Patty v. County of Greenlee

The appellant is the sheriff of Greenlee county, having been elected thereto at the December 12, 1911, election, under the provisions1 of the enabling act and the laws of the territory of Arizona. Arizona was admitted into the Union as a state February 14, 1912, on which date appellant was inducted into the office of sheriff. Sheriffs, under the laws of the territory of Arizona, had been compensated for their services by fees and salary. However, the salaries were nominal, and in first, second, and third class counties were allowed by the board of supervisors, and were not to exceed $600.…