§ 21-01-05 — Warrants for salaries and official publications - Payable one-half in cash prior to other warrants

prior to other warrants.
The governing board of any political subdivision, in the event that there have not been funds
in the treasury of such subdivision sufficient to pay the salaries and wages of the officials and
employees, including publication fees for official printing by the official newspaper of such
subdivision, in full for a period of six months, by resolution, may authorize the issuance of
warrants to such officials, employees, and the official newspaper for salary, wages, and official
publication fees, whereby one-half of such salaries, wages, and official publication fees must be
paid in cash by the treasurer of such political subdivision to such officials, employees, and
official newspaper, and a warrant issued for the balance thereof which must be registered and
paid as other warrants are registered and paid. This section must be construed to relieve the
treasurer of such political subdivision of liability to other warrant holders because of the payment
of salaries, wages, and official publication fees as provided herein.