Mason v. Commissioners of Roads & Revenues
Supreme Court of Georgia
Exceptions to auditor’s report. Before J. T. Pendleton, judge-pro hac vice. DeKalb superior court. February term, 1897. In January, 1893, J. A. Mason was elected treasurer of the-County of DeKalb. He had been treasurer for two preceding terms. On February 1, 1893, he gave bond and took the oath of office. The securities on his bond were W. B. Smith, W. P. Medlock, and M. A. Steele.
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Exceptions to auditor’s report. Before J. T. Pendleton, judge-pro hac vice. DeKalb superior court. February term, 1897. In January, 1893, J. A. Mason was elected treasurer of the-County of DeKalb. He had been treasurer for two preceding terms. On February 1, 1893, he gave bond and took the oath of office. The securities on his bond were W. B. Smith, W. P. Medlock, and M. A. Steele. The condition expressed in the-bond was, that “the said J. A. Mason shall faithfully discharge all of the duties of such office of county treasurer during the time he continues therein or discharges any of the…
1Opinion of the CourtLittle, J.
These cases were argued together in this court, and the main points ruling each of them are intended to be covered in this opinion.
1. A motion was made to quash the executions involved in these cases, because “ they were issued in the name of the county board commissioners of roads and revenues for the County of DeKalb, when they should, under the law have been issued in the name of DeKalb County.” This motion was overruled, and exception was taken thereto. By the act of December 8, 1886 (Acts 1886, p. 258), a board of commissioners of roads and revenues for the County of DeKalb was created.…
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