19-716.   Claims and accounts; duties of county attorney or assistant orcounty counselor incertain counties.(a) The county attorney or an assistantcounty attorneyof each county of the state which does not have a county auditorand which has a population of less than70,000 shall meetwith the board of county commissioners of such county at each session whenbills and accounts are presented for allowance, examine such bills andaccounts, ascertain, as far as possible, the correctness of suchaccounts and give an opinion to the board of county commissioners as tothe liability of the county forthem. No bill shall beallowed by the board of county commissioners until the county attorney haspassed upon it.

      (b)   If there is a county counselor of a county which is subject tothis section, the county counselor shall perform the duties imposed on thecounty attorney by this section.

      History:   L. 1913, ch. 156; § 1; R.S. 1923, 19-716; L. 1968, ch.254, § 2; L. 1972, ch. 74, § 1; L. 1984, ch. 99, § 2; July 1.