Section 54-4-102 - Liability for unauthorized expenditures(a) Any county official or person who authorizes, directs or permits the expenditure of county aid funds for any purpose, except those authorized by this part, shall be personally liable for any unauthorized expenditure of the funds.(b) Officials or persons violating this section in concert with others shall be jointly and severally liable.Acts 1931, ch. 45, § 2; C. Supp. 1950, § 3291.2; Acts 1972, ch. 708, § 1; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 54-402; Acts 1981, ch. 366, § 7; 1981, ch. 418, § 4.