ยง 2143. County clerks and county treasurers to forward certain
reports. 1. The county clerk of each county shall, upon the requisition
of the commissioner of education, file with such commissioner any
reports of trustees of school districts and boards of education or the
abstract of such reports made by district superintendents which have
been filed in the office of such county clerk pursuant to the provisions
of this chapter, whenever it is necessary for the commissioner of
education to obtain information or data contained in official reports
which have been transmitted to the education department but which have
been destroyed by fire or otherwise.
2. The county treasurer of each county shall, upon the requisition of
the commissioner of education, forward to said commissioner any original
certificates relating to the apportionment of school moneys which the
commissioner of education has filed in the office of such treasurer,
whenever it is necessary to obtain information on the apportionment of
school moneys when the data relating thereto in the office of the
commissioner of education have been destroyed by fire or otherwise.
After securing such information as may be necessary from such
certificates, the commissioner of education shall return the same to the
treasurer of such county.