45-109. Officer's name to be stamped on laws delivered; delivery to successor in office; liability for failure.
45-109
45-109. Officer's name to be stamped on laws delivered; delivery tosuccessor in office; liability for failure.The copy of the laws delivered to any state, district, county ortownship officer, on account of any office held by him, shall have stampedor written thereon the name of the office held by such person; and heshall, when he ceases to hold such office, deliver over to his successor inoffice all laws received by him as such officer, and take the receipt ofhis successor therefor, and deposit such receipt with the clerk of theboard of county commissioners; and any person who shall neglect or refuseto deliver over to his successor in office all laws received by him asaforesaid shall be liable to such successor in an action for the specificrecovery of the same, or for the full amount it would cost him to furnishhimself with such laws, and costs of suit; which action shall, on request,be brought and prosecuted by the county attorney of the county.
History: G.S. 1868, ch. 56, § 10; Oct. 31; R.S. 1923, 45-109.