Colorado § 31-20-305 - Collector to keep warrants - books - pay over weekly - receipt.
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§ 31-20-305. Collector to keep warrants - books - pay over weekly - receipt.
It is the duty of the collector, if anyone except the treasurer is specially appointed, or the person acting in that capacity to preserve all warrants returned into his hands, and he shall keep such books and his accounts in such manner as the governing body prescribes. Such warrants, books, and all papers pertaining to his office at all times shall be open to the inspection of and subject to the examination of the mayor, any member of the governing body, or any committee thereof. He shall pay over to the treasurer weekly, and more often if required by the governing body, all moneys collected by him, taking such treasurer's receipt therefor, which receipt he shall immediately file with the clerk. The clerk, at the time of filing or on demand, shall give such collector a copy of any such receipt so filed.
Source: L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1131, § 1, effective July 1.
Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 31-20-309 as it existed prior to 1975.
ANNOTATION
Collector appointment optional. This section, with the two sections immediately following, refer to the office of city collector and prescribe the duties of such officer; but it is optional with the council whether a collector, as such shall be appointed, because they may leave the duties of the collector with the treasurer; they may specially appoint a collector; or they may authorize different officers to receive moneys, the payment of which arises from or in connection with a performance of the duties of their respective offices, and if no one be specially appointed collector, and if no other officer be authorized to receive funds in a particular instance, under the law the treasurer is the person to whom corporation moneys must be paid. Orman v. City of Pueblo, 8 Colo. 292, 6 P. 931 (1885).
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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