19-242. Unlawful allowances; issuance of warrants or warrant checks for more than allowed. It shall be unlawful for any board of county commissioners to allow any greater sum on any account, claim or demand against the county, than the amount actually due thereon, dollar for dollar, according to the legal or ordinary compensation or price for services rendered, salaries or fees of officers, or materials furnished, or to issue county warrants or warrant checks upon such accounts, claims or demands, when allowed for more than the actual amount so allowed, dollar for dollar.
History: L. 1862, ch. 157, § 2; G.S. 1868, ch. 25, p. 295, § 2; R.S. 1923, 19-242; L. 1951, ch. 144, § 4; L. 1968, ch. 375,§ 14; July 1.