Pope v. Board of Com'rs of Oklahoma Co.
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Pope v. Board of Com'rs of Oklahoma Co., 146 P. 223 (Okla. 1915)
45 Okla. 523; 1915 OK 74; 1915 Okla. LEXIS 521
Kane
Pope v. Board of Com'rs of Oklahoma Co.
Opinion of the Court
This is an appeal from the action of the superior court of Oklahoma county in affirming the action of. the board of county commissioners of said county in rejecting the claim of the county attorney thereof for 25 per cent, of the amount collected by him from the surety upon the official bond of James S. Powers, clerk of the county court. It is agreed between counsel that the decision in this case may follow the decision in D. K. Pope v. Board of County Com’rs. of Oklahoma County, ante, 146 Pac. 222, just handed down. As in that cause the judgment of the court below is affirmed, the same order will be entered herein.
The judgment of the court below is affirmed.
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- Pope v. Board of Com'rs. of Oklahoma County
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- Syllabus
- DISTRICT AND PROSECUTING ATTORNEYS. — .County Attorney-Compensation. Section 1557, Rev. Laws Okla. 1910, provides: “The county attorney shall not engage in the private practice of law, but in addition to his annual salary * * * he shall receive 25 per cent, of all forfeited bonds arid recognizances by him collected.” Held, that this provision applies only to such bonds and recognizances collected by the. county attorney as are forfeited in the manner provided by section 6110, Rev. Laws 1910. (Syllabus by the Court.)