Section 9-9-41 Bonds of district employees, etc.
Section 9-9-41
Bonds of district employees, etc.
Bonds in behalf of the district for the safekeeping of funds and faithful performance of their respective duties and obligations shall be given by each of the commissioners, the engineer, if any, the attorney, the secretary, the treasurer and all other persons who may handle funds of the district and by such persons, firms or corporations having contracts with the district as the commissioners may require. The amount of the bonds and the sureties of the commissioners shall be subject to the approval of the court of probate. The amount of bonds and the sureties of the treasurer, the attorney, the secretary, the engineer, if any, and the contractors shall be subject to the approval of the board of water management commissioners. All bonds of district officials shall be placed with the court of probate and the bonds of contractors with the secretary of the district. The amount of the bonds of any person who handles district funds or of a collector of district taxes shall be determined by the board of water management commissioners. Sureties on such bonds may be individuals or corporations, and the fees for all bonds required of officers and of other persons handling funds of the district shall be paid by the district as part of administration expenses.
(Acts 1965, No. 685, p. 1246, §34.)