Appointment of deputy sheriffs; bond

Sheriffs are authorized in their discretion to appoint one or more deputies. Each deputy shall be required to execute a bond with a surety in the amount of $5,000.00 payable to the sheriff and conditioned upon 283 15-16-23 the faithful accounting for all public and other funds or property coming into the deputy’s custody, control, care, or possession. (Laws 1799, Cobb’s 1851 Digest, p. 575; Code 1863, § 330; Code 1868, § 391; Code 1873, § 355; Code 1882, § 355; Civil Code 1895, § 4378; Civil Code 1910, § 4912; Code 1933, § 24-2811; Ga. L. 1982, p. 1779, §§ 1, 3; Ga. L. 1994, p. 747, § 2.)