Court Opinion

ID: 4734719
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2021-08-12 02:58:45.715669+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T08:08:13.328057
License: Public Domain

Hoyt, J.
(dissenting). — One of the duties of the prosecuting attorney under the law in force at the time the bond in question was executed was to prosecute suits in favor of the county, and as incident to that power to receive payment before suit, and pay over the moneys so received to the county. This being so, I think that the legislation by which it was made his duty to collect taxes due the county by suit, and as incident thereto, to receive them for the county before suit, if offered, was germane to his duties under the law at the time the bond was executed. For this reason such legislation did not confer such new duties as would relieve his bondsmen of responsibility in regard thereto. The judgment should be affirmed.