2006 Nebraska Revised Statutes - § 79-575 — Secretary; disbursements; how made.

Section 79-575
Secretary; disbursements; how made.

The secretary of a school district shall draw and sign all orders upon the treasurer for all money to be disbursed by the district and all warrants upon the county treasurer for money raised for district purposes or apportioned to the district by the county treasurer and shall present the same to the president to be countersigned. No warrant shall be issued until so countersigned. No warrant shall be countersigned by the president until the amount for which the warrant is drawn is written upon its face. Facsimile signatures of board members may be used, and a person or persons delegated by the board may sign and validate all warrants of the district.

Source:

Laws 1881, c. 78, subdivision IV, § 16, p. 350

Laws 1883, c. 72, § 8, p. 292

R.S.1913, § 6778

C.S.1922, § 6319

C.S.1929, § 79-416

R.S.1943, § 79-418

Laws 1949, c. 256, § 89, p. 722

Laws 1955, c. 315, § 6, p. 976

Laws 1980, LB 734, § 1

R.S.1943, (1994), § 79-450

Laws 1996, LB 900, § 328

Laws 1999, LB 272, § 77

Annotations:

District warrants do not possess qualities of negotiable instruments. State ex rel. Brandeis & Sons v. Melcher, 87 Neb. 359, 127 N.W. 241 (1910).

Mandamus will lie to compel moderator to sign orders. Montgomery v. State ex rel. Thompson, 35 Neb. 655, 53 N.W. 568 (1892).

Endorsee takes subject to equities. School Dist. No. 2 of Dixon County v. Stough, 4 Neb. 357 (1876).

Demand on treasurer should be accompanied by proper order. State ex rel. McMillan v. Hodge, 4 Neb. 265 (1876).

~Reissue Revised Statutes of Nebraska