Thomas v. Board of Supervisors
Mississippi Supreme Court
Thomas v. Board of Supervisors, 69 Miss. 665 (Miss. 1892)
Campbell
Thomas v. Board of Supervisors
Opinion of the Court
delivered the opinion of the court.
The copy of the appointment of an overseer of the road, provided for by § 835 of the code of 1880, is not a “writ” within the meaning of § 447, and no fee is allowed for entering and returning these copies. The last clause of § 447 was to preclude any charge for delivering copies of appointments of overseers of roads under the language immediately preceding.
Affirmed.
Reference
- Full Case Name
- S. B. Thomas v. Board of Supervisors of Hinds County
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- Syllabus
- Fees oe Shebiee. iSrotieb to road-overseers. Code 1880, § 447. Under code 1880, sheriffs, who deliver to road-overseers copies of their appointment, are not entitled to fees for entering and returning such copies, they not being writs within the meaning of § 447 of said code.