Commissioners of Greene v. Taylor
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Civil Action for Breach of Official Bond tried at Spring Term, 1877, of Greene Superior Court, before Moore, J. This action was brought on the bond of defendant, Taylor, as Sheriff of Greene County..
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Civil Action for Breach of Official Bond tried at Spring Term, 1877, of Greene Superior Court, before Moore, J. This action was brought on the bond of defendant, Taylor, as Sheriff of Greene County.. The plaintiffs alleged that Taylor was elected Sheriff in 1869, for the term of one year, and. executed a bond with the other defendants as sureties on the 13th of August, 1869; that said Sheriff collected a-large amount of taxes and failed to pay over or account for a part thereof, viz: one thousand dollars; that a committee was appointed by the plaintiffs to examine and report on the accounts…
1Opinion of the CourtReade, J.
The defendant Sheriff was duly elected Sheriff on the 7th of August, 1869, for the term of one year, and gave bond with the other defendants as his sureties, conditioned that he would collect and pay over the County and school tax during his continuance in office.
It is not explained in the case why the election was for one year instead of for the usual term, but no point was made as to any irregularity in the election, if there was any, and therefore we give no consideration to it: nor was any point made as to any irregularity in the bond ; nor indeed •would such an objection have availed…
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