Township of Roscommon v. Board of Supervisors

Relator asks a ma/ndamus to compel1 respondents to provide for the payment of a balance remaining due on the books of Midland county in favor of relator,, which was formerly one of the towns of Midland, as it is-now of Roscommon county, which latter county was organized in 1875:

It appears that ;on the 31st day of January, 1876, a balance was struck on the treasurer’s books of Midland in favor of Roscommon township of $6463.54, and that the items-out of which this balance was calculated and struck, were-ascertained in the usual way, from time to time by the-proper authorities of Midland.

On a…