No claim, except as otherwise provided in Section 24 [73-11-33 NMSA 1978], of said Chapter 20, shall be paid by the district treasurer until the same shall have been allowed by the board, and only upon warrants signed by the president and countersigned by the secretary, which warrants shall state the date authorized by the board and for what purpose; provided, however, warrants to pay current expenses, salaries, labor and material accounts may be drawn by an officer and an employe, designated by standing order of the directors, when such accounts have been contracted and ordered paid by the directors. Provided, also, no warrant shall be issued or obligation incurred unless the district treasurer has sufficient funds on hand to pay such warrant when it is presented for payment. The district treasurer shall keep a register in which he shall enter each warrant presented for payment, showing the date and amount of such warrant, to whom payable, the date of the presentation for payment, the date of payment, and all warrants shall be paid in the order of their presentation for payment to the district treasurer.
History: Laws 1919, ch. 20, § 27; 1921, ch. 39, § 5; C.S. 1929, § 73-128; 1941 Comp., § 77-2348; 1953 Comp., § 75-24-48.
Bracketed material. — The bracketed material was inserted by the compiler and is not part of the law.
Cross references. — For definitions of "district" and "board," see 73-11-54 NMSA 1978.
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