State ex rel. Guyton v. Croom
Supreme Court of Florida
This case was decided by the court En Banc. This is a case of original jurisdiction. Statement. On the petition of the relator, Moses Guyton, clerk of the Circuit Court of Jackson county, Florida, presented to this court, an alternative writ was issued in the following form: "In the Supreme Court op the State op Florida.
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This case was decided by the court En Banc. This is a case of original jurisdiction. Statement. On the petition of the relator, Moses Guyton, clerk of the Circuit Court of Jackson county, Florida, presented to this court, an alternative writ was issued in the following form: "In the Supreme Court op the State op Florida. In the name of the State of Florida, To A. C. Croom, as Comptroller of the State of Florida, Greeting: Whereas, the sworn petition of Moses Guyton, clerk of the Circuit Court of Jackson county, Florida, filed before this Honorable Court on the 7th day of July, A. D. 1904,…
1Opinion of the CourtHocker, J.
(after stating the facts). — The following provisions of the constitution and of the statutes are involved in the consideration of the questions presented: Section 1 of Chapter 4121, laws of 1893, provides “that within four weeks of the commencement of any term of the Circuit Court in and for any county in this State, whether the same be a regular, special or adjourned term, the clerk of the Circuit Court of said county shall make an estimate of the amount necessary for the payment of jurors and witnesses to be paid by the State at said term of court, and shall forward such estimate to the…
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