Purchase of County Orders at Less Than Full Value or Refusal to Pay Order

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Any county treasurer who buys up any county orders or claims for less than their full par value, either by himself or by agents, directly or indirectly, pays for them in property at an estimated value above its true value, refuses to pay an order when he has funds to pay the same, or illegally postpones the payment of an order shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be removed from office on complaint and proof being made to the county governing authority.

(Orig. Code 1863, §§ 535, 536; Code 1868, §§ 599, 600; Code 1873, §§ 561, 562; Code 1882, §§ 561, 562; Civil Code 1895, § 468; Penal Code 1895, § 276; Civil Code 1910, § 584; Penal Code 1910, § 280; Code 1933, §§ 23-1609, 23-9902.)

RESEARCH REFERENCES

C.J.S.

- 20 C.J.S., Counties, § 123.

CHAPTER 7 COUNTY SURVEYOR

Sec.

  • 36-7-1. Requirement of county surveyor for each county; appointment of assistants or deputies.
  • 36-7-2. Election, commissioning, qualification, and removal of county surveyor; qualifications.
  • 36-7-2.1. Abolishing elected office and authorizing appointment; qualifications of appointed surveyor.
  • 36-7-3. Procedure when election fails to fill office; procedure in event of vacancy.
  • 36-7-4. Commissioning of surveyor.
  • 36-7-5. Oath of office; bond and security.
  • 36-7-6. Oath of assistant; entry of appointment of assistant on minutes of probate court.
  • 36-7-7. Place of office.
  • 36-7-8. Duties of surveyor generally.
  • 36-7-9. Establishment of fees.
  • 36-7-10. Payment of fees generally.
  • 36-7-11. Issuance of execution for fees.
  • 36-7-12. Surveys or plats deemed presumptive evidence of facts.
  • 36-7-13. Persons who may perform duties of office when there is no county surveyor; oath; liability.
  • 36-7-14. Appointment of disinterested surveyor; oath.
  • 36-7-15. Removal of surveyor from office.
  • 36-7-16. Penalty for making false survey.
Cross references.

- Determination of land boundaries generally, T. 44, C. 4.


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