If any person shall claim and receive from the board of supervisors of a county any fee or compensation not authorized by law, or if a member of such board shall knowingly vote for the payment of any such unauthorized claim, or any appropriation not authorized by law, he shall be subject to indictment, and, on conviction, be fined not exceeding double the amount of such unlawful charge, or may be imprisoned in the county jail not more than three months, or be subject to both such fine and imprisonment.
Structure Mississippi Code
Title 19 - Counties and County Officers
Chapter 13 - Contracts, Claims and Transaction of Business with Counties
§ 19-13-11. Contracts not to be made in vacation; approval
§ 19-13-15. Payment for work not to be made until inspection; partial payments
§ 19-13-15. Payment for work not to be made until inspection; partial payments
§ 19-13-17. Purchase of road equipment
§ 19-13-17. Purchase of road equipment
§ 19-13-19. Purchase of surplus road equipment from federal agencies
§ 19-13-21. Repairs of road equipment
§ 19-13-22. Road maintenance agreements with certain taxpayers
§ 19-13-23. Presentation of claims against county for allowance
§ 19-13-25. Itemization of claims for sales of personal property
§ 19-13-29. Duties of clerk in receiving, filing and paying claims
§ 19-13-31. Disposition of claims
§ 19-13-33. Certain allowances unlawful
§ 19-13-35. Penalty for unauthorized appropriations
§ 19-13-39. How member may avoid liability
§ 19-13-41. Supervisors to furnish printed blank warrants
§ 19-13-43. Warrants; assignment thereof
§ 19-13-45. Registration and payment of warrants
§ 19-13-49. Claims for livestock killed or injured in dipping process
§ 19-13-53. Defective bridges, causeways, and culverts-presentation of claims
§ 19-13-55. Defective bridges, causeways, and culverts; payment of claims