The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1879-03-08

NO. 41..
sibilitiss or defaults imposed BY the
three bonds and the law 80 continued
until The formation Of tho State Of Wes1
Virginia, aud Eit was held tha. sue !
bond covered all deliuquencies. desaulsl
or omissions Of the sheriff. The trainers
Of the Constitution oft1S6S, Of this
State deemed it necessary to provide
tbs. the SheriFs bond should not only
have The condition just mentioned, bu'
the additional provision for accounting
for, aud paying, over as required BY
Law, all money that might come into
bis hands, BY virtue Of his Office; the
reason for which ia hard to ascertain.
And the Legislature prior 70 1870,
dovolvsd upon tie Township Treasurer
and Collector tho duty Of collecting
and receiving The School taxes. o.
March, ,t1S7o, Sby chapter ss, page 9l,
acts Of that year. tbs sheriff was re; 9;
uired 70 collect ali State, County.
Township. School, Road. and other
public taxes assessed in The county
save only taxes ter muaicip.l lpurposos.
t,Hs was TO have tho same compensa:
ton which was allowed to .he officers
heretofore authorized 10 collect the
same, except for collecting and disbur.,
ling school taxes. ho was to receive
three per cent. and was to accoun. for,
pay over and disburse tho same in like
manner as said officers are required to
do, aud Ia the discharge Of bis d utics
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under said act, 10 and tho securities in
lis official bond should ba subject to
.he Same penalties, liabilities r motions isa !
and remedies. which he then or there !
after Should be subject to, in relation
10, State taxes, and abolished tho office
of township Treasurer, The next Y, ac, in
relation thereto wa, tho act fot 9th Of
February, 1871, page III IL. which only
aeyolyed upon tho sheriff The collection,
Of taxe. not collected By the township
treasurer, and rendered him and his
securities liable therefor. ~
Tho naxt act passed upon the sub:
jebt was on tho 2s,h Of February, 1872
l,. lpage! !a7o!so. which contains bu. oue
short section, as follows: "That tho
sheriff Of every county shall do and
perform all gtho. duties, and sbs subject.
to ths same pains penalties and .lia Dill
ties as the former township sss
and all monies heretofore required sl51s' sso
bs paid to sald sheriff 9, and all monte
heretofore paid to any sheriff is hereby.
leg.lizsd. And tho circuit courts Of
the several z counties, s,9or tho . judges
thereof, in vacation, 'hall require said
shsriif's before proceeding to 9 Collect l!ty !
or rseslso said monlos, 10 execute an
additional bond with approved security
10 a ponalty equal to double Tue amount
Of such money as may como into their
hand, respectively IN any ono year.
The acts just referred to OF 1871, Of
1871, and OF lSi2, embrace oil the
laws devolvlng upon tho sheriff tue
duty Of collecting and accounting Tor
school taxes prior to tho 10Th OF oolo-
bor' 1872, when the bond involved H'tt ..il' 10
this suit was executed, and from them them
and tho constitution Of 1879 must 30 DO
determined what responsibility '11d /. Dc; Dc;
Tolysd upon, tho shcritt,s securities as to
the collection and aceo uniting iof school 1901
taxes These acts seem seem 40 not TO to lara %
been drawn BY skillul hands, Or well
considered before being passed. They