Article clipped from Butler Bates County Record

Save Clipping View Newspaper
5*. I TilE following u a true copy of the record? in the ca«« io whichl(WPc«II?adi»!SSheriff Shobe received $200 f.»r thearrest of a hone thief. We also give extracts from Supremo court decisions which does not place the matter in a favorable light :Hatcs Co. To I.uthor Shohe. Tr. I cTo tlips.rr.vt of TIoh. .Miller, * hor** thief. I ..wim M*ntencclt;l at the November term. 1CJ, of j the It.ites e-miity circuit eourt. $-*00.” I fI Xo»v at tlifs «l;iy eoine tin* followinc parties „ * and lile herein tliei*- claims n^ain-t l!at*\s jcounty in the folloirinj; sams ami following j •**fpurpose* ami which sai.l claims were allovrcil ! w r anJ warrants .irawn:’**'b. Iiolie. reward for e-itchitie hori»o thief ! •*$*•••. -Itccor.I No. 4. p..*. 7.)nState if Mis-,.uri county of llite.i, ■«lt;,’’ | I• J Smith, clerk of the canty coart in | ami for the county of Itatcs auds'ate aforesaid j iici cl.y eertifi the altovc to lie a true copy of '* j the claim, an \ the order «.f court allow! lt;lt;the -anie. as the same nrn- !:!« I .m l allowed on the » k’ , -l«t Ja of daiiu try, IsTj,itsi1I s• —' — Witness my h nd with the seal of the I skil. county e .ayt, this Jlr day of Oet s ; A.I.. |vt. W. j. Smith. fY-rfc. fj Judge bcott in the case of Kickao• iB : v. Merry it) 2od Missouri reports1 I decides that,'■m *.. | ‘-Alt ag-eomepf to reward a public t i ollie.T, a policeman, for doing tint ; which if i* his duty by law. to do, is , ! void as against public policy.”T.And iu the body of the decision he says.i IIt would lend to abuses of the moat ; m*nous nature, if «uch contracts formed i «*ii stu h considerations were Ip-Id to he j legal.** Tile c.a*e of (.ilmore Vs. L«*wi.s (12 Ohio. 2S|.) holds • •• That It is indi,-j I a hie i'lie nee, iu put.lie officers, to exact J and receive anything more, for the , performance of their legal duty, than ; the fees allowed hy «r:lt;rip». A promise ! t pav them extra e.unpensaticu is nb-s site I v void. a reward offered for : *h apprehension of a tlref, and the re-j f i coyerv of tile motley stolen, cannot he! (daimed hv a constable who arrears the! thief, hv virtue of :i wartnnt delivered• •I .1KliSIto him tor that purpose.** |u the easelliuof !*ool vs. the city of Iloston. who ! while in the discharge of hi* duty. m* i such, discovers a person setting tire to a building, and pro*e,ur,'* him t.» conviction. js not entitl' d to claim a reward j oil* red !*v the city government for the.-”1*1tid t« etion and conviction of an inceti- *N! diary/’ 1 a
Newspaper Details

Butler Bates County Record

Butler, Missouri, US

Sat, Oct 24, 1874

Page 2

Full Page
Clipped by
Profile Icon
Anonymous

MO, USA 07 Nov 2018

Other Publications Near Butler, Missouri

Butler Weekly times and the Bates County record

Butler Weekly Times

Butler Bates County Record