PART III. 
WARRANTS; PAYMENTS OUT OF TREASURY



 



§40-51  Money drawn only on warrants. 
Excepting moneys paid for the redemption of bonds of the state debt, and the
interest coupons of the same, and for interest on overdue warrants, and drafts
against special deposits and for the expenses of the legislature and the
judiciary, and payment authorized by the comptroller by means of electronic
funds transfers and through automated clearinghouses for the purposes of
implementing an electronic benefits transfer system for the department of human
services, no money shall be drawn from or out of the treasury except upon
warrants, substantially in the form of section 40-52, issued from the
comptroller's office; provided that upon request, the comptroller shall provide
financial services involving the issuance of warrants on behalf of the
legislature and the judiciary.  Every warrant shall be signed by the
comptroller or the comptroller's deputy or by means of any mechanical check
signer that may be adopted by the comptroller, and shall be made payable upon
such date as may be approved by the director of finance to the order of the
person to whom the State is directly indebted. [L 1898, c 39, §11B; RL 1925,
§1449; am L 1931, c 11, §1; RL 1935, §576; RL 1945, §1580; RL 1955, §34-29; am
L 1957, c 152, §1; am L Sp 1959 2d, c 1, §14; am L 1963, c 114, §1; HRS §40-51;
am L 1974, c 159, §7; gen ch 1985; am L 1996, c 231, §3]