The said board of county auditors shall meet for the transaction of business in the office of the clerk of said county, or in some convenient room in the court house of said county, and when said board is not in session, the clerk of said county shall receive, file and be custodian of all books and papers belonging to or intended for the said board, and deliver them on demand for examination, to any member of said board of auditors. The said board of auditors shall meet for the transaction of business in the court house on the first Monday of each month, and shall continue its session daily from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. and from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. until pending business is disposed of, but the members of the board receiving 5 dollars per day shall not receive said pay for a longer period than 5 days in any 1 month: Provided, however, That the board of supervisors of any county may by resolution require the services of the individual members more than 5 days per month and fix the compensation of the members of said board in such sum in excess of the above stated amount as they shall deem just.
MCL 47.7