25-10-701. Public officers not to be personally taxed. No officer prosecuting or defending as provided in 25-10-405 shall be taxed with costs or damages, but such costs or damages, if any, shall be taxed to the state, county, or municipality, as the case may be.

     History: En. Sec. 564, p. 150, Cod. Stat. 1871; re-en. Sec. 504, p. 173, L. 1877; re-en. Sec. 504, 1st Div. Rev. Stat 1879; re-en. Sec. 517, 1st Div. Comp. Stat. 1887; en. Sec. 1874, C. Civ. Proc. 1895; re-en. Sec. 7177, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 9810, R.C.M. 1921; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 9, L. 1925; re-en. Sec. 9810, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 93-8626(part).