7-6-2407. Auditing and investigation of claims. (1) It shall be the duty of persons holding claims against any county having a county auditor to present the same to the county auditor, whose duty it shall be to audit the same. The county auditor shall also investigate and examine all claims presented to him and report the same with his finding to the board of county commissioners at their regular session after such investigation shall have been completed, with his approval or disapproval endorsed thereon, and he shall keep a complete record of all such claims and of his investigations and examinations of the same in a book kept for that purpose.
     (2) In all counties having a county auditor:
     (a) all bills, claims, accounts, or charges for materials of any kind or nature that may be purchased by and on behalf of the county by any of the county officers or contracted for by the county commissioners shall be investigated, examined, and inspected by the county auditor, who shall endorse his approval or disapproval thereon before any warrant for the payment of the same can be drawn;
     (b) no claim against the county shall be paid or warrant drawn therefor unless the same shall have the approval of the county auditor; provided, however, that the judge of the district court of the county where any claim has been disapproved by the county auditor may order the payment of the same.

     History: En. Sec. 7, p. 229, L. 1891; re-en. Sec. 4566, Pol. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 3106, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 4830, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 4830, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 16-3208.