19-506.   Duty to receive and disburse moneys; refusal to submit tosurprise cash count unlawful, grounds for ouster.It shall be the duty of the county treasurer to receive all moneysbelonging to the county, from whatsoever source they may be derived, andall other moneys which are by law directed to be paid to him or her. In allcases when such payment is made to the county treasurer by personal check,such check shall be cashed as expeditiously as possible. All money receivedby him or her for the use of the county shall be paid out by him or heronly on the orders of the board of commissioners, according to law, exceptwhere special provision for the payment thereof is or shall be otherwisemade by law.

      It shall be unlawful for a county treasurer to refuse to submit to asurprise cash count authorized by law.

      Refusal by the treasurer to submit to a surprise cash count shall causesaid treasurer to be subject to an ouster proceeding instituted by thecounty attorney or district attorney.

      History:   G.S. 1868, ch. 25, § 66; R.S. 1923, 19-506;L. 1975, ch. 155, § 1; July 1.