Berks County ex rel. School District v. Levan
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Error to the Court of Common Pleas of Berks county: Of January Term 1878, No. 10. Debt on an official bond, brought by the county of Berks, to the use of the School District of Greenwich township, against Francis Levan and his sureties, on an official bond given to the county, conditioned that said Levan should faithfully perform the duties of collector of taxes for' said township, in said county, and pay over to the county treasurer the state and county taxes to be…
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Error to the Court of Common Pleas of Berks county: Of January Term 1878, No. 10. Debt on an official bond, brought by the county of Berks, to the use of the School District of Greenwich township, against Francis Levan and his sureties, on an official bond given to the county, conditioned that said Levan should faithfully perform the duties of collector of taxes for' said township, in said county, and pay over to the county treasurer the state and county taxes to be colleeted for the year 1871. The facts áre sufficiently stated in the opinion of this court. The defendant contended that there…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Sharswood
This was an action on an official bond given by the defendant and two sureties unto the county of Berks, reciting that/ “whereas the above bounded Francis Levan has been appointed by the commissioners of Berks county, collector of county and state taxes for Greenwich township in said county for the year 1871,” and conditioned that the said Levan “shall well and faithfully perform the duties of said appointment as collector aforesaid and pay over the *362amount of the taxes required to be collected for said township to the county treasurer” within the time limited.
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