McClaughry v. Board of Supervisors
Illinois Supreme Court
Writ of Ebbob to the Circuit Court of Hancock county; the Hon. Joseph Sibley, Judge, presiding.- This was an action of assumpsit, brought by the plaintiff in error against the defendants in error, the board of supervisors of Hancock county, to recover the sum of $41 81, alleged to have been paid out by him, as county clerk of said county, for blanks and other stationery, for the use of his office as such clerk.
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Writ of Ebbob to the Circuit Court of Hancock county; the Hon. Joseph Sibley, Judge, presiding.- This was an action of assumpsit, brought by the plaintiff in error against the defendants in error, the board of supervisors of Hancock county, to recover the sum of $41 81, alleged to have been paid out by him, as county clerk of said county, for blanks and other stationery, for the use of his office as such clerk. The case was tried before the court, a jury having been waived, who found the issues for the plaintiff, and assessed his damages at $15; to reverse which, the plaintiff has brought the…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Lawrence
This record presents the question, whether a board of supervisors, having appointed a special agent to provide stationery for the offices of the circuit and county clerks, can refuse payment for stationery furnished by the clerk, and proven to be necessary ? Section 32 of chapter 41 of the Revised Statutes, provides as follows:
“ The clerks of the circuit and county commissioners’ courts shall provide all the necessary books for their respective offices, and a safe, press or presses, with locks and keys, for the safe keeping of the' archives of their respective offices; and the county…
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