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bond to secure the honesty or to secure the funds that

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one must administer, I should think it ought to go out.

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THE PRESIDENT: Delegate Rybczynski, would it be

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fair to say, in the light of your previous explanation,

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that the committee intends the words "appropriate bond" to

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mean a fidelity bond?

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DELEGATE RYBCZYNSKI: No, it goes even further

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than that. There are some officials, such as a sheriff,

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who is subject to performing his duties accurately. For

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instance, if he is given an attachment and fails to attach

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properly or on time he is subject to suit, and you wouldn't

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want to put a person in a position such as that where he

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could do millions of dollars worth of damage a year and

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have nothing to back him up.

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THE PRESIDENT: You are quite right.

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Delegate Koger.

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DELEGATE KOGER: Ladies and gentlemen, I am

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very sorry, but I don't exactly agree with Delegate White,

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and I want to give you just a little background on it.

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Most public officials carry bonds in all the states.

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I carry a bond as an insurance broker, and I an sure Mr,