Inhabitants of Hudson v. Miles

This is an action on a bond dated July 1, 1899, given by a collector and twenty sureties. The bond recites that the defendant Miles has been elected collector of taxes of the plaintiff town for the current year, has accepted and been duly sworn, and is conditioned that he “ shall, as collector of taxes as aforesaid, faithfully collect, account for and pay over all moneys which he shall be legally required to collect as collector of taxes as aforesaid and shall faithfully discharge all the other duties of said office during the time he shall hold said office under said election.” The case came…