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Texas Local Government Code - Chapter 113 Management Of County MoneyLegal Research Home > Texas Lawyer > Local Government Code > Texas Local Government Code - Chapter 113 Management Of County Money The county treasurer, as chief custodian of county funds, shall keep in a designated depository and shall account for all money belonging to the county. ... The county treasurer shall keep an account of the receipts and expenditures of all money that the treasurer receives by virtue of the office and ... The county treasurer shall receive all money belonging to the county from whatever source it may be derived. Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, § ... (a) The county treasurer shall divide the funds received by the treasurer's office into three classes. The treasurer shall appropriate the money in each class ... (a) The county treasurer is not responsible for any loss of the county funds through the failure or negligence of a depository. This subsection does ... A county tax assessor-collector and any surety on the assessor-collector's bond are relieved of responsibility for safekeeping funds collected from taxes after the funds are ... (a) The county depository shall provide all canceled checks and warrants and supporting statements to the county treasurer. (b) Subsection (a) does not apply if ... (a) Unless an audit of a county tax assessor-collector's office is conducted under Subsection (b), a civil cause of action may not be commenced against ... (a) The fees, commissions, funds, and other money belonging to a county shall be deposited with the county treasurer by the officer who collects the ... A county officer who receives funds shall deposit the funds with the county treasurer on or before the next regular business day after the date ... (a) Except as provided by Subsection (c), each deposit made in the county treasury must be made on a deposit warrant issued in triplicate by ... The deposit of money in a county treasury does not change the ownership of the money, except to indemnify the officer and the officer's surety, ... (a) The county treasurer shall disburse the money belonging to the county and shall pay and apply the money as required by law and as ... (a) On the presentation of a warrant, check, voucher, or order drawn by a proper authority, and if there are sufficient funds for payment on ... In a county with a county auditor, the county treasurer and the county depository may not pay a check or warrant unless it is countersigned ... At the time the county treasurer pays a warrant, the treasurer shall punch the warrant. Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, § 1, eff. Sept. ... The county treasurer shall present to the commissioners court the vouchers relating to and accompanying each financial report for comparison with the report. All proper ... (a) The county auditor shall maintain a register of the warrants issued on the county treasurer by a judge or by the district or county ... After the deposit of funds in a county depository, an officer in a county with a population of 190,000 or more may draw checks on ... (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 ... The county treasurer or any other officer who disburses money for the county or who receives county claims in payment of dues of any kind ... (a) Each officer who collects a fine, penalty, forfeiture, judgment, tax, or other indebtedness owed to the county in a claim against the county shall ... (a) In a county that has the office of county auditor, each claim, bill, and account against the county must be filed in sufficient time ... The county auditor may not audit or approve a claim unless the claim was incurred as provided by law. Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, ... The commissioners court shall cancel a claim presented as a voucher and determined by the court to be correct by stamping or writing the word ... (a) Except as provided by Subsection (c), a county auditor may not audit or approve an account for the purchase of supplies or materials for ... (a) The county treasurer shall direct prosecution for the recovery of any debt owed to the county, as provided by law, and shall supervise the ... (a) With the prior consent of the commissioners court and the officer to whom funds are owed, a district, county, or precinct officer authorized by ... Last modified: August 10, 2007 |