46 Neb. 36 | Neb. | 1895
The county of Cuming brought this suit in the district court of that county against F. W. Ragoss, as principal, and the sureties on his official bond as county clerk, to recover the amount of certain fees which the county alleged Ragoss, during his term of office, had collected for services performed by him as such clerk and had retained in excess of the amount which he was allowed by law to retain for the services performed by him as such clerk. The county had a verdict and judgment, and Ragoss and the sureties have prosecuted to this court petitions in error.
It appears that during the time Ragoss was in office he made up the tax lists for the county, made out the road supervisor’s books, canvassed election returns, and performed other services which, under the law as it then existed, it became his duty to perform without any extra compensation over and above the salary or compensation attaching to the office of county clerk. For these extra services per
Reversed and remanded.