N.D. Cent. Code § 11-25-01

11-25-01. Warrants - How signed, attested, numbered, and registered

All warrants upon the county treasurer for claims against the county shall be issued by the

county auditor upon the authority of properly audited and allowed claims or orders of the board

of county commissioners. Approval by the board of county commissioners shall be recorded in

the record of its proceedings and this shall be sufficient to indicate approval without requiring a

majority of the board to sign or initial the vouchers or orders for payment. Each warrant shall be

so drawn that when signed by the treasurer in an appropriate place, it becomes a check on the

county depository. No warrant upon the treasurer shall be delivered or mailed to the payee or

payee's agent or representative until such warrant has been signed by the treasurer and

entered on the treasurer's books as a check drawn on a bank depository. Warrants for salaries

of county officers and county employees may be drawn by the county auditor from time to time

as such salaries become due and payable. The county auditor shall draw all other warrants or

orders upon the county treasurer for the payment of moneys upon the authority and for the

purposes specifically provided by law. All warrants issued by the county auditor shall be

numbered consecutively or in separate series by funds. The number, date, and amount of each

warrant and the name of the person to whom payable and the fund upon which drawn shall be

stated therein. Warrants shall be signed by the county auditor and at the time they are issued

shall be registered by the auditor in a book kept for that purpose.