Clyne v. Bingham County

Citations

• 7 Idaho 75
• 60 P. 76
• 1900 Ida. LEXIS 10

Syllabus

<p>Quarterly Statement of County Officers. — Under act oí March 7, 1899, it is the duty of every county officer to prepare his quarterly statement or account, showing each item of expense necessarily incurred in the performance of official duty, and each item of fees received during the quarter, at the end of each quarter, accompany the same with proper vouchers, verify the same with his oath, and file the same with the clerk of the board of commissioners for its consideration. Such statement, under said act, must be full and complete.</p> <p>Expense of County Officees — Hotel Bills. — Items of expense incurred by a county officer cannot be considered by the board of commissioners, or by such board allowed, as an independent account, but must be considered and acted upon by such board only when included in the officer’s quarterly statement or account required by act of March 7, 1899 and not otherwise.</p> <p>Appeal from Allowance of Claim Against County. — An appeal will not lie from the action of a board of county commissioners in disallowing a portion of a claim against the county, as, under the statute, the claimant must accept or reject the action of the board, as a whole, upon the entire claim.</p> <p>Estoppel. — Where a claimant presents a claim against a county and the board of commissioners allows a portion only thereof, acceptance of a warrant by the claimant for the portion allowed estops him from appealing from the action of the board, or from afterward asserting any claim against the county for the portions or items disallowed.</p> <p>Officers Account Against County. — Items in a claim or account against a county must be specifically set forth with such certainty that each item can be identified, and any item for expense incurred by an officer must be so set forth that it can be ascertained from the statement thereof that it was necessary. The law eon- • templates and requires this for the purpose of protecting the public, and to enable any taxpayer who