Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-5-186
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Issuance of check, warrant or certificate of
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indebtedness in payment of claim in excess of amounts unexpended and
unencumbered – Signature of board president and clerk.
It shall be unlawful for the governing board of education to
issue any check, warrant or certificate of indebtedness, in any
form, in payment of, or representing or acknowledging any account,
claim, or indebtedness against the school district, or to make any
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 331
contracts for, or incur any indebtedness against the school district
in excess of the amount then unexpended and unencumbered of the sum
appropriated for the specific item of estimated needs for such
purpose theretofore made, submitted, and approved, or authorized for
such purpose by a bond issue. The signature of the board president
and clerk shall be notification to the public that the check or
warrant is for the purpose and within the amount of the
appropriation charged.
unencumbered – Signature of board president and clerk.
It shall be unlawful for the governing board of education to
issue any check, warrant or certificate of indebtedness, in any
form, in payment of, or representing or acknowledging any account,
claim, or indebtedness against the school district, or to make any
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 331
contracts for, or incur any indebtedness against the school district
in excess of the amount then unexpended and unencumbered of the sum
appropriated for the specific item of estimated needs for such
purpose theretofore made, submitted, and approved, or authorized for
such purpose by a bond issue. The signature of the board president
and clerk shall be notification to the public that the check or
warrant is for the purpose and within the amount of the
appropriation charged.
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