Title 50, Chapter 17, Section 58
( 50-17-58)
Depositories, before entering upon the discharge of their duties, by
their proper officers, shall execute bonds, with good and sufficient
securities, to be fixed and approved by the Governor. The bonds
shall be conditioned for the faithful performance of all such duties
as shall be required of them by law and for a faithful accounting
for the money or effects that may come into their hands during their
continuance in office. The bonds shall be filed and recorded in the
Governor's office and copies thereof, certified by one of the
Governor's secretaries under the seal of the executive department,
shall be received in evidence in lieu of the original in any of the
courts; and the bonds shall have the same binding force and effect
as public officers' bonds and, in case of default, shall be enforced
in like manner. In determining the amount of the bond to be given
by a depository under this Code section, the Governor shall fix the
same as to make it not less than the amount of money to be entrusted
to the depository; and in no case shall a larger amount of money be
deposited in any depository than the amount of the bond; and the
Governor, at any time, may require additional bond, if necessary, to
cover fully the amount deposited or intended to be deposited in such
bank. The board, in its discretion, may waive the requirement of
such bond as to demand deposits in a depository. |