Hoskins, Cty. Atty., for Leslie Cty. v. Revis

Opinion op the Court by

Judge Rees

— Reversing.

At the November election, 1927, G-. W. Revis was elected sheriff of Leslie county. It appears that the election was held to fill a vacancy. The county school taxes collected by Revis for the year, 1929, amounted to $23,119 and he retained 1 per cent, of this amount as his commission. The commissioner appointed by the Leslie county court to make a settlement with the sheriff for the year, 1929, allowed him an additional 3 per cent, on the amount of county school taxes collected during that year and this amount so allowed was retained by the sheriff…