Act No. 215 Section 4

Section 4

SEC. 4. An officer or agent responsible for public property will be charged for any damage to or for loss or destruction of the same, until he shows to the satisfaction of the Auditor by his own affidavit or certificate, or by one or more depositions, or by the report of an inspector or committee designated as hereinafter provided, that the damage, loss, or destruction was occasioned by unavoidable causes, without fault or neglect on his part. CAUSES OF DAMAGE AND LOSS DEFINED.

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