Texas Local Government Code § 112.004 Accounts Kept For Officers By County Clerk

Sec. 112.004. ACCOUNTS KEPT FOR OFFICERS BY COUNTY CLERK. (a) This section applies only to a county that does not have the office of county auditor.

(b) The county clerk shall keep in the county finance ledger an account for each officer of the county, district, or state who is authorized or required by law to receive or collect money or other property that is intended for the use of the county or that belongs to the county. At the top of each page in an officer's account, the clerk shall state the name of the officer and the title of the office.

(c) The clerk shall keep any other accounts necessary to carry out the purposes of this subtitle and shall conveniently index the accounts.

(d) The clerk shall enter items daily in the proper accounts.

(e) Every financial report and voucher must be filed with the clerk, who shall effectively preserve the report or voucher and note it briefly in the proper account.

(f) The clerk shall balance each account maintained under this section.

Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.

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