APPENDIX II—MUSEUM BYE-LAWS. 
XXVll 
Verification of accounts. 
40. The officer in charge of each of the Sections shall cause 
a detailed classified account to be main¬ 
tained for it, and shall satisfy himself at 
the end of each month that the total receipts and payments for 
the month as shown in the account agree with those recorded in 
the Treasurer’s books. 
41. All orders to tradesmen for bazaar stores and petty items 
^ ^ T . shall be entered in counterfoil registers to 
pettyblzaS items. * kept by the officers in charge of the 
two Sections, and shall bear a consecutive 
number, which shall run throughout the official year. No such 
order shall be issued before the original and counterfoil copy 
shall have been signed and dated by the officer in charge of the 
Section. 
42. When orders are sent to tradesmen for books or stores, 
etc., the officer in charge of the Section 
Parcels to be addressed forwarding the order shall in each case 
made out in their name. instructions that the parcels are to 
be addressed to the Trustees of the Indian 
Museum with the name of the Section added, and that the bills 
shall be made out in the name of the Trustees and addressed to 
liim officially as officer in charge of the Section. In cases when 
this rule is not complied with by tradesmen, the officer ordering 
the stores shall write and point out the error. 
43. On receipt of parcels of books, stores, etc., the officer 
. in charge of the Section shall compare the 
tionTparotk oTbookt contents with the invoice and see that 
stores, etc. they are of the proper description and 
quality and correspond with the order, 
certifying to this effect, and noting any differences on thq invoice. 
In case of the officer in charge of the Section finding that the 
stores, etc., are damaged, or of inferior quality, or otherwise do 
not correspond with the order, he shall take such action as he 
deems necessary and report such action at a meeting of the 
Trustees. 
44. It shall be the duty of the officers in charge of the two 
^ , Sections to check all bills for books, 
to check bills. stores, etc., and certify on the bills, if 
found correct, “compared with invoice 
and found correct ” : if found incorrect, they shall note the differ¬ 
ences and report them to the Trustees. 
45. Advances made on private account are . not to be paid 
Advances from Museum from the Museum funds. 
funds forbidden. 
46. Special sanction shall be obtained beforehand by the 
-n ^ e ^ . officers in charge of the two Sections for 
Payment of extra a-i-- - ® - - 
at¬ 
tendance during holidays. 
expenditure on account of extra attend¬ 
ance specially necessary during holidays. 
