19-716. Claims and accounts; duties of county attorney or assistant or county counselor in certain counties. (a) The county attorney or an assistant county attorney of each county of the state which does not have a county auditor and which has a population of less than 70,000 shall meet with the board of county commissioners of such county at each session when bills and accounts are presented for allowance, examine such bills and accounts, ascertain, as far as possible, the correctness of such accounts and give an opinion to the board of county commissioners as to the liability of the county for them. No bill shall be allowed by the board of county commissioners until the county attorney has passed upon it.
(b) If there is a county counselor of a county which is subject to this section, the county counselor shall perform the duties imposed on the county 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.
Structure Kansas Statutes
Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers
19-701 County attorney; election, term, bond; qualifications.
19-702 Duties; representation of county hospital not required.
19-703 Same; appearances on behalf of state.
19-704 Same; opinions and advice to county; opinions or advice to county hospital not required.
19-705 Fees, when; representation of adverse interests; holding other office.
19-711 Absence or disability; appointment by court.
19-712 Duplicate receipts for money received.
19-713 Duties in connection with grand jury.
19-714 Measures for conviction of election or license offenders.
19-717 Prosecuting witness may employ assistant attorney; dismissal of action in such cases, when.
19-723 County commissioners authorized to hire additional counsel; when.