All warrants upon the state treasury shall be issued by the secretary. All the powers and duties of the state auditor relating to the issuance of warrants or the transfer of funds are imposed upon the secretary.
History: 1953 Comp., § 11-2-67, enacted by Laws 1957, ch. 252, § 5; 1977, ch. 247, § 117.
ANNOTATIONSOnly secretary authorized to draw warrants. — Warrants drawn for the purpose of paying per diem and traveling expenses of the legislative finance committee, and warrants drawn to effect payment of the legislative council and legislative council's services, should only be by the director (secretary) of the department of public finance and administration, and not by the state auditor. 1957 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 57-184.