Holcombe v. Kennedy

The act creating this district named two commissioners for Howard County and three from Sevier, and intrusted to them the construction of the proposed improvement.

The commissioners organized, and, to facilitate their work, appointed certain committees consisting* of three .members each; and these commissioners are now asking an allowance of per. diem as commissioners for services on the committees of the board.

I see no objection to the board delegating certain administrative duties to committees composed of board members, and compensating* the members, because this involves no element of…