prescribed by the board and shall be published with the report of the state treasurer. The accounts of the board and the books and accounts of the state treasurer as custodian of the retirement fund shall be audited and examined annually at the time and in the manner prescribed for the annual audit of the accounts of the state treasurer.