Arizona miner. [volume] (Fort Whipple, Ariz.) 1864-1868, 1864-11-23


the Territory of Arizona.
SECTION |. The Sheriff of each organizes
county shall be elected at the general election 70
the term of two years, and shall give bond to thi
'rerritoryn the penal sum of ten thousand dollars
and with sufficient sureties not less than three il
number. as the Judge of the District Court or th
County Commissioners shall approve.
az. The condition OF such bond shall be ii
substance as follows Whereas the above bouu
den hath been elected to the offic
of Sheriff of the county of at the gen
eral elect ion held therein, on the day 9
Now therefore, the condition OF the abov
obligation is such, that if the said
shall we'll and faithfully in all things perform an
execute the Office of Sheriff of the said count
of during his continuance in Office by vr
tue of the said election, without fraud deceit, o
oppression, and shall pay over all moneys tina
may come into his hands as such Sheriff, then tn
above obligation to be void, otherwise to be ant
remain in full force"
80. Each Sheriff may appoint one or NOR
deputies, for whose official acts he shall be il
all respects responsible, and may revoke such ap
pointments at his pleasure; and persons may als'
be deputed by any Sheriff, by an instrument II
writing, to do particular acts.
"a. The Sheriff OF each county SHALL as soor
as may be, after entering upon the execution o
his Office, appoint some proper person unde
Sheriff of the same county, who shall also be {
general deputy, to hold during the pleasure o
such Sheriff and as often as vacancy shall oc
cur in the Office Of such under Sheriff. or he be-
come incapable Of executing the same, another
shall, in like manner, be appointed IN his place.
as. Whenever a vacancy shall occur in th'
Office of sheriff of any county, the under sherlt
of such county shall, in all things, execute th'
Office Of sheriff until sheriff shall be elected
and qualified and any default or mieieasance II
Office Of such under sheriff in the meantime, as vel
ma before. shall be deemed TO be breach OF tn
condition of the bond given by the sheriff wh'
Amounted him, and also breach OF the condition
of the bond executed by such under sheriff U
the sheriff by whom he was appointed
q 6. Every appointment OF an under sheriii
or of deputy sheriff, aud every revocation there
of, shall be IN writing under the hand oil th
sbar;ir and shalt % filed and recorded in th
Office of the Clerk of the District Court an'
every such under sheriff or deputy shall befsr
no enters upon the duties Of his Office, take TN
oath prescribed by The law. But this section shat
not extend to any person who may be depute'
hv any sheriff to do particular act only.
ar. The sheriff shall have the charge and Gus
,o6v of the tails OF his county, and OF the prls
oners in the same und shall! keep them h!gse.
or by his deputy or jailor for whose acts he shal
be resposble.
as The sheriff in person, or by bis under sher
if or deputies, shall serve or execute according
TO law all process, writs, precepts and orders, IS
sued or made by lawful authority, and to him oil
rected
40. Sheuffs and their deputies may execute al
snch process as shall be in their hands at the exp
ration of the term for which such sheritfs wer
elected. or at the time of their removal iron
office and in case of vacancy 10 the otlce o
sheriff, every deputy in office under him. havlnI
any writ or process in his hands at the time sucl
vacancy happened shall have the same authority
and be under the same obligation to serve ant
execute. and return the same, as II such sherii
had continued 10 Office.
aIO. Any default or misfeasance in office 0
sny deputy sheriff or jailor, after the death, res
icnation or removal Of any sheriff by whom b
was appointed shall be adjudged breach OF tn
bond of such sheriff
IL. Any action for the malfeasance, misfea
sance, or nonfeasance of sheriff or any OF HI
deputies, may be prosecuted against the executor
or administrators of such sheriff, 10 like name
rs if the cause of action survived at common law
IL. No sheriff, deputy sheriff. or corone
shall appear in any court as attorney or coanse
for, CT on behalf of any party in suit nor sinai
! he draw, make, or gil up any writ declaration
plea, or process, for any such party; nor shal
he, with intent to procure himself to be employees
in the collection OF any demand, or the servic
of any process, advise or counsel any person U