1 §18. Treasurer receiving money to give bond - Maine Statutes

Title 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS

Chapter 1: SOVEREIGNTY AND JURISDICTION

§18. Treasurer receiving money to give bond

The court directing the money to be paid to a county treasurer, in accordance with sections 15 to 17, shall require of such treasurer a bond in double the amount ordered to be paid to him, with 2 or more sufficient sureties, or with a surety company, as surety, to be approved by said court. Such bonds shall be payable to the people of the State of Maine, for the use of such persons, severally, as are entitled to said money, and shall be approved and filed with the clerk of said court before payment of the money to the treasurer.