[Lawful money; definition; application.]

The money of account of this state shall be the dollar, cent and mill; and all public accounts, and the proceedings of all courts in relation to money shall be kept and expressed in money of the above denomination. History: Laws 1851-1852, p. 254; C.L. 1865, ch. 79, § 1; C.L. 1884, § 1732; C.L. 1897, § 2548; Code 1915, § 3523; C.S. 1929, § 89-101; 1941 Comp., § 53-601; 1953 Comp., § 50-6-1.