Auditor

Duties include:

• Accepts Passport Applications
• Caretaker of buildings subject to Board of Supervisors
• Computes tax levies, figures taxes
• Secretary of the Board of Supervisors proceedings
• Computes agricultural land credits, homestead credits, military exemptions and apportions on tax lists
• Pays claims, files and records claims allowed by Supervisors
• Custodian of voting machines
• Commissioner of Elections, receives and records elections returns and certifies same to Secretary of State
• Keeps tax account and cash account with County Treasurer showing all receipts and expenditures
• Records reports of county officers, township clerks and trustees
• Enters all real estate deeds in plat and transfer books before same are recorded
• Prepares and publishes financial report at end of each year
• Issues cigarette, beer and liquor licenses to dealers outside cities