City of Oakland v. Snow

HARRISON, C.

The plaintiff seeks by this action to recover from the defendants upon a bond executed by them for the faithful performance by the defendant Snow of his official duties the sum of $1,868.32, alleged to have been received by him in his official capacity during his term of office and appropriated to his own use. Snow held the office of “auditor and assessor” of the plaintiff for two years, during the time for which the bond was given, and the moneys which the plaintiff seeks to recover are a portion of the taxes upon personal property collected by him by virtue of his office.…