Civil Government for Common Schools by Henry C. Northam
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IV. COUNTY CLERK
I. He is the clerk of the courts held in and for the county, namely: Circuit, Oyer and Terminer, County Court and Court of Sessions, and the Special Term. II. Administers the oath to jurors and witnesses. III. Records the judgments of the courts. IV. Draws the grand and petit juries and makes a return of the same. V. Records mortgages, deeds, satisfaction papers, &c. V. TREASURER. I. Receives the moneys collected by the several town collectors for county and state taxes. II. Pays over to the comptroller the amount going to the state. III. Pays out the amount due the county, as directed by law. IV. Receives from the comptroller the school money due the county, and pays the same over to the several supervisors, as directed by the school commissioner's certificate. V. Makes a general statement of the financial affairs of his office to the board of supervisors, annually. |
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