Section 8-10-29 – Report of fiscal affairs by board–Reading and publication of report.
8-10-29. Report of fiscal affairs by board–Reading and publication of report. Such board shall make a report, stating in detail the items of account audited and allowed, the nature of each account, and the name of the person to whom such account was allowed, including a statement of the fiscal concerns of the township and […]
Section 8-10-30 – Treasurer’s annual financial statement–Contents–Filing.
8-10-30. Treasurer’s annual financial statement–Contents–Filing. The township treasurer, within five days before the annual township meeting, shall prepare a report of the cash balance at the start of the fiscal year, receipts and disbursements for the fiscal year, and the cash balance and long-term debt as of the end of the fiscal year. The report […]
Section 8-10-31 – Forfeiture by treasurer for neglect of duty.
8-10-31. Forfeiture by treasurer for neglect of duty. Every township treasurer, who refuses or neglects to comply with the provisions of §§8-10-3, 8-10-27, and 8-10-30, shall forfeit not more than two thousand dollars, to be recovered by a civil action in the name of the township, for its use and benefit in the circuit court. […]
Section 8-10-32 – Township authorized to enter lease-purchase agreement to lease real or personal property.
8-10-32. Township authorized to enter lease-purchase agreement to lease real or personal property. The provisions of §8-10-7 or 8-10-8 or any other provision of law notwithstanding, any township may enter into a lease-purchase agreement for a term of years, not exceeding ten, for the purchase or lease by the municipality of real or personal property. […]
Section 8-10-8 – Township expenditures limited by annual tax levy.
8-10-8. Township expenditures limited by annual tax levy. No township has power to contract debts or make expenditures for any one year in excess of the amount of taxes assessed for such year, without having been authorized by a majority of the voters of such township. Source: SL 1883, ch 112, subch 1, §115; CL […]
Section 8-10-24 – Loss of priority by failure to present warrant for annual interest.
8-10-24. Loss of priority by failure to present warrant for annual interest. Any warrant holder who shall fail to present his warrant to the treasurer within thirty days after the treasurer shall have mailed him written notice to present the same, addressed to such holder’s last known address, shall lose his right to payment in […]
Section 8-10-9 – Proration of appropriations for more than one year.
8-10-9. Proration of appropriations for more than one year. In all cases where appropriations of money have heretofore or may hereafter be made for periods longer than one year, it shall be unlawful for the person or persons whose duty it is to expend such appropriation, to audit, expend, or contract to pay more money […]
Section 8-10-26 – Township exempt from execution–Payment of judgment by treasurer–Tax levy for payment of judgment.
8-10-26. Township exempt from execution–Payment of judgment by treasurer–Tax levy for payment of judgment. No execution shall be issued upon any judgment for the recovery of money against the township, in any action or proceeding prosecuted by or against it, in its own name or the name of any of its officers for and on […]
Section 8-10-10 – Verified statement required for claim against township–False verification as perjury.
8-10-10. Verified statement required for claim against township–False verification as perjury. Before any account, claim, or demand against any township for any property or services for which such township is liable shall be audited or allowed by the board or officers authorized by law to audit and allow the same, the person in whose favor […]
Section 8-10-27 – Accounts maintained by treasurer–Exhibition to township board.
8-10-27. Accounts maintained by treasurer–Exhibition to township board. The township treasurer shall keep a true account of all money by him received by virtue of his office, and the manner in which the same is disbursed, in a book provided by the township for that purpose, and exhibit such account, together with his vouchers, to […]