State v. Parker
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Clarke. Tried before the Hon. H. T. ToulmiN. This action was brought in the name of the State of Alabama, against Seth J. Parker, A. M. "Wing, and F. P. Baker was commenced on the 17th August, 1879, and was founded on an official bond executed by said defendants, — Parker as tax-collector of said county, and the other defendants as his sureties, — which, as set out in the complaint, was in these words : “ Know all men by these presents, that…
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Appeal from the Circuit Court of Clarke. Tried before the Hon. H. T. ToulmiN. This action was brought in the name of the State of Alabama, against Seth J. Parker, A. M. "Wing, and F. P. Baker was commenced on the 17th August, 1879, and was founded on an official bond executed by said defendants, — Parker as tax-collector of said county, and the other defendants as his sureties, — which, as set out in the complaint, was in these words : “ Know all men by these presents, that we, Seth J. Parker, A. M. Wing and F. W. Baker, in consideration of advisory instructions to the honorable Circuit…
1Opinion of the CourtSomeryille, J.
The appellee, Parker, executed his official bond as tax-collector of Clarke county, in September, 1874, conditioned for the faithful discharge of his duties in such capacity. This bond covered the entire duration of his official term, including the years 1874, ’75, ’76, and ’77. He also executed, in May, 1876, an additional bond, on requisition of the grand jury, in accordance with the provisions of the statute. This covered parts of the two years 1876 and 1877. There is one surety on the second bond, who was not an obligor on the first bond. Suits were instituted on each bond separately ;…
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