Keely v. Board of Supervisors
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from, DiCbuqne District Court. — Hon.-John W. Kintzinger, Judge. Demurrer to the petition praying that a writ of certiorari issue was sustained, and, as plaintiff elected to stand on the ruling, the petition was dismissed, The plaintiff appeals. — .
1Opinion of the CourtLadd, J.
1. Soldiers' relief: disbursement of funds :commission. Section 430 of the Code Supplement authorizes the board.of supervisors to levy a tax to create a fund “for the relief of and to pay the funeral expenses of honorably discharged indigent United States soldiers, sailors, marines and their . indigent wires, widows and minor children. The next section directs that the fund “shall be disbursed by the soldier’s relief commission which shall consist of three persons, two of whom shall be honorably discharged Union soldiers', sailors or marines to be appointed by said board , . . at the regular…
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