All state boards, commissions, agencies, bureaus, and other departments of the State of Mississippi, and the governing authorities of all counties, municipalities, and other political subdivisions shall maintain duplicate receipt books, showing the date and the amount of money received by said department or political subdivision from any other state department or political subdivision. Upon the distribution of any funds to any state department, agency, or political subdivision of the state, the distributing department or agency shall demand a receipt for said funds. The recipient of said funds shall execute said receipt and give to the disbursing agency or political subdivision the original thereof, and shall retain in a receipt book kept for that purpose a duplicate of said receipt, showing the amount received by said agency or political subdivision. The receipt books provided in this section shall be of permanent type, shall be approved by the state auditor, and shall be a public record available for inspection during office hours by any citizen. Any official, authorized to disburse or receive funds as contemplated hereby, who does not demand a receipt or keep a duplicate receipt as so contemplated shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Codes, 1942, § 4061-21; Laws, 1954, ch 386, §§ 1-3 [Para.Para. 1-3]. All state boards, commissions, agencies, bureaus, and other departments of the State of Mississippi, and the governing authorities of all counties, municipalities, and other political subdivisions shall maintain duplicate receipt books, showing the date and the amount of money received by said department or political subdivision from any other state department or political subdivision. Upon the distribution of any funds to any state department, agency, or political subdivision of the state, the distributing department or agency shall demand a receipt for said funds. The recipient of said funds shall execute said receipt and give to the disbursing agency or political subdivision the original thereof, and shall retain in a receipt book kept for that purpose a duplicate of said receipt, showing the amount received by said agency or political subdivision. The receipt books provided in this section shall be of permanent type, shall be approved by the state auditor, and shall be a public record available for inspection during office hours by any citizen. Any official, authorized to disburse or receive funds as contemplated hereby, who does not demand a receipt or keep a duplicate receipt as so contemplated shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Codes, 1942, § 4061-21; Laws, 1954, ch 386, §§ 1-3 [Para.Para. 1-3]. All state boards, commissions, agencies, bureaus, and other departments of the State of Mississippi, and the governing authorities of all counties, municipalities, and other political subdivisions shall maintain duplicate receipt books, showing the date and the amount of money received by said department or political subdivision from any other state department or political subdivision. Upon the distribution of any funds to any state department, agency, or political subdivision of the state, the distributing department or agency shall demand a receipt for said funds. The recipient of said funds shall execute said receipt and give to the disbursing agency or political subdivision the original thereof, and shall retain in a receipt book kept for that purpose a duplicate of said receipt, showing the amount received by said agency or political subdivision. The receipt books provided in this section shall be of permanent type, shall be approved by the state auditor, and shall be a public record available for inspection during office hours by any citizen. Any official, authorized to disburse or receive funds as contemplated hereby, who does not demand a receipt or keep a duplicate receipt as so contemplated shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Codes, 1942, § 4061-21; Laws, 1954, ch 386, §§ 1-3 [Para.Para. 1-3]. All state boards, commissions, agencies, bureaus, and other departments of the State of Mississippi, and the governing authorities of all counties, municipalities, and other political subdivisions shall maintain duplicate receipt books, showing the date and the amount of money received by said department or political subdivision from any other state department or political subdivision. Upon the distribution of any funds to any state department, agency, or political subdivision of the state, the distributing department or agency shall demand a receipt for said funds. The recipient of said funds shall execute said receipt and give to the disbursing agency or political subdivision the original thereof, and shall retain in a receipt book kept for that purpose a duplicate of said receipt, showing the amount received by said agency or political subdivision. The receipt books provided in this section shall be of permanent type, shall be approved by the state auditor, and shall be a public record available for inspection during office hours by any citizen. Any official, authorized to disburse or receive funds as contemplated hereby, who does not demand a receipt or keep a duplicate receipt as so contemplated shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Codes, 1942, § 4061-21; Laws, 1954, ch 386, §§ 1-3 [Para.Para. 1-3].
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