Within 30 days after his election or appointment, the county treasurer shall give a bond payable to the county governing authority with securities approved by such authority, in a sum which in its judgment will be ample to protect the county from any loss.

(Orig. Code 1863, § 523; Code 1868, § 587; Code 1873, § 549; Code 1882, § 549; Ga. L. 1889, p. 51, § 1; Civil Code 1895, § 455; Civil Code 1910, § 571; Ga. L. 1918, p. 109, § 1; Code 1933, § 23-1005.)

JUDICIAL DECISIONS

Effect of approval of insufficient bond.

- Approval of a bond of a county treasurer for a penalty much less than that required by this section does not relieve the county treasurer of the necessity of giving a bond in the amount of the statutory penalty, when cited to do so by the proper officer. Tarver v. Wooten, 147 Ga. 19, 92 S.E. 532 (1917) (see O.C.G.A. § 36-6-4).

Effect of invalid Act purporting to abolish office and fix bond.

- Act purporting to abolish the office of treasurer of a county and to fix the amount of the bond of the clerk, which was later held invalid, is no authority for excusing that treasurer from giving a bond in the penal sum prescribed for bonds of county treasurers by this section. Tarver v. Wooten, 147 Ga. 19, 92 S.E. 532 (1917) (see O.C.G.A. § 36-6-4).

Cited in Carter v. Veal, 42 Ga. App. 88, 155 S.E. 64 (1930); Hancock County v. Hancock Nat'l Bank, 67 F.2d 421 (5th Cir. 1933).

RESEARCH REFERENCES

Am. Jur. 2d.

- 63C Am. Jur. 2d, Public Officers and Employees, §§ 130 et seq., 351 et seq., 359, 363, 492, 493.

C.J.S.

- 20 C.J.S., Counties, § 160.

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TITLE 36 LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Section 6. County Treasurer, 36-6-1 through 36-6-28.