Section 11-2-30

Proceedings as to sufficiency of bonds of certain county officers — Application by county freeholders for order requiring new bond.

Upon the application of five or more resident freeholders of the county, addressed to the judge of the circuit court, and verified by the oath of one or more of the applicants, alleging that the bond of the judge of probate or the clerk of the circuit court or of the sheriff or of the tax assessor or of the tax collector or of the county treasurer is for any cause insufficient and setting forth the grounds upon which the allegation is based, such officer may be required to make a new bond, if, upon the hearing of such application by the circuit court judge, it shall appear that the bond is for any cause insufficient.

(Code 1876, §192; Code 1886, §287; Code 1896, §3119; Code 1907, §1535; Code 1923, §2669; Code 1940, T. 41, §68.)