Board of Commissioners v. Hicks

This was a motion for a mandamus, founded on an affidavit filed by Royal S. Hicks, the defendant in error.

The affidavit states that previous to the 28th of February, 1848, the defendant in error, as auditor of Johnson county, performed services for said county in making out tax duplicates, road tax lists, supervisor’s bonds, issuing county orders, &c., to the amount of 100 dollars and 64 cents ; that on said day he presented his account for said services, sworn to by him before a notary public, to the board of commissioners of said county and requested said board to allow and order the…