Pennsylvania Act 1859-596 — SURETIES OF COUNTY TREASURERS

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SURETIES OF COUNTY TREASURERS
                 Act of Apr. 13, 1859, P.L. 607, No. 596              Cl. 16
                                  AN ACT

     Relative to Sureties of County Treasurers.

        Section 1.  Proceeding against treasurer by sureties or
     Attorney General
        Whenever any county treasurer within this Commonwealth shall
     fail to pay to the Commonwealth, on demand being made, the
     balance found to be due by him upon settlement of his account by
     the Auditor General and State Treasurer, a petition may be
     presented to the court of common pleas of the county wherein the
     said treasurer may reside, at the instance of the Attorney
     General, or one or more of the sureties of said county
     treasurer, praying for his dismissal from office, on account of
     said default.  Upon the presentation of said petition, the said
     court shall enter a rule upon said county treasurer, to appear
     on the day certain to show cause why he should not be removed
     from said office, of which due notice shall be given to said
     county treasurer.  1859, April 13, P.L. 607, Sec. 1.
        Section 2.  Dismissal from office by court
        Upon the hearing of said rule, if it shall be made to appear
     to the satisfaction of said court that the said officer is in
     default for the non-payment of money due the Commonwealth, the
     said court shall forthwith make a decree dismissing him from the
     said office; and upon receiving a certified copy of said decree,
     the commissioners of the proper county shall immediately fill
     the vacancy thereby created, until the next general election, by
     the appointment of a suitable person, who shall give bond in
     such amount and with such sureties as shall be ordered and
     approved by the court of quarter sessions of the proper county:
     Provided, That if the sum so found due be paid at any time
     before such decree is made, it shall discharge the proceedings.
     1859, April 13, P.L. 607, Sec. 2.