58-07 Township Clerk - North Dakota Statutes

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CHAPTER 58-07TOWNSHIP CLERK58-07-01.Compensation of clerk.The township clerk is entitled to receive ascompensation for services twenty dollars a day for each day necessarily devoted to the work of
the clerk's office not exceeding one thousand dollars in a calendar year.Additionalcompensation over one thousand dollars may be provided for reimbursement of expenses and
mileage at a rate not exceeding the allowable mileage rate accepted by the United States internal
revenue service for each mile [1.61 kilometers] necessarily traveled in the performance of the
clerk's duties. In those townships in which the offices of township clerk and treasurer have been
merged, the person elected to fill the new office is entitled to receive compensation as township
clerk only.58-07-02. Clerk may appoint deputy - Deputy to take oath. The township clerk mayappoint a deputy for whose acts the township clerk is responsible. Before a deputy clerk enters
upon the duties of the office, the deputy clerk shall take and subscribe the oath required by the
Constitution of North Dakota and shall file the same in the office of the clerk of the district court.
In those townships in which the offices of township clerk and treasurer have been merged, the
person elected to fill the new office shall appoint a deputy only after receiving the approval of the
board of township supervisors.58-07-03. Duties of township clerk. The township clerk shall perform the followingduties:1.Act as clerk of the board of township supervisors and keep in the township clerk's
office a true record of all of its proceedings.2.File and safely keep all certificates of oaths and bonds required to be kept in the
township clerk's office and all other papers required by law to be filed in that office
and have and keep custody of the record books and papers of the township when no
other provision is made therefor by law.3.Enter in the minutes of the proceedings of each township meeting each order or
direction and every rule and regulation adopted at such meeting.4.File and preserve all accounts audited by the township board or allowed at a
township meeting and enter a statement thereof in the township record books.5.File the township clerk's bond in the office of the county auditor and the township
clerk's oath and the oath of the deputy clerk, if one is appointed, in the office of the
clerk of the district court.6.Preserve and record the annual statement of the treasurer, except that in those
townships in which the offices of township clerk and treasurer have been merged,
the person elected to fill the new office shall file a copy of the annual treasurer's
statement with the chairman of the board of township supervisors.7.Require all legally elected officers who accept the offices to which they are elected to
qualify within the time prescribed by law and in accordance with all other provisions
thereof.8.Make a record of all statements of the remittances of any township funds from the
county treasurer to the township treasurer as such statements are mailed to the
township clerk by the county treasurer, except that in those townships in which the
offices of township clerk and treasurer have been merged, the person elected to fill
the new office shall make a record of all statements of the remittances of any
township funds from the county treasurer to the township treasurer and shall file
such statements with the chairman of the board of township supervisors.Page No. 19.Keep an account of the township funds in the same manner as is required of the
township treasurer, except that in those townships in which the offices of township
clerk and treasurer have been merged, the person elected to fill the office shall keep
an account of the township funds and shall report the balance of such funds to the
chairman of the board of township supervisors no less frequently than every sixty
days.10.Perform all duties imposed upon the township clerk under the laws of this state
relating to the forming of jury panels.58-07-04. Penalty for neglect. If a township clerk willfully neglects or refuses to performany of the duties required of the township clerk under this chapter, that person is guilty of an
infraction.58-07-05. Destruction of township records. After the same have first been offered tothe state archivist for preservation as archival resources, the township clerk shall destroy by any
suitable means as determined by the board of township supervisors any of the following books,
forms, or blanks after the same have become ten years old:1.Election pollbooks.2.Election registration books.3.Petitions of candidates.4.All election forms, blanks, books, and records of every kind and description except
abstracts of votes.5.Assessment slips.6.Township board of equalization records.7.Claims vouchers which have been audited and paid.8.Certificates of officials' bonds.9.Insurance policies which have become obsolete.Page No. 2Document Outlinechapter 58-07 township clerk