Weekly Phoenix herald., 1883-01-26

I'm Relation to Ofici al Oaths and
Bonds.

Odtho vi All L Ci iI''A anu OOOl4iJ
| officers shall be fed and recorded in
the several off ces hereinafter men
toned. to-wit: Oaths and bonds of
the Territorial Treasurer, Auditor,
Superintendent of Public Instruc-
tion. members of The Board of Prison
Commissioners, in the Office of the
Secretary of the Territory OatLs
and bonds of all county officers in
the office IF the County Recorders.
except, that the oaths and bonds of
the County Recorders, shall he fled
in the office of the Probate Judge
SEC. 2. The bonds of all Territorial
officers, shall he approved by the
Governor of the Territory, or by the
Supreme Judge or Associate Justices
of the Territorial Supreme Court
SEC. 8. The bonds OF all county
officers shall be approved by the
chairman of the Board of Supervisors
at meeting of the fun Board, be-
fore filing, and no bond shall be riled
by any officer, required to file any of
the bonds mentioned in Section 1,
until such bond be approved as pre-
scribed by law. The bonds shall be
filed, and the fees, for recording the
same paid by the party or parties
giving the same, and until said
bonds are so filed and recorded no
certificate of election shall issue.
SEC. 4. 1t shall be the duty of
every officer with whom said bonds
shall be flied, carefully to record,
keep, and preserve the same, and
give certified copies thereof, under
seal, to any person demanding the
same, upon tn payment of the fees
allowed by law for like services,
and such certified copies shall be
prima facie evidence of the contents
thereof, in all courts and places in
this Territory.
Sec. 5. The oath of office in this
Territory, shall be in the form as
follows, to-wit:
Territory of Arizona, County Of.
1....... do solemnly swear that I
will support the constitution of the
United States, and the laws of the
Territory OF Arizona. That I will |
faithfully and impartiaIIy discharge
the duties OF the office of. ac-
cording to the best of my ability, so |
help me God.
SEC. 6. All official bonds shall be
in form joint and several, and made
payable to the Territory of Arizona.
SEC. 7. Every official bond exc
cuted by any officer, pursuant to law,
shall be deemed and taken to be in |
force, and obligatory upon the princi-
pal, and sureties, for all and any |
breach of the conditions thereof, |
committed during the time, such |
Office shall continue to perform any
of the duties of. or hold such office. |
and also in force and obligatory |
upon the principal and sureties, for |
the faithful performance of all duties |
which may be required of such |
officer, by any law enacted, su bse-
quent to the execution of such bond, |
and such condition shall be expressed !
in said bond.
Sec. s. Every official bond exc
cuted by any officer, pursuant to law,
shall be in force and obligatory upon |
the principal and the sureties there
in, to and for the Territory of Ari- |
zona, and to and for the use aud |
benefit of all persons who may I've
injured or aggrieved, who may bring
suit on such bond in his own name |
without an assignment thereof.
SEC. 9. Any such official bond shall |
not be void on the first recovery of a |
judgement thereon, but suits may be
afterwards brought on said bond,
from time to time, by the Territory,
or any person injured or aggrieved,
and judgment recovered thereon,
until the whole penalty OF the bond
shall be exhausted.
SEC. 10. VIII enever the sureties. or
any of them, on any official bond,
required by law 10 be given, shall
remove from the Territory, become
insolvent, or insufficient, or the pen
atty of such bond shall become in
sufficient, it shall be the duty of the
person approving the said bond of
his own motion or on the showing
of any person, supported by an affi-
davit, to at once summon any such
officer to appear before him, at a
time stated, not less than three nor
more than ten day after the service
of such summons, and show cause
why he should not execute a new or
additional bond with paid and suffi-
cient sureties: either party feeling
aggrieved by the decision may ap
peal from the same to the District
Court of the County, and the Judge
shall proceed to hear the matter and
decide the case and such decision
shall be final.
SEC. H. Should such officer, after
notice served, fail to appear at the
time appointed, the matter may be
heard in his absence, and if any
fncer, when required to do so, shall
fail to file a new bond, his office
shall be declared vacant.
SEC. 10 In no case shall the orig
inal be discharged by the filing of
new bond, but the same shall re-
main of like force and effect, as if
| such new or additional bond had not