Mississippi § 21-9-53 - Annual examination and statement to be made by council.
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§ 21-9-53. Annual examination and statement to be made by council.
At the end of each fiscal year, the council shall cause a full and complete examination of all the books, accounts and vouchers of the city to be made by a competent accountant or accountants. The report of said examination shall be typed or printed in pamphlet form including a detailed, itemized statement of all receipts and disbursements for the year, and a summary of the proceedings of the council during the year. The council shall furnish a copy of said pamphlet, free of charge, to all persons who shall apply therefor at the office of the clerk, and shall cause three of the printed copies of said pamphlet for each fiscal year to be substantially bound in three volumes, which shall be kept and preserved as a record of the clerk’s office. Said pamphlets shall be published as now provided by law.
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