Pritchard's Petition

Chambers, P. J.,

This matter comes before the court on petition of Edward D. Pritchard, Sheriff of Lawrence County, praying the court to approve itemized bills attached to said petition, aggregating the sum of $2,886.20, alleged to have been expended in the care and maintenance of prisoners in the county jail. To this petition the county commissioners filed an answer denying the right of the court to grant the prayer of the petition and requesting the court to fix an allowance on a per diem basis. On the petition and answer filed the *368matter came before the court for argument and on April 15,…