79 Miss. 220 | Miss. | 1901
delivered the opinion of the court.
S. R. Collier was a member of the board of supervisors of Madison county for the years 1896, 1897, 1898, 1899, inclusive, and performed all the duties of that office. In February, 1900, he filed his claim for $150 salary for each of said years, under section 8, chapter 250, acts 1890, entitled, “An act to insure the better working of the public roads in the county of Madison, and for other purposes. ’ ’ The board of supervisors admitted upon the record that Collier had served as a member of the board for the years specified, under a regular election to said office, but had received no pay under the act of 1890, but disallowed said claim. A bond was given by Collier, and the case appealed to the circuit court, which gave judgment
Affirmed.