§36-5  Responsibility for drafts ontreasury.  Except as otherwise provided, the head of each department shallbe responsible for the correctness of all drafts or orders drawn by him uponthe treasury, in pursuance of appropriations, and for the proper disbursementsof all appropriations for his department.  The responsibility of the directorof finance, in these cases, shall be limited to the payment of the aggregateamount of appropriations made by the legislature. [CC 1859, §477; RL 1925,§1251; RL 1935, §2210; RL 1945, §5811; RL 1955, §132-11; am L Sp 1959 2d, c 1,§14; am L 1963, c 114, §1; HRS §36-5]