Rice's Case
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 166, Oct. T., 1893, by respondent, Henry B. Rice, supervisor, from order of Q. S. Butler Co., June T., 1893, No. 2, declaring vacant office of supervisor. Petition to declare vacant the office of supervisor. Before Hazen, P. J. The facts appear by the opinion of the Supreme Court. Error assigned was declaring vacant office of supervisor.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Thompson,
Tbe act of March 16, 1860, P. L. 174, makes it the duty of the township auditors to require the supervisors of public roads in each township, before entering upon their duties, to give bond, to be approved by them, conditioned for the faithful performance of their duties and for accounting and payment of any balance of money received by them; and, in case of neglect or refusal to .pay such balance, to proceed by due course of law to collect the same ; and provides that any officer or officers, failing to give the security required by the first section of the…
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