MR. JUSTICE GRAY delivered the opinion of the court. After reciting the foregoing facts, he continued:
The bond sued on was given under § 783 of the Revised Statutes, which requires every marshal, before entering on the duties of his office, to give bond with sureties for the faithful performance of those duties by himself and his deputies; and this action was brought under § 784, which authorizes any person, injured by a breach of the condition of the bond...
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