N.D. Cent. Code § 11-09-41
11-09-41. No money drawn from treasury unless in pursuance of appropriation - Accounts of appropriations
11-09-41. No money drawn from treasury unless in pursuance of appropriation -
Accounts of appropriations.
No money shall be drawn from the treasury of the county, nor shall any obligation for the
expenditure of money be incurred, except in pursuance of the annual appropriation by the board
of county commissioners. Accounts shall be kept for each item of appropriation made by the
board. Each account shall show in detail the appropriation made thereto, the amount drawn
thereon, the unpaid obligations charged against it, and the unencumbered balance in the
appropriation account.