Connecticut § 7-83 - Town orders to be signed by majority of the selectmen.
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§ 7-83. Town orders to be signed by majority of the selectmen.
Sec. 7-83. Town orders to be signed by majority of the selectmen. All orders drawn by the selectmen on the town treasurer in payment of the expenses of any town shall be signed by a majority of the selectmen of such town, and no order not so signed shall be paid by the town treasurer. Any town treasurer who pays any order in violation of the provisions of this section shall be fined not more than one hundred dollars.
(1949 Rev., S. 602.)
See Sec. 7-12 re selectmen's duties.
See Sec. 7-13 re procedure for selectman's drawing order on treasurer.
Source: official Connecticut text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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