Liability of bond surety.

30.130. The surety of any treasurer shall be heldresponsible for all acts of his principal and the assistanttreasurer until a successor to the office of state treasurer iselected or appointed, commissioned and qualified; except, that ifa new bond is given by the state treasurer in accordance with theprovisions of this chapter, and the new bond is approved by thegovernor, as in this chapter provided, then the surety on thefirst bond shall only be held liable for all acts or omissions ofhis principal and the assistant treasurer occurring prior to thegiving and approving of the new bond.

(RSMo 1939 § 13018, A.L. 1945 p. 1977 § 8, A.L. 1963 p. 100)

Prior revisions: 1929 § 11396; 1919 § 13293; 1909 § 11805