Delaware § 6517 Secretary of Finance to safeguard and systematize expenditure

Delaware Statutes

§ 6517 — Secretary of Finance to safeguard and systematize expenditure

Delaware § 6517

Title29

PartBudget, Fiscal, Procurement and Contracting Regulations

Ch. 65BUDGET AND FISCAL REGULATIONS FOR STATE AGENCIES

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Bluebook

Del. Code tit. 29, § 6517 (2026).

Text

The Secretary of Finance may make such requirements as will tend to safeguard or systematize the expenditure of the State’s money; but the Secretary of Finance shall make no requirement that will unnecessarily interfere with the prompt payment of the amounts due, and under no circumstances shall the Secretary of Finance cause the payment of salaries of state officers to be delayed beyond the date upon which the same are due, nor shall the Secretary of Finance have the authority to countersign the checks of the Treasury Department.

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The Secretary of Finance may make such requirements as will tend to safeguard or systematize the expenditure of the State’s money; but the Secretary of Finance shall make no requirement that will unnecessarily interfere with the prompt payment of the amounts due, and under no circumstances shall the Secretary of Finance cause the payment of salaries of state officers to be delayed beyond the date upon which the same are due, nor shall the Secretary of Finance have the authority to countersign the checks of the Treasury Department.

Legislative History

32 Del. Laws, c. 30, § 7 ; Code 1935, § 430; 29 Del. C. 1953, § 6517; 54 Del. Laws, c. 39, § 5 ; 57 Del. Laws, c. 741, § 1D ; 70 Del. Laws, c. 186, § 1