Bowman v. Overturff

For eight years, ending January 2, 1939, C. F. Keeling was sheriff of Polk county, Iowa. At the beginning of each year, it was the habit and custom of Sheriff Keeling and other county officials of Polk county, according to the testimony, to submit to the board of supervisors of the county a list of their appointees for that year. Such a list, dated January 3, 1938, was submitted by Sheriff Keeling as his appointees for the year 1938, beginning January 3d. That list contained the names of his chief deputy, jailer, matron and a long list of other deputies, a list of bailiffs and another list…