§ 25-16-513 - Report.
25-16-513. Report.
(a) The Auditor of State shall digest and report to the Governor, before the commencement of each session of the General Assembly:
(1) A full and detailed statement of the condition of the revenue and the amount of the expenditure for the preceding fiscal year;
(2) A full and detailed statement of the public debt, if any;
(3) Estimates of the revenues and the amount of expenditures for the next fiscal year;
(4) Any plans he or she may think expedient for the support of the public credit, for lessening the public expenses, for using the public money to the best advantage, for promoting economy in the public offices, and, generally, for the better management and more perfect understanding of the fiscal affairs of the state;
(5) A tabular statement showing separately the whole amount of each appropriation of money made by law, the amount paid under the appropriation, and the balance unexpended; and
(6) A tabular statement showing separately the amount of money received into the State Treasury from all sources in each fiscal year, the amount received from each county and from each source of revenue in each county.
(b) The Auditor of State is not required to report the railroad aid and levee bonds and what are known as the "Holford Bonds" as part of the indebtedness of the State of Arkansas in his or her report.
(c) It shall be the duty of the Auditor of State, in connection with the report, to publish an accurate detailed statement of the receipts and expenditures of the public money or evidences of indebtedness, showing the several amounts paid, to whom paid, and on what account.
(d) The report shall be made to the Governor on or before October 10 next preceding the regular session and fiscal session.