Section 64.6 - Clerk as general accountant; duties; check disbursement(1) The clerk shall be the general accountant of the village.(2) Claims against the village shall be filed with the clerk for adjustment. After examination, the clerk shall report the claims, with the accompanying vouchers and counterclaims of the village, and the true balance, to the council for allowance. After the claims are allowed by the council, the clerk shall present check disbursement authorizations to the treasurer for payment of the claims, designating the fund from which payment is to be made, and take proper receipts.(3) The clerk shall not present check disbursement authorizations upon a fund after the fund is exhausted. When a tax or money is levied, raised, or appropriated, the clerk shall report the amount to the village treasurer, stating the objects and funds for which it is levied, raised, or appropriated, and the amounts to be credited to each fund.1895, Act 3, Imd. Eff. 2/19/1895 ;--CL 1897, 2732 ;--CL 1915, 2602 ;--CL 1929, 1512 ;--CL 1948, 64.6 ;--Am. 1998, Act 255, Imd. Eff. 7/13/1998 .