Auditor of the Canal Department, Office of the

Laws of 1833, Chapter 56 established a Second Deputy Comptroller to perform the duties of the Comptroller relating to canals, except for the Comptroller's duties as a Commissioner of the Canal Fund. Legislation of 1840 (Chapter 288, Section 12) abolished the Second Deputy Comptroller and directed the Commissioners of the Canal Fund to appoint a chief clerk to perform those duties and to act as clerk of the Canal Board. This office was in turn abolished by Laws of 1848, Chapter 162, which established the Auditor of the Canal Department as chief fiscal officer of the canals. The Canal Auditor was to issue warrants for payment from the Canal Fund; report annually to the Commissioners of the Canal Fund on receipts and payments relating to canals and the canal debt; and act as clerk of the Commissioners of the Canal Fund, clerk of the Canal Board; and a member of the Canal Contracting Board. The office of Auditor of the Canal Department was abolished by Laws of 1883, Chapter 69, which transferred its responsibilities for auditing canal accounts back to the Comptroller.