County of Washoe v. County of Humboldt
Nevada Supreme Court
Appeal from tbe District Court of tbe Second Judicial District, Ormsby County. Tbe facts are stated in the opinion. • I. The treasurer of Washoe county had no authority to pay the witness fees. The order for their payment was mack) by the judge instead of by the court. (1 Comp. L., 2169.) II. The allowance of attorneys’ fee for three hundred dollars was illegal. (Stat. 1875, 142; Roioe et al. v. Yuba Co., 17 Cal. 61.) III.
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Appeal from tbe District Court of tbe Second Judicial District, Ormsby County. Tbe facts are stated in the opinion. • I. The treasurer of Washoe county had no authority to pay the witness fees. The order for their payment was mack) by the judge instead of by the court. (1 Comp. L., 2169.) II. The allowance of attorneys’ fee for three hundred dollars was illegal. (Stat. 1875, 142; Roioe et al. v. Yuba Co., 17 Cal. 61.) III. County commissioners have no jurisdiction to examine, settle, or allow any accounts not legally chargeable against the county. (2 Comp. L., 3077; People ex rel. Paun et al.…
1Opinion of the Court
By tbe Court,
Hawley, J.:
The case of The State v. Rover (indicted for murder) was transferred from the county to Humboldt to tbe county of Wasboe for trial. It was twice tried in Wasboe county.
Tbis action was commenced to recover tbe sum of three thousand six hundred and forty-five dollars and five cents, tbe amount of indebtedness alleged to have been legally incurred by Wasboe county upon tbe trials of said case. It was tried before tbe court without a jury and a judgment was rendered in favor of Wasboe county in tbe sum of three thousand five hundred and seventy-three dollars and…
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