Q. What are some of the duties of the State Engineer and Surveyor?
A. He prescribes the duties of, and assigns divisions of canals to engineers, visits and inspects canals, prescribes surveys, maps, plans, estimates, etc., in the construction and improvement of a canal, is a member of the Canal Board, of State Canvassers, a commissioner of the Land Office and a trustee of the State Hall.
Q. What are some of the duties of the Superintendent of Banking?
A. He has the general supervision of the banks of the State, and reports their condition annually to the Legislature, issues circulating notes to banks on their depositing securities, holding their stocks and mortgage securities, and when a bank proves insolvent sells them and redeems its circulation.
Q. What are some of the duties of the Superintendent of Insurance?
A. He has the general supervision of all insurance companies transacting business in the State, and, reports their condition annually to the Legislature.
Q. What are some of the duties of the Canal Auditor?
A. He draws warrants on the Treasurer for all canal payments, audits all canal accounts, instructs canal collectors and disbursing officers, keeps account of canal receipts and expenditures, etc, is ex-officio secretary of the Canal Board and of the Commissioners of the Canal Fund.
Q. What are some of the duties of the Superintendent of Prisons?
A. He has general supervision of the prisons, appoints the keepers and other officers therein.