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Texas Local Government Code - Section 113.061. Claims Register; Classes Of Claims

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§ 113.061. CLAIMS REGISTER;  CLASSES OF CLAIMS.  (a) The 
county treasurer shall maintain a record in which the treasurer 
shall register each claim against the county.  The treasurer shall 
register the claims in the order in which they are presented.  If 
more than one claim is presented at the same time, the treasurer 
shall register them in the order of their date.
	(b)  The county treasurer may not pay a claim, or any part of 
it, until the claim has been registered.  An officer may not receive 
a claim, or any part of it, in payment of any indebtedness owed to 
the county until the claim has been registered.
	(c)  The county treasurer shall register claims in one of the 
following classes:
		(1)  scrip issued to pay or feed jurors;                                      
		(2)  scrip issued under a road law or for work done on 
roads and bridges;  or
		(3)  general county indebtedness, including debts 
incurred for feeding and guarding prisoners and for claims by 
paupers.
	(d)  The treasurer shall pay each claim in each class in the 
order in which it is registered.
	(e)  The treasurer's register entry for each claim must 
state:               
		(1)  the class of the claim;                                                  
		(2)  the name of the payee;                                                   
		(3)  the amount of the claim;                                                 
		(4)  the date of the claim;                                                   
		(5)  the date of the registration;                                            
		(6)  the claim registration number;                                           
		(7)  the authority under which the claim was issued;  
and                   
		(8)  the service for which the claim was issued.                              
	(f)  The treasurer shall indicate the claim registration 
number and the date of the registration on the face of the claim.  
The treasurer shall write the word "Registered" on the claim and 
shall officially sign the claim or place the treasurer's approved 
facsimile signature on the claim.

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

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