Fannin County v. Pack

1. Under section 1195 of the Civil Code, tax-receivers are required to give bond and security in a sum equal to one fourth of the amount of the State tax (not, however, to exceed $10,000) supposed to bo due from the county for the year in which the bond is to be given; the bond to be made payable to the Governor. By section 1196 of the Civil Code, “receivers and their sureties are liable on their bonds for all penalties or forfeitures they may incur under the law, and for all losses, or damage, or expense the State may sustain by reason of their conduct.” By section 291 of the Civil Code,…