Appellate Court of Illinois April 2, 1880 (Fayette County v. Jennings)

Baker, P. J.

Jesse D. Jennings, the defendant in error, was elected sheriff of Fayette county in Movember, 1874, and held the office until December, 1876. In September, 1874, the board of supervisors of said county fixed the salary of the sheriff at §1,200 per annum, and ordered that he should be allowed §800 per annum for pay of deputies.