Section 54 in The Bihar and Orissa Local Self-Government Act, 1885
54. Accounts of District Fund how to be kept and published.
- Account-books of the District Fund shall be kept by an officer to be appointed by the District Board.An account showing the receipts and expenditure-during the quarter, arranged under the proper heads and duly balanced, shall be prepared immediately after the close of each quarter, and published in such manner as the [State] [Substituted by ALO.] Government direct, and any person resident in or owning or holding land in the district may at all reasonable times inspect any such account without payment of a fee.A similar account showing the income of the District Fund under each head of receipt, the charges of establishment, the works undertaken, the sums expended on each work, and the balance, if any, of the Fund remaining unspent at the end of the year, shall be prepared for each financial year as soon as possible after its close, and shall be open to inspection as aforesaid.
