Mississippi § 21-15-21 - Municipal clerk to serve as auditor.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 21-15-21 — Municipal clerk to serve as auditor., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 21-15-21. Municipal clerk to serve as auditor.
The clerk shall be the auditor of the municipality. He shall keep a record, in which he shall enter and preserve accounts of each particular fund, and the accounts of each municipal officer. The treasurer or depository shall not receive money from any source until the same has been reported to the clerk and audited and a receipt warrant issued therefor. All fines and forfeitures shall be reported by the officer collecting the same immediately after such collection, and be paid into the treasury. The record of the auditor shall be subject to inspection by the taxpayers of the municipality at any time during business hours.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 21-15-21 ("Municipal clerk to serve as auditor.") is part of the Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated, the codified statutory law of Mississippi. 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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