{"data":{"id":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-74-74-369","jurisdiction":"us-ok","citation":"Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-369","heading":"Examination of monies and books","body":"He shall as often as required submit his books, accounts,\n\nvouchers and the funds in the Treasury to the inspection of either\n\nbranch of the Legislature, or any committee appointed for that\n\npurpose by the Legislature or by the Governor; and the committee so\n\nappointed are hereby empowered to administer to the Treasurer an\n\noath, and it shall be their duty to rigidly examine him and all his\n\nclerks, deputies and others under oath touching all matters\n\nconnected with the business of his office; such committee shall\n\nrequire the funds of the state in the hands of the Treasurer not\n\nlegally deposited in a bank to be produced in cash, and counted in\n\ntheir presence, and shall see that the money so counted is not\n\nborrowed, and to determine that fact, may compel any and all persons\n\nto appear before them on subpoena issued by them and served and\n\ntestify fully, and if they have good reason to believe that any part\n\nof the money so offered to be counted is borrowed, the committee\n\nshall retain all the money so offered as the funds of the state, and\n\nplace it in safe keeping until the matter be fully investigated, and\n\nif the Treasurer be retained in office the funds shall be returned\n\nto him, if not retained, the funds shall be paid to his successor as\n\nsoon as he may be inducted into office. If there is good reason to\n\nsuspect any fraud in the Treasurer, the Governor shall appoint such\n\ncommittee and order an investigation. Each member of said committee\n\nshall be allowed Three Dollars ($3.00) per day for the time\n\nnecessarily employed.","path":["OK Code","Title 74"],"source_url":"https://www.oklegislature.gov/OK_Statutes/CompleteTitles/os74.pdf","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:36Z","sha256":"dc7f2f01bf5272f3d4aea4e9fc035fa490ef1fc354512f659b4fa91f3fd84eda","source_id":"us-ok","stale":false,"prev":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-74-74-366","next":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-74-74-370"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}