Holland v. State ex rel. Duval County

The alternative writ alleges that at a regular meeting held January 4th, 1886, the Board of County Commissioners of Duval county adopted a resolution authorizing the chairman of the board and Commissioner L’Engle to take such action as- in their judgmeut might be necessary to-utilize the labor ot county prisoners on public works ; that in pursuance of said resolution and under the authority thereof Ii. Robinson, the chairman, and Commissioner L’Engle, demanded of the appellant, Sheriff of the county? on the second day of August, 1886, that he deliver to Titus Tilnian, foreman of the guards of…