§ 12-20-19-3 — Issuing officer; oath of office; bond

Indiana § 12-20-19-3

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Art. 20: TOWNSHIP ASSISTANCE
• Ch. 19: Participation in Federal Surplus Food Programs

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(a) The issuing officer employed by a
township trustee must take an oath for the faithful performance of the
duties of the issuing officer's office.
(b) The issuing officer must furnish a bond:
(1) payable to the state; and
(2) conditioned upon the faithful performance of the issuing
officer's duties and accurate accounting of all money in the
issuing officer's possession.
(c) The bond required by subsection (b) must be in a penal sum of
not less than the total amount of the revolving money coming into the
issuing officer's possession from all trustees.
(d) The cost of the bond required by subsection (b) shall be paid by
county warrant and charged by the county auditor pro rata against the
township assistance accounts of the townships participating in the
establishment of the revolving or other fund for the purposes set forth
in this chapter.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-2-8-3.]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.51-1996, SEC.69; P.L.73-2005, SEC.89.