, 1899-02-17
SESSION LAWS, 1899.
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House Bill No. IL.
OFFICIAL BONDS.

An Act relative to the release Of sureties upon official bonds, and
providing for the payment of the expense of procuring bonds for
officers and hduciaries and for recovering the expense Of obtain
ing such bonds.
Be it Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:
Section 1. Any surety upon the bond of any State,
County or municipal officer shall be released from further
liability of such surety for such officer, by filing with the
person or persons having authority to approve said bond,
or with whom said bond is directed to be filed, a notice
that said surety is unwilling longer to be security for such
state, county or municipal officer. When any notice shall
be fled as aforesaid, notice thereof shall Immediately be
given to such State, County or municipal officer, who shall
thereupon file within fifteen days other security to be ap-
proved as provided by law. If said state, county or munich
pal officer shall not in the manner aforesaid file such bond to
be approved as aforesaid, the said office shall become vacant
and the said vacancy shall be filled in manner as is now pro-
vided by law. If a new bond shall be given by any officer, as
hereinbefore provided, then the former surety or sureties
shall be entirely released and discharged from all liability
incurred by such officer after the time of the approval of said
new bond, and the sureties to the new bond shall henceforth
be liable as therein provided, after the approval of said new
bond as aforesaid. The officer, officers, board or Official body
where or with whom said original bond was filed, shall have
power to declare any office or offices vacant as herelnbe-
fore provided; Provided, that no surety shall be released
from further responsibility until the office shall be declared
vacant or Il new bond approved by the proper authority.
Sec. 2. That any receiver, assignee, guardian, trustee,
committee, executor, administrator or curator or other fl
duciary required by law or the order of any court or judge
to give a bond or other obligation as such, may include as
a part of the lawful expense of executing his trust, such
reasonable sum paid a company authorized under the laws
of this State so to do, for becoming his surety on such bond,
as may be allowed by the court in which or a judge before
whom he is required to account, on bonds of one thousand
dollars or more, not exceeding one-half of one per cent per
annum; on bonds of less than one thousand dollars not to
exceed the sum of five dollars.
Sec. 3. That any State, County, municipal or district
officer required by law or the order of any State, County
or municipal council, board or organization to give a bond
or other obligation as such, may include as a part of the
lawful expense of executing and performing the duties of
his Office, such reasonable sum paid a company authorized
under the laws of this State so to do, for becoming his
surety on such bond or obligation, and may pay such sum
or expense from any contingent or other fund furnished
by the State, County or municipality or organization for
the payment of the lawful expenses of said officer, or may,
upon proper presentation of a claim for such sum or ex-
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municipal council, board or organization that ordered and
vided, that the cost of bonds and obligations of all State,
the sum of onehalf of one per cent per annum on the amount
of such bond or obligation.
Sec. 4. That in all actions and proceedings wherein
the parties thereto have furnished any bond, recognizance,
undertaking, stipulation or other obligation, paying there
for to any company SO authorized to do, a premium for such
bond or obligation, such party, if entitled to recover costs
in said action, shall be allowed and may tax and recover
such sum paid such a company for executing any bond,
recognizance, undertaking, stipulation or other obligation
therein, not exceeding however, onehalf of one per cent on
the amount Of such Bond, recognizance, undertaking, stip-
ulation or other obligation on bonds of one thousand dollars
or more during each year the same has been in force; on
bonds less than one thousand dollars, not to exceed the sum
Of five dollars.
Sec. s. All Acts and parts of Acts inconsistent with
the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed.
Sec. 6. This Act shall take effect and be in force from
and after its passage.
Approved February 9Th, A. D. 1893.