Crawford County v. Bushmaier

Hart, C. J.,

(after stating the (facts). In Clark County v. Spence, 21 Ark. 465, this court held that the county court had the authority, if it chose to exercise it, in its general oversight of the interests of the county, to make an allowance to the sheriff for so much as was expended by him for fuel, paper, blanks, and candles for the use of the sheriff’s office. In Leathem & Company v. Jackson County, 122 Ark. 114, 182 S. W. 570, Ann. Cas. 1917D, 438, this court held that the county court was the general fiscal agent of the county, and, in the exercise of its supervisory powers, had the…