State Ex Rel. Lonoke County v. Swaim

This suit was brought by appellant against Pat M. Swaim, as circuit clerk of Lonoke County, and Albert G. Sexton, as deputy, to recover certain excess fees which appellant, the plaintiff below, alleges should have been paid into the county general fund of Lonoke County, as required by special act No. 173 of the Acts of 1919, approved March 4, 1919 (’Special Acts 1919, p. 294).

This act No. 173 of the Acts of 1919 is entitled “An act establishing and fixing the salaries and fees of the county officers for Lonoke County, Arkansas, and for other purposes.” It is a very comprehensive act, and…