White v. Lowry

Under the laws of this state, the insurance commissioner is the fire marshal, and a so-called tax of one-fifth of one per cent on the gross premium receipts of fire insurance companies is required to be paid over to the insurance commissioner to cover the expenses of investigations of fires. The commissioner is authorized to employ a deputy for this purpose and to compensate thé deputy out of the said fund.

Our statutes (Code 1930, sections 2905, 2906) also provide that it shall be unlawful for any state officer to appoint and pay out of the public funds any person as deputy who is related…