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Record Group Number: 000350
Series/Collection Number: .S 566
Creator: Florida. Comptroller's Office.
Title, Dates: State jurors and witnesses certificates, 1839-1885.
Amount: 11.50 cubic ft.
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Organization/Arrangement: Alphabetical by county, then chronological.
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Biographical/Historical:     The post of Comptroller was created in the 1838 Constitution and implemented with statehood in 1845. The Comptroller succeeded the Territorial Auditor of Public Accounts and assumed the duties as the state's chief fiscal officer. The Comptroller's Office examined, audited, and settled all accounts, claims, and demands against the state. It supervised banking institutions, sale of securities, and collection of revenue and taxes. The Comptroller wrote warrants for payment against the state treasury and compiled annual reports for the Governor and Legislature on state expenditures and trust funds.

    The duties of the Comptroller's Office were transferred to the Dept. of Banking and Finance in 1969 (Ch. 69-106, Laws), with the Comptroller serving as the head of the department. On January 7, 2003, the Office of Comptroller was combined with the Office of Treasurer to form a Chief Financial Officer position heading the newly formed Department of Financial Services. This consolidated the two offices and the departments of Banking and Finance and Insurance.
Summary:     The series consists of state jurors and state witnesses certificates which were submitted to the Comptroller's Office from 1830 to 1885.  The certificates document the state's indebtedness to individuals summoned to the circuit court as jurors or witnesses on behalf of the state.  The information provided includes the name of the county; the year and term of the circuit court; the name of the individual serving as a juror or state witness; the amount which the state was indebted; and the actual days served.  The certificates are signed by the county sheriff and the clerk of the court and endorsed by the juror or witness.  Included in the series are the "Report of Jurors" and the "Report of Witnesses" which were compiled by the clerk of court.  The reports list in ledger form the names of jurors and witnesses, the total number of days of court attendance, and the number of miles travelled.
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Subject Access Fields: Finance, Public Florida
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