information as may be required by law.


 Section 9. Comptroller. The Governor shall appoint a Comptroller with the
advice and consent of two-thirds majority of the members of the Legislature sitting in
formal session. The Comptroller shall meet the requirements prescribed by law and
shall hold office for a term of five years and until his successor has been appointed
and qualified. The Comptroller shall audit all the revenues, accounts and expenditures
of the Government, its agencies and authorities, in order to determine whether they
have been made in accordance with law. He shall render annual reports and any
special reports that may be required of him by the Legislature or by the Governor. All
reports of the Comptroller shall be submitted to the Governor and the Legislature. The
Comptroller's annual report shall be a public document.

 In the performance of his duties the Comptroller shall be authorized to
administer oaths, take evidence and compel, under pain of contempt, the attendance
of witnesses and the production of books, letters, documents, papers, records and all
other articles deemed essential to a full understanding of the matter under
investigation.

 The Comptroller may be removed from office for cause and pursuant to the
procedure established by Section 17 of Article IV of this Constitution.