Minnesota § 375.16 - COUNTY APPROPRIATION FOR INCIDENTAL EXPENSES

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§ 375.16. COUNTY APPROPRIATION FOR INCIDENTAL EXPENSES

Subdivision 1.Procedure.

At its regular meetings the county board may appropriate from the county revenue fund a sum to pay incidental expenses of county officers incurred for postage, and for necessary express, freight, telephone, telegraph, water, light, other utility charges, and the mileage and per diem of town officers making election returns, to be paid on the warrant of the county auditor upon the presentation of a properly itemized and verified bill. On considering the sum charged excessive, the county auditor shall file the bill, if requested by the person presenting it, for action by the board at its next meeting.

Subd. 2.Except Hennepin County.

This section does not apply to Hennepin County.

History:

(665) RL s 431; 1907 c 390 s 1; 1919 c 305; 1947 c 149 s 1; 1957 c 55; 1961 c 538 s 1; 1973 c 100 s 1; 1979 c 198 art 4 s 13; 1984 c 629 s 2; 1986 c 444

Official Publication of the State of Minnesota
Revisor of Statutes

Source: official Minnesota text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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Section 375.16 ("COUNTY APPROPRIATION FOR INCIDENTAL EXPENSES") is part of the Minnesota Statutes, the codified statutory law of Minnesota. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.

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