People ex rel. City of Shelbyville v. Knecht

A suit was brought in the circuit court of Shelby county in the name of the People, for the use of the city of Shelbyville, to recover on the official bond of appellant Edwin R. Knecht, county collector of Shelby county, the sum of $541.07 retained by him as fees due his office under section 21 of the Fees and Salaries act, for the collection of tax moneys levied by the city of Shelbyville. The court rendered judgment for the city of Shelbyville, and this appeal was prosecuted by Knecht and his bondsmen to review the judgment.

The facts are not in dispute. It is stipulated in the record that…