77-1759. Collection of taxes; report to and payment of taxes and special assessments; when required.
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The county treasurer shall report and pay over the amount of tax and special assessments due to towns, districts, cities, villages, all other taxing units, corporations, persons, and land banks, collected by him or her, when demanded by the proper authorities or persons. Upon a demand, one payment shall be for the funds collected or received during the previous calendar month and shall be paid not later than the fifteenth of the following month. A second demand may be made prior to the fifteenth of the month on taxes and special assessments collected or received, during the first fifteen days of the month. The second demand shall be paid not later than the last day of the month.
The plain language of this section authorizes a taxing authority to make demand for payment of its tax revenues which have been collected by the county treasurer. State ex rel. City of Elkhorn v. Haney, 252 Neb. 788, 566 N.W.2d 771 (1997).
The plain language of this section provides that the county treasurer shall pay over the amount of tax collected when demanded by the proper authorities or persons. State ex rel. City of Elkhorn v. Haney, 252 Neb. 788, 566 N.W.2d 771 (1997).
This section and section 23-1601(4) can be read so as to give effect to the plain language of each. State ex rel. City of Elkhorn v. Haney, 252 Neb. 788, 566 N.W.2d 771 (1997).
It is the duty of county treasurer to collect taxes and pay over to school district. City Nat. Bank of Lincoln v. School Dist. of City of Lincoln, 121 Neb. 213, 236 N.W. 616 (1931).
Mandamus will lie to compel county treasurer to pay to city treasurer city taxes collected by him. State of Neb. ex rel. Grable v. Roderick, 23 Neb. 505, 37 N.W. 77 (1888).