No claim against any county of this State shall be valid and payable unless the same be presented to and filed with the governing body of such county during the fiscal year in which it is contracted or the next thereafter, and all claims not so presented and filed shall be barred. No claim audited and allowed by the governing body or clerk of court for fees of witnesses and jurors shall be paid by the county treasurer unless it is presented to him for payment within five years from the date it is audited and allowed. This provision shall not affect the law as to the bonded debt of any county.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 14-412; 1952 Code Section 14-412; 1942 Code Section 3873; 1932 Code Section 3873; Civ. C. '22 Section 1114; Civ. C. '12 Section 993; Civ. C. '02 Section 808; G. S. 625; R. S. 693; 1898 (22) 737.
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