When the board of county commissioners of any county in this state deems the bond given by the sheriff or other officer of the county insufficient, or when in its opinion the sureties on said bond are insolvent or permanently removed from the county, or when it for any other reason considers said bond insufficient for the public security, it is lawful for the board to require of said sheriff or other officer a new bond, with such sureties and so conditioned as required by law in the first instance.
Source: G.L. § 566. G.S. § 559. R.S. 08: § 1242. C.L. § 8718. CSA: C. 45, § 65. CRS 53: § 36-1-19. C.R.S. 1963: § 36-1-19.
ANNOTATION
Jurisdiction to require new bond. Without having first made a finding affecting the sufficiency of the original official bond of a county officer, the board of county commissioners has no jurisdiction to require him to file a new one. People ex rel. Carr v. Brown, 23 Colo. 425, 48 P. 661 (1897).