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St Giles (Camberwell) 1874

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell]

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21. All bills of contractors or tradesmen in the
department of the Surveyor shall be certified by him,
and he shall be held responsible for the correctness
of the measurement and charges therein ; and all
other bills shall be certified by the Accountant, and
when so certified and approved by the respective
Committees from which the order emanated, the
same shall be signed by the Chairman and two
Members thereof, and shall then be laid before the
Finance Committee, who shall report upon them to
the Vestry before they are paid.
22. Six Members of the Vestry shall be
appointed for the purpose of signing cheques, and
every cheque shall be signed by the Chairman for
the time being, and two of such Members, and
countersigned by the Vestry Clerk ; and shall be so
signed and sealed in the presence of the Vestry.
23. The Vestry Clerk, Surveyor, Assistant
Overseer and Accountant, shall severally be responsible
for the safe custody of all books, papers, and
documents belonging to the Vestry in their respective
departments, together with all moneys and securities
for money committed to their care respectively.
24. No book, plan, or document, shall be