Mississippi Code
General Provisions
§ 7-1-51. Special audit of county books

Where an expert accountant is appointed by the governor to audit the books and accounts of county officers of any county and the accountant so appointed shall perform services under such appointment in auditing the books of any county officers, such accountant shall submit his bill for services, itemized, to the circuit judge of the district, whose duty it shall be to approve the same if found correct and reasonable. Thereupon said account, with a copy of the order of the judge or court, shall be sent to the governor for his approval, who, if he shall find the same correct and reasonable, shall approve the same; and thereupon it shall be the duty of the board of supervisors of the county, the books of whose offices are audited, to allow said account. The clerk of the board shall then issue a warrant for the same on the county depository as in other cases, provided that this section shall apply only to cases where the governor has been petitioned by 25 per cent of the qualified electors of the county to appoint an accountant.

Structure Mississippi Code

Mississippi Code

Title 7 - Executive Department

Chapter 1 - Governor

General Provisions

§ 7-1-1. Installation

§ 7-1-3. Private secretary

§ 7-1-5. Powers generally

§ 7-1-7. Acceptance of gifts and bequests

§ 7-1-9. Great seal

§ 7-1-11. Records of acts and deposit of laws

§ 7-1-13. Business with the United States government

§ 7-1-15. Transmission of laws and documents

§ 7-1-17. Commissioners for other states

§ 7-1-19. Investigators of crime

§ 7-1-21. Powers and duties of investigators of crime

§ 7-1-23. Compensation of investigators of crime

§ 7-1-27. Duty to notify executive of other state

§ 7-1-29. Rewards for absconding criminals

§ 7-1-31. Agent to bring absconding offender from other states

§ 7-1-33. Suits in foreign jurisdiction

§ 7-1-35. Appointment of officers

§ 7-1-37. Senate convened in vacation of legislature

§ 7-1-39. Vacancies in municipal elective offices

§ 7-1-41. Superintendent of auditor's and treasurer's offices

§ 7-1-43. To verify funds in the treasury

§ 7-1-45. Examiner of public accounts

§ 7-1-47. Compensation of examiner of public accounts

§ 7-1-49. Commission of examiner of public accounts

§ 7-1-51. Special audit of county books

§ 7-1-53. Appointment revocable

§ 7-1-55. Examiner's report

§ 7-1-57. Defaulting state treasurer and tax collectors suspended

§ 7-1-59. Court proceedings to be instituted

§ 7-1-61. Duty in respect to defaulter

§ 7-1-63. Contingent fund

§ 7-1-65. To borrow money in case of casualties

§ 7-1-67. Acting governor in certain contingencies