Idaho § 40-1405 - Organization of district - Officers - Official bonds
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§ 40-1405. Organization of district - Officers - Official bonds
(1) Immediately after appointment, the county-wide highway district commissioners shall meet and organize, elect a chairman from their number, and appoint a secretary and treasurer who may also be from their number, for terms fixed by them. The offices of secretary and treasurer may be filled by the same person. Certified copies of all appointments, under the hand of each of the commissioners, shall be filed with the clerk of the county commissioners and with the tax collector of the county.
(2) The officers of the highway district shall take and file with their secretary an oath for the faithful performance of the duties of their respective offices. Each highway commissioner and director shall execute an official bond in the sum of not less than five thousand dollars ($5,000). The treasurer on his appointment shall execute and file with the secretary an official bond in an amount of money equal to an amount that may come into his hands as treasurer. If a surety bond is given as provided in section 41-2604 , Idaho Code, the bond need not exceed one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000), but in no case shall the amount of the bond be less than an amount set by the highway district commissioners.
[40-1405, added 1985, ch. 253, sec. 2, p. 659.]
Source: official Idaho text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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