Brown v. Lattimore

Citations

• 17 Cal. 93

Syllabus

<p>Ik the fall of 1857, L. was elected Treasurer of Butte county for two years, and entered, upon the duties of his office in October of that year—giving a bond, with sureties, for the performance of his duties during the period for which he was elected, and until the election and qualification of his successor. In 1859, the Legislature extended his term to the first Monday in January, 1860: Held, that the sureties are not responsible for the official conduct of the Treasurer during the time for which the term was extended ; that the Legislature had no power to extend their liability beyond the precise terms of their contract.</p> <p>Held, farther, that the provision inserted in such bond, making sureties liable for the discharge of official duties imposed by law subsequently to the execution of the bond, only applies to such duties as may be required to be performed during the period of liability fixed by the bond, and does not authorize an extension of that period.</p>