Miller County v. Magee

F. F. Magee, as sheriff of Miller County, filed two claims in the county court, each for fees charged and services rendered by himself and deputies in felony cases in the municipal court at Texarkana, Arkansas. Both claims were disallowed, and from the order of disallowance Magee appealed to the circuit court, where the claims were allowed and judgment entered in favor of appellee. The facts are undisputed.

The appellant first contends that there is no law authorizing any fee for serving a warrant of arrest by the sheriff of Miller County. It is contended that § 4587 of Crawford & Moses’…