Commonwealth v. Geesey
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 18, March T., 1896, by Swatara Township School District, from judgment of C. P. Lebanon Co., June T., 1894, No. 409, entering compulsory non-suit. Scire facias on judgment bond of tax collectors of Swatara township, to show cause why execution should not issue for $108.46 due to Swatara Township School District for school taxes.
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Appeal, No. 18, March T., 1896, by Swatara Township School District, from judgment of C. P. Lebanon Co., June T., 1894, No. 409, entering compulsory non-suit. Scire facias on judgment bond of tax collectors of Swatara township, to show cause why execution should not issue for $108.46 due to Swatara Township School District for school taxes. It appeared from the evidence that the suit was brought to recover the balance alleged to be due by the collector of Swatara township to said township on his bond. There had been no settlement made by the auditors of the township as required by the act of…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Willard, J.,
In the year 1891, Josiah L. Geesey was elected tax collector of Swatara township, Lebanon county. A duplicate for the collection of school, taxes in Swatara Township School District was placed in his hands, amounting to the sum of $2,140.45. On receiving the duplicate Josiah L. Geesey gave a judgment bond to the commonwealth in the penal sum of $7,500, with Abraham L. Light, George Tice and William B. Arnold as sureties. The condition of the bond was that if the said Josiah L. Geesey should well and truly collect and pay over or account for, according to law, the whole…
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