Campbell v. Board of Commissioners of Canyon County
Idaho Supreme Court
APPEAL from District Court, Canyon County. Respondent is sheriff of Canyon county, Idaho. In April, 1895, he applied to the board of county commissioners of said county, asking to be empowered to appoint a deputy for the sheriffs office at a salary of $100 per month. The commissioners refused to authorize the appointment, and respondent appealed to the district court.
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APPEAL from District Court, Canyon County. Respondent is sheriff of Canyon county, Idaho. In April, 1895, he applied to the board of county commissioners of said county, asking to be empowered to appoint a deputy for the sheriffs office at a salary of $100 per month. The commissioners refused to authorize the appointment, and respondent appealed to the district court. The appeal was heard upon notice of appeal, or complaint and a statement of facts, stipulated by the attorneys. The order of the commissioners was reversed and set aside, and the board directed to empower the sheriff to appoint…
1Opinion of the CourtMorgan, C. J.
Section 1815 of the Revised Statutes of Idaho is as follows: “Every county officer except probate judge, ■commissioner, school superintendent and coroner may appoint .as many deputies as may be necessary for the faithful and prompt discharge of the duties of his office.” This section of the statute evidently places the question as to whether one or more deputies are required to properly discharge the duties *55of his office wholly within the discretion of the officer making the appointment. Under this section the sheriff might, whenever he deemed there was a necessity therefor, appoint a deputy…
2Cited by6 opinions
- Crooks v. MaynardIdaho Supreme Court · 1987
- Clayton v. BarnesIdaho Supreme Court · 1932
- Gardner v. Blaine CountyIdaho Supreme Court · 1909
- Barth v. Canyon CountyIdaho Supreme Court · 1996
- Hansen v. WhiteIdaho Supreme Court · 1988
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