County orders shall be redeemed by the county treasurer according to the priority of time of presentment; but such orders payable out of the county revenue shall be received in payment of county taxes without any regard to the priority of presentment or number, and the county treasurer shall not pay any balance thereon over and above such tax when there are outstanding orders unpaid for want of funds.
[10:80:1861; B § 2988; BH § 2172; C § 2331; RL § 1683; NCL § 2183]