84-602 State Treasurer; duties. - Nebraska Statutes

84-602. State Treasurer;duties.It shall be the duty of the State Treasurer:(1) To receive and keep all money of the state not expresslyrequired to be received and kept by some other person;(2) To disburse the public money upon warrants drawn uponthe state treasury according to law andnot otherwise;(3) To keep a just, true, andcomprehensive account of all money received and disbursed;(4) To keep a just account with each fund, and each head ofappropriation made by law, and the warrants drawn against them;(5) To render a full statement to the Department of AdministrativeServices of allmoney received by him or her fromwhatever source, and if on account of revenue, for what year; of all penaltiesand interest on delinquent taxes reported or accounted for to him or her, and of all disbursementsof public funds; with a list, in numerical order, of all warrants redeemed,the name of the payee, amount, interest, andtotal amount allowed thereon, and with the amount of the balance of the severalfunds unexpended; which statement shall be made on the first day of December,March, June, andSeptember, and more often if required;(6) To report to the Legislature as soon as practicable, butwithin ten days after the commencement of each regular session, a detailedstatement of the condition of the treasury andits operations for the preceding fiscal year;(7) To give information in writing to the Legislature, wheneverrequired, upon any subject connected with the treasury or touching any dutyof his or her office;(8) To account for, and pay over, all money received by him or her as such treasurer,to his or her successorin office, and deliver all books, vouchers, andeffects of office to him orher; and such successor shall receipt therefor. In accountingfor and paying over such money the treasurer shall not be held liable on accountof any loss occasioned by any investment, when such investment shall havebeen made pursuant to the direction of the state investment officer; and(9) To developand maintain a single, searchable web site with information on state tax receiptsand expenditures which is accessible by the public at no cost to access asprovided in section 84-602.02. The web site shall be hosted on a server ownedand operated by the State of Nebraska or approved by the Chief InformationOfficer. The naming convention for the web site shall identify the web siteas a state government web site. The web site shall not include the treasurer'sname, the treasurer's image, the treasurer's seal, or a welcome message. SourceR.S.1866, c. 4, § 18, p. 24; R.S.1913, § 5577; C.S.1922, § 4881; C.S.1929, § 84-602; R.S.1943, § 84-602; Laws 1967, c. 617, § 1, p. 2069; Laws 1970, Spec. Sess., c. 3, § 1, p. 67; Laws 2009, LB16, § 2.AnnotationsState Treasurer was necessary party to declaratory judgment action testing constitutionality of statute. Haynes v. Anderson, 163 Neb. 50, 77 N.W.2d 674 (1956).State Treasurer is required to keep a warrant register for registration of unpaid warrants and warrants should be paid in order of their presentation. State v. Omaha National Bank, 66 Neb. 857, 93 N.W. 319 (1903).Appropriation, authorizing State Treasurer to reimburse sinking fund from General Fund, is command to make proper entries on books, and issuance of warrant to him therefor is void. State v. Omaha Nat. Bank, 59 Neb. 483, 81 N.W. 319 (1899).Turning over certificates of deposits from state depositories is sufficient, without physical transfer of money to successor. In re State Treasurer's Settlement, 51 Neb. 116, 70 N.W. 532 (1897).Requirement to account to successor for all money received can be satisfied only by delivery of actual cash. State v. Hill, 47 Neb. 456, 66 N.W. 541 (1896).Action on bond for money unaccounted for must be brought in county of capital. State v. Hill, 38 Neb. 698, 57 N.W. 548 (1894).