As used in bonds of pub-lic aud private officers, this term imports not only honesty, but also a punctilious discharge of all the duties of the office, requiring com-petence, diligence, and attention, without any malfeasance or nonfeasance, aside from mere mistakes. State v. Chadwick, 10 or. 468; Hoboken v. Evans, 31 N. J. Law, 343; Har-ris v. Hanson, 11 Me. 245; American Bank’ v. Adams, 12 Pick. (Mass.) 306; Union Bank v. Clossey, 10 Johns. (N. Y.) 273; Perry v. Thompson, 16 N. J. Law, 73
Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)
