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§7-5-3. Claims Against County

Every person having a claim or demand against a county shall file with the clerk of the county court thereof an account or statement of the same, fully setting forth the items; and where the claim or demand is for services for which no rate or compensation is fixed by law or by such court, […]

§7-5-5. Issuance of County Orders

No order shall be drawn on the county treasurer unless authorized by a special order or appropriation of the county court, except that when any bond, note or written evidence of the debt of the county, or any installment of interest thereon, is payable, or where money is directed by law to be paid at […]

§7-5-6. Form of Orders

All orders on the county treasurer shall be in form or effect as follows: ………No…….. $…………….. county…………………… date ………………….. The sheriff will pay to A.B., or order, the sum of ………. dollars and ………. cents, allowed by special appropriation passed on the ………. day of …………., 19 ….., after deducting therefrom the amount of all […]

§7-5-7a. Authorization for Purchase Card Utilization

Notwithstanding any other code provision to the contrary, any county or county agency may participate in a purchasing card program for local governments authorized and administered by the State Auditor as an alternative payment method.

§7-5-8. Demand Before Suit

No suit shall be brought against a county court for any demand for a specified sum of money founded on contract, except an order on the county treasury, until such demand has been presented to such court and been disallowed by it in whole or in part. But if the court neglect or refuse to […]