Mississippi § 19-17-3 - To keep certain ledger accounts.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 19-17-3 — To keep certain ledger accounts., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 19-17-3. To keep certain ledger accounts.
The county auditor shall keep a well-bound book, in which he shall keep an account with each county office, and with the courthouse, jail, and poorhouse, and wherein he shall enter allowances for each. He shall keep accounts of allowances made for mileage and pay of the members of the board of supervisors and of jurors, and of witnesses for the state, each separately, as well as expenditures on account of each part of every public road under a separate contract or other separate link.
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Section 19-17-3 ("To keep certain ledger accounts.") 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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