General Assembly Joint Committee on Accounts and Claims records (1999-05)
Rhode Island State Archives
Rhode Island State Archives 337 Westminster Street Providence, RI 02903 Tel: 401-222-2353 Fax: 401-222-3199 email: statearchives@sos.ri.gov
Inventory
Series 1. Claimant Files
Container
Description
Date
Box 1-5, 7-13
Claimant Files Contents Note: Includes Claimant files arranged by bill number or alphabetically by claimant’s name. Claimants’ files include correspondence, color photographs (some Polaroid), estimates of damage, police reports, and other paperwork and forms JCAC form Report of Loss) required for consideration of claim.
1993-1999
Series 2. Omnibus Bills
Container
Description
Date
Box 5-10
Omnibus Bills Contents Note: Includes joint resolutions/omnibus legislation that consolidates all claims into one piece of legislation. Also includes copies of resolutions submitted by legislators on behalf of claimants/constituents (copies are sometimes in claimant files).
1995-1997
Series 3. Meeting Files
Container
Description
Date
Box 10-11, 13
Meeting Files Contents Note: Consists of meeting files of the Joint Committee on Accounts and Claims that include copies of meeting notices, copies of individual resolutions and omnibus bills.
1997-1999
Series 4. Affidavits
Container
Description
Date
Box 13
Affidavits Contents Note: Includes affidavits/releases to make payments on the claim (some are original and signed, others are copies).
1999
Series 5. Invoice Vouchers
Container
Description
Date
Box 13
Invoice Vouchers Contents Note: Includes invoice vouchers that authorize payment of claim.