Hamil v. Carroll County
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Carroll District Court. — -Hon. S. M. Elwood, Judge. The petition shows that P. J. Hamil was sheriff of 'the 'defendant county for the years 1892 and 1893, and as such had charge of the Jail and of the prisoners therein confined; that in taking care of the prisoners there was a large amount of work performed by him, consisting of washing, scrubbing, and cleaning the jail, washing and cleaning the bedsteads and bedding, mending the clothes of the prisoners and the…
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Appeal from Carroll District Court. — -Hon. S. M. Elwood, Judge. The petition shows that P. J. Hamil was sheriff of 'the 'defendant county for the years 1892 and 1893, and as such had charge of the Jail and of the prisoners therein confined; that in taking care of the prisoners there was a large amount of work performed by him, consisting of washing, scrubbing, and cleaning the jail, washing and cleaning the bedsteads and bedding, mending the clothes of the prisoners and the bedding, cleaning and renovating the jail, and keeping the same in a good and healthy condition; that these things were…
1Opinion of the CourtGranger, J.
1 -The claim urged against the petition is that the services for which recovery is sought are not such as the law makes provisions for the payment of, except in the salary allowed by law to the sheriff -Appellant claims that the services in question are not such as the sheriff, in the capacity of sheriff, is required to perform; that they are not the services for which the fees and salary provided by law are a compen'sation. The sheriff is made the custodian of the jail or prison of the county, and of the prisoners in the same, and is required to. receive those lawfully committed, and to keep…
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