All contracts entered into by the county governing authority with other persons in behalf of the county shall be in writing and entered on its minutes. History. — Orig. Code 1863, § 465; Code 1868, § 527; Code 1873, § 493; Code 1882, § 493; Civil Code 1895, § 343; Civil Code 1910, § 386; Code 1933, § 23-1701. 408 36-10-1 PUBLIC WORKS CONTRACTS