King v. . Hunter
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Civil action tried before Logan, J., at Spring Term, 1871, of Lincoln Superior Court. The facts are that the plaintiff was duly elected Sheriff of Lincoln County in 1868, and gave the bonds as required by law. In 1869, he likewise renewed his bonds. In 1870, he-offered to renew his bonds as required, but the defendants who-are the Commissioners ot said County, refused to accept said bonds, for the reason that the plaintiff’s term as Sheriff had expired.
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Civil action tried before Logan, J., at Spring Term, 1871, of Lincoln Superior Court. The facts are that the plaintiff was duly elected Sheriff of Lincoln County in 1868, and gave the bonds as required by law. In 1869, he likewise renewed his bonds. In 1870, he-offered to renew his bonds as required, but the defendants who-are the Commissioners ot said County, refused to accept said bonds, for the reason that the plaintiff’s term as Sheriff had expired. The bonds given by the plaintiff in 1868 and 1869, and those tendered in 1870, embraced the collecting and accounting for the County, Poor…
1Opinion of the CourtEeaee, J.
The office of Sheriff, with well defined duties .-and emoluments, existed at the time of the adoption of the .present Constitution. Ono of those duties with its emolu.ments, was the collection of taxes The Constitution established the office of Sheriff, and prescribed the mode of his • election by the people, and his term of office, with such salary .and fees and emoluments, as should be prescribed by law. The plaintiff was elected Sheriff- under the Constitution, and ;his term has not yet expired. At the time he was elected and inducted into office, the collection of the taxes was a part of…
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