In case of the resignation, expiration of his term, or removal from office, the county treasurer, or if he dies his personal representatives, must state his account and deliver all the money, books, papers, and property of the county to his successor, who must report the same to the meeting of the county commission held next thereafter, and if satisfied that such account is correct and that all the money, books, papers, and property of the county have been delivered to such successor, such county commission must cause an entry thereof to be made of record.
Ala. Code § 11-4-29 (1975)