Waldrop v. Henry
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from Circuit Court, Jefferson County; Dan A. Greene, Judge. Action by M. V. Henry, as Treasurer of Jefferson County, against William J. Wal-drop, as Clerk, to recover of him the dog tax fees received and retained by the clerk. Judgment for the plaintiff, and the defendant appeals. Hie fees retained were the xiroperty of the clerk of the circuit court. Acts 1919, p. 1077; 10 Ala.-App. 639, 65 South. 706 ; 63 Ela. 425, 58 South. 785; 4 Ala.
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Appeal from Circuit Court, Jefferson County; Dan A. Greene, Judge. Action by M. V. Henry, as Treasurer of Jefferson County, against William J. Wal-drop, as Clerk, to recover of him the dog tax fees received and retained by the clerk. Judgment for the plaintiff, and the defendant appeals. Hie fees retained were the xiroperty of the clerk of the circuit court. Acts 1919, p. 1077; 10 Ala.-App. 639, 65 South. 706 ; 63 Ela. 425, 58 South. 785; 4 Ala. App. 279, 58 South. 944 ; 5 Ala. App. 259, 59 South. 737; 61 Ala. 232; 62 Ala. 39. Brief of counsel did not reach the Reporter.
1Opinion of the Court
McCLELLAN, j.
Section 9 of the act approved September 30, 1919 (Gen. Acts 1919, pp. 1077-1079), authorized the circuit clerk “to collect a fee of $.25 [cents] for each receipt issued” by him in execution of the so-called Dog Law; and the unmistakable purpose was to compensate the circuit clerk “for the services required by this act [i. e., Dog Law] to be rendered” by him, through • this fee. The title to this act, assuming to state its general design as well as some of its particular provisions, contains this confirmatory expression in reference to the compensation of the circuit clerk:
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