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District of Columbia v. Petty, 229 U.S. 593 (1913)
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District of Columbia v. Petty, 229 U.S. 593 (1913)
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District of Columbia v. Petty No. 316 Argued May 8, 1913 Decided June 9, 1913 229 U.S. 593
ERROR TO THE COURT OF APPEALS
OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Syllabus
Sureties on the official bond of a public officer are not, in the absence of statutory provisions, responsible for his failure to account for moneys received and held by him extra-officially and not specified in the bond.
Moneys received by the Commissioner of the District of Columbia from citizens for street improvements under the permit system were not public moneys in any legal sense, but funds of private citizens held extra-officially by the public officers.
Prior to the making of the order of June 13, 1888, establishing the Permit Fund, there was no law, rule or regulation making the Auditor of the District of Columbia accountable for public moneys, nor is there anything in that order or in the Act of March 3, 1891, c. 246, imposing responsibility on the Auditor for faults of the disbursing clerk provided for therein or of the pay clerk referred to in said order.
37 App.D.C. 156 affirmed.
The facts, which involve the liability of sureties on an official bond and the responsibility of a public officer for moneys other than public, are stated in the opinion.
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Chicago: U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," District of Columbia v. Petty, 229 U.S. 593 (1913) in 229 U.S. 593 229 U.S. 594. Original Sources, accessed November 24, 2024, http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=K2W6IJHXV516XQ5.
MLA: U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." District of Columbia v. Petty, 229 U.S. 593 (1913), in 229 U.S. 593, page 229 U.S. 594. Original Sources. 24 Nov. 2024. http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=K2W6IJHXV516XQ5.
Harvard: U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in District of Columbia v. Petty, 229 U.S. 593 (1913). cited in 1913, 229 U.S. 593, pp.229 U.S. 594. Original Sources, retrieved 24 November 2024, from http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=K2W6IJHXV516XQ5.
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