State ex rel. Turner v. Patch

During the period from January 1, 1919, to July 31, 1921, the county commissioners of Roosevelt county procured work aud labor to be done and materials to be furnished in the construction, repair, improvement and maintenance of the public roads and bridges in that county, and in payment therefor issued warrants in the aggregate • amount of $113,000. On August 1, 1921, interest on these outstanding warrants had accumulated to an amount more than $10,000, and at that time there was in the road fund a sum not to exceed $21,000. To meet the situation, the commissioners directed the application of…