State Ex Rel. Saline County v. Wilson
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from Saline Circuit Court.- — Hon. Samuel Davis, Judge. (1) The Superintendent of the County Poor Farm had authority to sell the farm products and other articles of produce raised on said farm and also the livestock belonging thereto, and had authority also to purchase articles for the use of the poor, or for the use or improvement of the farm, or the building’s thereon, and to expend moneys for farm labor and other work for services dones by his order or contact.
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Appeal from Saline Circuit Court.- — Hon. Samuel Davis, Judge. (1) The Superintendent of the County Poor Farm had authority to sell the farm products and other articles of produce raised on said farm and also the livestock belonging thereto, and had authority also to purchase articles for the use of the poor, or for the use or improvement of the farm, or the building’s thereon, and to expend moneys for farm labor and other work for services dones by his order or contact. R. S. 1919, sec. 12212. By virtue of this authority, he sold said produce and live stock and paid out the moneys arising…
1Opinion of the CourtGraves, J.
-This is an action upon an official bond. March 25, 1912, defendant William N. Wilson, having been recently appointed as superintendent of the County Farm of Saline County, and being required to give a bond for his 'official conduct, gave the bond here involved, with his co-defendant, Equitable Surety Company, as surety thereon. The condition of the bond reads:
“The condition of the above bond is such that, whereas, the said William N. Wilson was on the 5th day of February, 1912, duly (1) appointed in the office of (2) superintendent of the County Farm of the County of Saline, in the State of…
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