If any of the clerks of the superior courts receive any money on any action or judgment from their courts, or otherwise, and do not faithfully account for it, they are liable to rule as sheriffs are, and they and their sureties are likewise liable on their official bonds.
(Orig. Code 1863, § 265; Code 1868, § 259; Code 1873, § 270; Code 1882, § 270; Civil Code 1895, § 4364; Civil Code 1910, § 4895; Code 1933, § 24-2722.)
RESEARCH REFERENCES
Am. Jur. 2d.
- 15A Am. Jur. 2d, Clerks of Court, § 33.
C.J.S.- 21 C.J.S., Courts, §§ 339, 342.