People ex rel. Clark v. Board of Supervisors

The relator in the year 1871 was deputy sheriff of the county of Ingham, and. as such presented a bill to the board of supervisors for services in criminal cases. The bill was very large, and is conceded to have been in some of its items grossly excessive; and the board at first declined to make any allowance. Considerable sums were, however, from time to time afterwards allowed, and to compel the allowance of the remainder the mandatory writ of this court was applied for. An order was entered that the board proceed to consider the relator’s claim, and that they receive such evidence as the…