Public depositories; liability for loss.

The council may direct, by ordinance or resolution, one or more qualified public depositories pursuant to Chapter 14A of Title 41 where the treasurer shall deposit public money and may require interest to be paid thereon and security to be given by the depository, but, as to deposits made under the authority of an ordinance of the council, neither the treasurer nor his bondsmen if the treasurer has exercised due care shall be further liable for any loss occasioned thereby.

(Code 1907, §1206; Code 1923, §1922; Code 1940, T. 37, §448; Act 2000-748, p. 1669, §2.)