Ohio Supreme Court November 9, 1909, No. 11127 (Thorniley v. State ex rel. Dickey)

Shauck, J.

The claim of the commissioners for compensation calls upon them to show legal authority for its payment. In Debolt v. The Trustees of Cincinnati Township, 7 Ohio St., 237, it was held that “An officer whose fees are regulated by statute, can charge fees for those services only to which compensation is by law affixed.