People Ex Rel. Conine v. County of Steuben
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal from an order of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the fourth judicial department, entered March 29, 1904, which affirmed an order of Special Term denying an application for a peremptory writ of mandamus to compel the board of supervisors of Steuben county to audit a claim of the relator against said county and the county treasurer to pay the same. The facts, so far as material, are stated in the opinion.
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Appeal from an order of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the fourth judicial department, entered March 29, 1904, which affirmed an order of Special Term denying an application for a peremptory writ of mandamus to compel the board of supervisors of Steuben county to audit a claim of the relator against said county and the county treasurer to pay the same. The facts, so far as material, are stated in the opinion. The fees and commissions on court trust funds and on state tax, including state school moneys received, retained by and and paid to relator during his two terms in office…
1Opinion of the CourtHaight, J.
The relator, Gamaliel T. Conine, was the county treasurer of Steuben county for two terms, commencing on the fir§t day of January, 1895, and ending on. the thirty-first day of December, 1900. During that period he received as fees for the collecting and paying over of the state taxes the sum of............................. $2,650 23 He also received as fees for the disbursing of the school moneys, the sum of................... 918 18 and for trust funds paid into court, the sum of... 1,267 75
Making a total of...................... $4,836 16
All of which he left in the general fund upon his…
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