Furlong v. State
Mississippi Supreme Court
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Warren County. Hon. U. M. Young, Judge. Charles E. Furlong, having been appointed by the governor to the office of sheriff of Warren County, gave his official bond, dated the 31st of January, 1871, with J. A. Klein, George M. Klein, Harper P. Hunt, and Alexander Kuhn, as his sureties.
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Appeal from the Circuit Court of Warren County. Hon. U. M. Young, Judge. Charles E. Furlong, having been appointed by the governor to the office of sheriff of Warren County, gave his official bond, dated the 31st of January, 1871, with J. A. Klein, George M. Klein, Harper P. Hunt, and Alexander Kuhn, as his sureties. The bond was conditioned that Furlong “ shall faithfully perform the duties of said office of sheriff of said county, and shall punctually pay over all moneys coming into his hands by virtue of said office, to the party or parties entitled thereto according'to law.” On the…
1Opinion of the CourtCampbell, J.
The demurrer to the declaration presents the question whether the bond of the sheriff is a security to the State against a false claim made by the sheriff for keeping and maintaining prisoners in the jail of the county, by means of which he obtained an allowance for and collected more than he was legally entitled to. The demurrer rests for its support on the proposition that the bond is not an indemnity against such a result, and that the sheriff alone is liable for money thus improperly obtained. The argument is that the' *728bond is intended as an indemnity against official misconduct, and to…
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