State Ex Rel. Porter v. Superior Court

This is an original action, brought in this court to secure a review of a judgment entered by the superior court for Ferry county, affirming an order of the board of county commissioners declaring that an emergency exists in the office of the sheriff of that county, and appropriating money to meet the emergency.

It appears that, on July 5,1927, the board of county commissioners, by unanimous vote, adopted a resolution as follows:

“Ernest Clemens, sheriff of Ferry county, Washington, appeared before the board and stated that the budget of his office has become exhausted and depleted in several…