§ 6518 — Examination of bills and accounts by Secretary of Finance; grounds for disapproval

(a) The Secretary of Finance shall examine all bills, statements, accounts and demands against the State and the Secretary of Finance may require affidavits that articles have been furnished, services rendered and expenses incurred, as claimed. The Secretary of Finance shall refuse to approve any bill or statement of indebtedness which has not been presented to the Secretary of Finance in conformity with this chapter, or which would more than exhaust the appropriation from which it must be paid, or which is not in accordance with the contract under which the indebtedness was created or where the agency shall have refused to furnish the Secretary of Finance with any information or data that the Secretary of Finance may require for the execution of the Secretary’s duties, or where the order or requisition, or bill or statement of indebtedness involves any transaction or item not in accordance with law. The Secretary of Finance shall have no right to refuse approval except on the grounds specified.

(b) Nothing in this section shall apply to the Governor of this State or to the judicial department thereof, or to the principal or interest of any obligation of the State.

Legislative History

32 Del. Laws, c. 30, § 8 ; Code 1935, § 431; 29 Del. C. 1953, § 6518; 54 Del. Laws, c. 39, § 5 ; 57 Del. Laws, c. 741, § 1D ; 70 Del. Laws, c. 186, § 1