Section 47.7 – Board of County Auditors; Meetings, Time and Place; County Clerk, Custodian of Records; Additional Compensation.
47.7 Board of county auditors; meetings, time and place; county clerk, custodian of records; additional compensation. Sec. 7. The said board of county auditors shall meet for the transaction of business in the office of the clerk of said county, or in some convenient room in the court house of said county, and when said […]
Section 47.8 – Board of County Auditors; Audit of Claims Against County, Payment; Violation of Section, Penalty.
47.8 Board of county auditors; audit of claims against county, payment; violation of section, penalty. Sec. 8. No claim against any county adopting the provisions of this act, including all claims incurred by the county drain commissioner, shall be paid by the treasurer of said county until it shall have been duly audited and allowed […]
Section 47.9 – Board of County Auditors; Powers and Duties.
47.9 Board of county auditors; powers and duties. Sec. 9. The said board shall have power, and it is hereby expressly authorized and directed: First, To audit all claims which are chargeable against the said county, as in section 8 above provided, and to draw warrants therefor, duly signed by its chairman and countersigned by […]
Section 47.10 – Repealed. 1983, Act 87, Imd. Eff. June 16, 1983.
47.10 Repealed. 1983, Act 87, Imd. Eff. June 16, 1983. Compiler’s Notes: The repealed section pertained to the bills of a county justice of the peace.
Section 47.11 – Board of County Auditors; Members’ Interest in Contracts Prohibited.
47.11 Board of county auditors; members’ interest in contracts prohibited. Sec. 11. No member of said board of auditors shall be directly or indirectly interested in any contract with said county which may involve the expenditure of any county money, or in the sale of supplies to said county, or in the performance of any […]
Section 47.12 – Board of County Auditors; County Prosecuting Attorney as Legal Advisor, Duties.
47.12 Board of county auditors; county prosecuting attorney as legal advisor, duties. Sec. 12. The prosecuting attorney for the said county shall, without any compensation other than his regular salary, be the legal advisor of said board of auditors and shall, on the request of any member thereof, render an opinion in writing on the […]
Section 47.13 – Violations; Penalties.
47.13 Violations; penalties. Sec. 13. (1) A member of the board of auditors who conspires with a claimant or another person to defraud the county, or wilfully or grossly neglects the duties of the member’s office, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable as provided in section 8. (2) Except as provided in subsections (3) […]
Section 47.14 – Construction of Act.
47.14 Construction of act. Sec. 14. In the event that the board of supervisors shall submit the question of the appointment of a county auditor as provided in section 1 of this act, then all the provisions of this act shall be construed so as to permit the carrying out of the provisions of this […]
Section 47.15 – Board of County Auditors; Bond, Oath of Office.
47.15 Board of county auditors; bond, oath of office. Sec. 15. Before entering upon his official duties each member of the board of county auditors shall execute a bond in the sum of 2,000 dollars with sufficient sureties to be approved by the circuit judge of said county, assuring the faithful performance of his respective […]
Section 47.1 – Board of County Auditors; Creation, Referendum; Form of Resolution.
47.1 Board of county auditors; creation, referendum; form of resolution. Sec. 1. The board of supervisors of any county in this state, except in such counties where provision has heretofore been made for the creation of the office of county auditor or board of county auditors, may, upon a majority vote of the members elect […]