The clerk of each probate court shall keep the accounts of the probate court and a record of all warrants issued against the county treasury and for what purpose. History: Laws 1860-1861, p. 80; C.L. 1865, ch. 39, § 20; C.L. 1884, § 417; C.L. 1897, § 755; Code 1915, § 1447; C.S. 1929, § 34-432; 1941 Comp., § 16-425; 1953 Comp., § 16-4-25; 1978 Comp., § 34-7-17; 2023, ch. 44, § 12. The 2023 amendment, effective July 1, 2023, required the clerk of each probate court to keep the accounts of the probate court; added the section heading "Probate court to keep accounts"; and after "The", added "clerk of each", after the next occurrence of "probate", deleted "clerks of the different counties of this state are hereby required to keep a separate book for the sole purpose of keeping an exact account, which shall show in a clear and distinct manner all the money received, specifying the object for which it was received and that the same book shall also contain a distinct and clear list" and added "court shall keep the accounts of the probate court and a record".
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