It shall be the duty of the chairman of the county commission or such other officer as is authorized by law to draw county warrants upon the county treasurer or county depository to inspect and review each claim presented for payment from the public funds of the county, irrespective of whether such claim has previously been audited and allowed by the county commission, and such officer shall examine and determine independently with reference to each of such claims whether or not the expenditure of public money of the county in payment of such claim is authorized by law and whether or not public funds of the county may be expended for the purpose or purposes shown in such claim; provided, that the provisions of this section and sections 11-12-11 and 11-12-12 shall not apply to those claims by law excepted from the requirement of audit and allowance by the governing body of the county.
Structure Code of Alabama
Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.
Title 1 - Provisions Applicable to Counties Only.
Chapter 12 - Claims and Demands Against County.
Section 11-12-5 - Claims to Be Itemized, Registered and Filed.
Section 11-12-6 - Verification of Claims by Executors, Trustees, Etc.
Section 11-12-7 - Withdrawal of Claims.
Section 11-12-8 - Limitation Period for Presentation of Claims.
Section 11-12-9 - Claims to Be Registered When County Records Destroyed by Fire.
Section 11-12-11 - Determination as to Legal Liability Upon Claims; Rejection of Claims.
Section 11-12-13 - Utilities for Courthouse Offices.
Section 11-12-15 - Preferred Claims and Order of Their Priority; Payment of Same.
Section 11-12-16 - Payment of Equitable or Moral Claims Against County.