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Administrative History
The Office of Canal Commissioner was permanently established in 1817 (Chapter 262) and abolished by a constitutional amendment, 1876. A law of 1819 (Chapter 124) required the Canal Commissioners to settle accounts with the Comptroller; a law of 1821 (Chapter 26) required them to take duplicate receipts for all expenditures.
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