Okla. Stat. tit. 62, § 62-477
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Limit of authority to issue - Liability of officer
Official statutory text
It shall be unlawful for any officer to issue, approve, sign or
attest any warrant or certificate of indebtedness in any form in
excess of the estimate of expenses made and approved for the current
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 62. Public Finance Page 437
fiscal year or authorized for such a purpose by a bond issue, and
any such warrant or certificate of indebtedness issued, approved or
attested in excess of the estimate made and approved or authorized
by a bond issue, shall not be a charge against the city or town upon
which it is issued, but may be collected by civil action from any
officer issuing, drawing, approving, signing or attesting the same,
or from either or all of them, or from their bondsmen.
attest any warrant or certificate of indebtedness in any form in
excess of the estimate of expenses made and approved for the current
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 62. Public Finance Page 437
fiscal year or authorized for such a purpose by a bond issue, and
any such warrant or certificate of indebtedness issued, approved or
attested in excess of the estimate made and approved or authorized
by a bond issue, shall not be a charge against the city or town upon
which it is issued, but may be collected by civil action from any
officer issuing, drawing, approving, signing or attesting the same,
or from either or all of them, or from their bondsmen.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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