State ex rel. Vernon County v. King
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from Bates Circuit Court. (1) The defendant, King, was a trustee for the county of Vernon, the law authorizing him to collect the fees and requiring him to keep a strict and itemized account thereof; and having so collected and accounted he was authorized to retain the amount fixed by statute for his services.
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Appeal from Bates Circuit Court. (1) The defendant, King, was a trustee for the county of Vernon, the law authorizing him to collect the fees and requiring him to keep a strict and itemized account thereof; and having so collected and accounted he was authorized to retain the amount fixed by statute for his services. Constitution of the state of Missouri, sec. 13, art. 9; R. S. 1889, sec. 7450; Thornton v. Thomas, 65 Mo. 272. And unless he, as such trustee, keeps and makes this true, accurate, and faithful account of the fees by him collected he is entitled to no compensation whatever. Smith…
1Opinion of the Court
division one.
•Maoeaklane, J.
This is an action against defendant King, as ex-recorder of Vernon county, and the securities on his official bond, to recover fees received by him officially, during the year 1890, in excess of what he was authorized to retain in payment of his own salary.
The charge, in substance, is that during the year 1890 said defendant, as recorder, received fees amounting to $5,519, out of which he was entitled to retain, as compensation for his services, the sum of $4,000; and it was his duty to pay over the balance, $1,519, to plaintiff, which he neglected to do. Judgment…
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