Oklahoma § 70-135
Full text of Oklahoma Oklahoma Statutes § 70-135, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 70-135.
Repealed by Laws 1949, p. 607, art. 20, § 9.
§70-135.1a. Deputy for school accounts - Counties with population
of 41,000 to 42,000 - Valuation not more than $6,000,000.
In each county having a population of not less than forty-one
thousand (41,000) nor more than forty-two thousand (42,000)
according to the 1940 and each succeeding Federal census and a
valuation of not more than Six Million Dollars ($6,000,000.00)
tangible properties, nor including valuation of homestead exemptions
allowed, there is hereby created in the office of the county
treasurer of each county, in addition to all other deputies
authorized or provided by law, a deputy for school accounts, for
whose salary the county shall be reimbursed out of the surplus
revenues of the school districts heretofore served wholly at county
expense and whose accounts and funds are kept by, and under the
responsibility of, the county treasurer, which reimbursement shall
be in the manner hereinafter provided.
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Laws 1947, p. 491, § 1.
§70-135.1b. Bond and salary - Appointment - Duties.
Such deputy for school accounts shall be under the same amount
and class of bond, and be paid the same amount of salary out of the
salary appropriations made and approved for the office of such
county treasurer, as that of the head deputy county treasurer in
such county. His appointment shall be by, and he shall serve under
and at the direction of, such county treasurer. Under direction of
the county treasurer, it shall be his duty to devote his time and
attention to the keeping of the accounts of such county treasurer
with the several school districts of the county, of whatever class,
whose funds are in custody of such county treasurer and the
accounting for which such county treasurer is responsible under the
law; he shall keep the school district warrant registers and
ledgers, register and schedule for payment the obligations of such
districts, apportion school revenues, inspect and file duplicate
claims where required by law, record credits and payments and take
trial balance for control proof when required, make all reports to
school boards and other officers as may be required or provided by
law, and do and perform such other duties in relation to such school
accounts, including accounts, statistics, receipts, and reports in
relation to federal tax withholdings and teacher retirement, as the
county treasurer may require and direct.
Laws 1947, p. 491, § 2.
§70-135.1c. Reimbursement for expense.
Reimbursement to the county for the expense to such county for
the salary and bond of such deputy of school accounts shall be
accomplished in the following manner; the amount of the annual
salary of such deputy shall be ratably charged to each school
district, dependent and independent, so served, in ratio of the
original local appropriations finally approved in each such district
so served to the sum total of such original local appropriations
finally approved. As soon as any unappropriated surplus shall occur
in the general fund account of any such school district after the
beginning of such fiscal year sufficient for such reimbursement,
before moving such surplus forward to the same fund account for the
next succeeding fiscal year, the County Treasurer shall deduct the
amount of reimbursement so determined as aforesaid, transfer the
same and place it to the credit of the general fund of the county.
Added by Laws 1947, p. 492, § 3, emerg. eff. May 16, 1947.
§70-135a. Office created - Reimbursement of county.
In each county having a population of not less than thirteen
thousand (13,000) nor more than twenty thousand (20,000) according
to the 1960 and each succeeding Federal Decennial Census and a
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valuation of not more than Twelve Million Dollars ($12,000,000.00)
tangible properties, not including valuation of homestead exemptions
allowed in any year, there is hereby created in the office of the
county treasurer of each county, in addition to all other deputies
authorized or provided by law, a deputy for school accounts, for
whose salary the county shall be reimbursed out of the surplus
revenues of the school districts heretofore served wholly at county
expense and whose accounts and funds are kept by and under
responsibility of the county treasurer, which reimbursement shall be
in the manner hereinafter provided.
Added by Laws 1947, p. 366, § 1, emerg. eff. March 6, 1947. Amended
by Laws 1951, p. 332, § 1, emerg. eff. May 26, 1951; Laws 1953, p.
543, § 1, emerg. eff. March 4, 1953; Laws 1961, p. 562, § 1, emerg.
eff. June 29, 1961.
§70-135b. Bond and salary of deputy - Appointment - Duties.
Such deputy for school accounts shall be under the same amount
and class of bond, and be paid the same amount of salary out of the
salary appropriations made and approved for the office of such
county treasurer, as that of the head deputy county treasurer in
such county. His appointment shall be by, and he shall serve under
and at the direction of, such county treasurer. Under direction of
the county treasurer, it shall be his duty to devote his time and
attention to the keeping of the accounts of such county treasurer
with the several school districts of the county, of whatever class,
whose funds are in custody of such county treasurer and the
accounting for which such county treasurer is responsible under the
law; he shall keep the school district warrant registers and
ledgers, register and schedule for payment the obligations of such
districts, apportion school revenues, inspect and file duplicate
claims where required by law, record credits and payments and take
trial balance for control proof when required, make all reports to
school boards and other officers as may be required or provided by
law, and do and perform such other duties in relation to such school
accounts, including accounts, statistics, receipts, and reports in
relation to federal tax withholdings and teacher retirement, as the
county treasurer may require and direct.
Laws 1947, p. 366, § 2.
§70-135c. Manner of reimbursing county.
Reimbursement to the county for the expense to such county for
the salary and bond of such deputy of school accounts shall be
accomplished in the following manner: The amount of the annual
salary of such deputy shall be ratably charged to each school
district, dependent and independent, so served, in ratio of the
original local appropriations finally approved in each such district
so served to the sum total of all such original local appropriations
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finally approved. As soon as any unappropriated surplus shall
accrue in the general fund account of any such school district after
the beginning of such fiscal year sufficient for such reimbursement,
before moving such surplus forward to the same fund account for the
next succeeding fiscal year, the county treasurer shall deduct the
amount of reimbursement so determined as aforesaid, transfer the
same and place it to the credit of the general fund of the county.
Added by Laws 1947, p. 366, § 3, emerg. eff. March 6, 1947.
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