Nation v. Tulley

The opinion of the court was delivered by

West, J.:

The plaintiff was state auditor from January 14, 1907, to January 9, 1911. His salary was fixed by statute at $2500 a year. Section 744 of the General Statutes of 1909 .provides that bonds issued by cities for public utilities shall be registered with the state auditor and bear his certificate of registration, “and said auditor shall be entitled to a fee of not exceeding fifty cents for each bond so registered in his office,” The plaintiff collected under this provision $2843.50, and he alleges that he paid this to the state treasurer by…