Armistead v. MacNeill

Head, Justice.

In this case the plaintiff in error contends that he was employed as an agent by the Board of Tax Assessors of Fulton County to seek out unreturned property and bring it to the attention of the board, under the provisions of the Code, § 92-6910; and that he was to receive as compensation for his services ten percent of the county and school taxes collected on such unreturned property. The tax assessors have certified that the plaintiff is due certain moneys, and he contends that the language, “The commission allowed said agents shall be paid from the county treasury out of the…