Rhode Island General Laws 35-6-18. Records of unpaid checks
The state controller is authorized and empowered to make and keep, upon a book prepared for that purpose, a detailed statement or record of all checks signed by the general treasurer of the state, which may be payable on account of any appropriation made by the general assembly, which have for any reason remained unpaid for one year or more from the date that the checks were signed; and the state controller is further authorized and empowered, at the close of each fiscal year, after having made this record, to stamp all the checks in the behalf of the state, as uncalled for, and certify them to the general treasurer, who shall transfer the amount of the checks from the account of the appropriations to the general fund of the state.
History of Section.
P.L. 1898, ch. 537 § 1; G.L. 1909, ch. 44, § 12; G.L. 1923, ch. 45, § 12; G.L. 1938, ch. 7, § 15; impl. am. P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 65; G.L. 1956, § 35-6-18.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 35-6-18
- Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
- 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.