All sums of money to be paid on any contract on behalf of the state, or any county, municipality or levee board thereof, when the provision of Section 75-21-15 had been violated, shall not be collectible, nor shall the same be paid by any officer or board having the payment thereof.Codes, 1892, § 4442; 1906, § 5009; Hemingway's 1917, § 3291; 1930, § 3444; 1942, § 1096.
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