Brown v. Houck

Haight, J. :

In the spring of 1876, George W. Provost was elected collector of taxes for the town of Kush. He qualified and entered upon the discharge of his office, giving the usual official bond as town collector, signed by the plaintiffs as sureties. In December of that year the annual tax roll of the town, with warrant attached, was issued to him commanding him to collect the sum of $11,165.05 and pay the same over to the county treasurer. Of the sum collected by him as such collector he paid over to the treasurer all except the sum of $2,065, as to which sum he made default. Thereafter…