If any county treasurer shall fail to make return, fail to make settlement or fail to pay over all money with which he may stand charged at the time and in the manner prescribed by law, it shall be the duty of the county clerk, on receiving instruction for that purpose from the State Auditor and Inspector, or from the county commissioners of his county, to cause suit to be instituted against such treasurer and his sureties or any of them in the district court of his county.
R.L. 1910, § 7430. Amended by Laws 1979, c. 30, § 5, emerg. eff. April 6, 1979.