Franklin County v. Crow
Supreme Court of Georgia
Complaint. Before Judge Brand. Franklin superior court. June 8, 1906. This was an action in the name of Franklin county against Crow, to recover the sum of $1740.50, besides interest.
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Complaint. Before Judge Brand. Franklin superior court. June 8, 1906. This was an action in the name of Franklin county against Crow, to recover the sum of $1740.50, besides interest. The petition alleged, that Crow was ordinary of the county from January 1, 1897, to January 1, 1905, and that during that time he received from the county treasurer, in fees for money orders and drafts issued by him as ordinary, on the treasurer, in favor of different parties, the sum above named, charging as a fee for each order 50 cents, and for drafts, in some cases, 50 cents, and in other-cases 25 cents…
1Opinion of the CourtCobb, P. J.
(After stating the facts.)
1. In 1873 an act was passed which provided for the establishment of a board of county commissioners of'roads and revenues for the county of Franklin, consisting of three persons; the first incumbents to be appointed by the ordinary, and their successors to be elected by the people. The act declared that the commissioners should be “the legal advisers of the ordinary in all matters relating” to county taxes, public buildings, roads, bridges, and paupers, and “in all county matters generally.” The act further declared: “It shall be the duty of said board of…
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