State v. Mayes
Mississippi Supreme Court
Error to the Circuit Court of Yazoo County. Hon. S. S. CamtooN, Judge. 1. Cited Code 1871, e. 89, and §§ 269, 1884, 2013, contending that the suit was properly brought in the name of the State, for the use of the board of supervisors of the county. 2. Contended that the breaches assigned were covered by the bond, citing Code 1871, §§ 261, 262, 309, 2024, and c. 39; 8 S. & M. 151; 5 S. & M. 25 | 23 Miss. 68. cited Code 1871, §§ 261-263, 269, 309-312, 584, 2890; 13 S. & M.…
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Error to the Circuit Court of Yazoo County. Hon. S. S. CamtooN, Judge. 1. Cited Code 1871, e. 89, and §§ 269, 1884, 2013, contending that the suit was properly brought in the name of the State, for the use of the board of supervisors of the county. 2. Contended that the breaches assigned were covered by the bond, citing Code 1871, §§ 261, 262, 309, 2024, and c. 39; 8 S. & M. 151; 5 S. & M. 25 | 23 Miss. 68. cited Code 1871, §§ 261-263, 269, 309-312, 584, 2890; 13 S. & M. 392; 40 Miss. 493 ; Byrne v. State, 50 Miss. 688; Marshall v. Hqmilton, 41 Miss. 229; 9 S. & M. 183 ; Taylor v. State, 51…
1Opinion of the CourtChaladles, J.
By art. 10 of c. 39 Code 1871, the county treasurer of each county is made the custodian of the school funds thereof, and his duties in that behalf are prescribed. ' Among these duties are those of receiving all moneys on account of the school fund of the county, and paying out the same on warrants signed by the president of the board of school directors (now board of supervisors).
To a suit brought upon the bond of the county treasurer of Yazoo County, given under this statute, in which the breaches alleged were, 1st, that the treasurer had negligently suffered *419the school funds to be taken…
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