Donahue v. County of Will

Appellant was elected county treasurer for Will county, gave the requisite bonds, qualified, and was commissioned and acting as such in the performance of the duties of the office. At the September meeting of the board of supervisors, which was extended into the month of October, 1880, a committee was appointed to settle with him and the sheriff. On an investigation, and, as they reported, on fair and careful settlement of appellant’s accounts, he was found to be in arrears to the county for a considerable sum. The board, on the reception of the report, on the first day of October adopted…