Land v. Allen & McCool
Mississippi Supreme Court
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Attala County. Hon. C. H. Campbell, Judge. On the 4th of January, 1888,the Board of Supervisors of Attala County made an order to the effect, “ that Allen & MeCool and H. C. Niles be employed and retained as county attorneys.”
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Appeal from the Circuit Court of Attala County. Hon. C. H. Campbell, Judge. On the 4th of January, 1888,the Board of Supervisors of Attala County made an order to the effect, “ that Allen & MeCool and H. C. Niles be employed and retained as county attorneys.” On the 9th day of that month the attorneys mentioned brought an action in the name of the State, for the use of Attala County, against John T. Riley, ex-treasurer of that county, and the sureties on his official bond, to recover the value of certain United States bonds belonging to the county, and which Riley had con. vered to his own…
1Opinion of the CourtCooper, C. J.
Since the Board of Supervisors might have made a valid contract with appellees for the services rendered by them, we see no objection to its subsequent ratification of the act and payment for the services of which the county had the benefit; but the order making the allowance does not refer to the law under which it is made, and while we do not decide that it was on this account void it was sufficient to justify the action of the clerk in refusing to issue the warrant. Section 2159 of the Code-*459requires that “ the order allowing the claim shall be entered on the minutes, specifying the amount…
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