A coroner shall give bond and surety in the sum of $12,500.00 at the same time as he takes the oath provided for in Code Section 45-16-3. He is liable for retaining moneys collected or for otherwise failing to do his duty as sheriffs are and is subject to the same proceedings.
(Laws 1823, Cobb's 1851 Digest, p. 539; Code 1863, § 562; Code 1868, § 626; Code 1873, § 585; Code 1882, § 585; Civil Code 1895, § 494; Civil Code 1910, § 612; Code 1933, § 21-104; Ga. L. 1985, p. 843, § 2.)
Cross references.- Official bonds generally, T. 45, C. 4.
RESEARCH REFERENCES
Am. Jur. 2d.
- 18 Am. Jur. 2d, Coroners or Medical Examiners, § 2.
C.J.S.- 18 C.J.S., Coroners, §§ 2, 5, 6, 32.