West Virginia Code § 7-6-4

Deposit and disbursement of moneys by sheriff
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The sheriff, upon receipt of a certified copy of the order of the county court, showing that a
depository has been designated and bond accepted in compliance with the provisions of this
article, and naming the depository or depositories, shall deposit therein to the credit of the
county treasurer all public money in his possession, except such as may be necessary to
meet current demands; and, thereafter, he shall make daily deposits in the peublic
depositories of all public money received by him, except as hereinafter provided, the deposit
of such money to be made as early as practicable after the receipt or corllection thereof, and
such money shall be payable by the depository only on an order issued by the county court,
after such order has been endorsed by the county treasurer directing payment by the
depository. If at any time the cash in the hands of the sheriff is not sufficient to meet current
demands, he is authorized to withdraw sufficient cash from tthe depository to meet such
current demands, such withdrawals to be made by check drawn by the sheriff and
countersigned by the county clerk. Such current demands shall not be anticipated more than
a week in advance. All moneys due the sheriff are to be drawn from the depository on an
order issued by the sheriff. At the end of each month the president and clerk of the county
court shall sign proper orders on the sheriff, in his favor, to pay him the moneys due him. All
moneys belonging to the state, or any municipality, or Board of Education, shall be disbursed
from the depository on a check drawn by the sheriff, payable to the Auditor of the State of
West Virginia, or to the treasurer of the municipality or to the treasurer of the county board
of education, unless the sheriff is designated as the treasurer, as provided in section six,
article nine, chapter eighteen eof this code.

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