Court Opinion

ID: 6612450
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2022-07-20 20:18:41.413093+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T15:58:24.738320
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Soott, J.,

delivered the opinion of the Court.

Howell was arrested in vacation, by the sheriff of Buchanan county, for a contempt offered to the Circuit Court.
The sheriff took from him a recognizance to appear at the next term of the court to answer for the offence. The party not appearing a forfeiture was taken, on which a scire facias issued. A demurrer to the scire facias was sustained by the Circuit Court.
There is no law authorizing a sheriff to take a recognizance under the circumstances in which this was taken; therefore, his act was without authority and void.
The other Judges concurring,
the judgment will be affirmed.