Hardy v. Board of County Commissioners

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Doster, O. J.:

This was an action by the board of county commissioners of Kingman county against Charles B. Hardy, as register of deeds, and the sureties on his official bond, to recover fees collected by *112him and not accounted for as required by chapter 131, Laws of 1897. Judgment went against the defendants, to reverse which they have prosecuted error.

Chapter 131, Laws of 1897 (Gen. Stat. 1901, §§ 3023-3070), is entitled “An act fixing the fees and salaries of certain officers and persons therein named.” It applies principally to county officers. It…