Hamilton County v. Clark

This suit was brought by the County to recover funds alleged to have been collected by Hays Clark, Clerk of the Criminal Court, and not paid into the County Treasury, pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 101, Acts of 1921, known as the Salary Law. It was shown that Clark had been elected Clerk in 1922, and again in 1926-, and for the third term in 1930; that he had duly accounted for all collections made by him of fees, commissions and charges during his first and second terms. The claim asserted by the bill was alleged to have arisen in the following manner. It was shown that he had…