Floyd County v. Foster

It is the duty of the sheriff to attend upon the sessions of the superior court of the county in which he holds his office; *134and if that officer has a deputy or deputies, the judge of the superior court may, in his discretion, require that these officers shall also' attend. Civil Code, §-4380 (2). Prior to the passage of the act of 1881, now embodied in the Civil Code, § 5401, the sheriff was not entitled to any compensation for this service. See Board of Commissioners v. Cox, 65 Ga. 80. The act just referred to provides that the sheriff shall be paid, “ for attendance on superior courts,”'…