Decatur County v. Roberts

1. Decatur County, by and through its board of commissioners of roads and revenues, employed Roberts to seek out, at his own expense, unreturned property subject to taxes, and for all taxes received by the county from such hidden and unreturned property he was to receive for his services a sum equal to twenty-five per cent, of the amount collected and paid by him to the board as the property of Decatur County. The contract of employment was duly entered on the minutes of the board. Under the terms of employment he went to work and succeeded in collecting money for the county on property that…