The opinion
CALDWELL, J.
Section 2334b, Revised Statutes, is mandatory and is made condition precedent to be complied with before the board of county commissioners can make a lawful contract, and the certificate is as much a condition precedent as is the fact that the funds are provided. As the certificate is not averred to have been made, the petition stands confessed that none was made, and without it the contract has no validity.
The motion for judgment on the pleadings is granted.