Norton v. Simms

Citations

• 85 Kan. 822
• 118 P. 1071
• 1911 Kan. LEXIS 151

Syllabus

<p>SYLLABUS BY THE COURT.</p> <p>1. Shawnee County Jail — Maintenance. Under the governing statute the jail of Shawnee county is to be maintained at the expense of the county and the county is liable to the sheriff for • necessary repairs and for necessary supplies, such as furniture, bedding, light, heat, water, disinfectants, soap, toilet necessities, mops, brooms and matches.</p> <p>2. -Same. Such repairs and supplies are not included within the term “boarding and lodging,” for which a specific compensation is fixed by the statute.</p> <p>3. - Same. The rooms occupied by the jailer, in pursuance of the statute, constitute a part of the jail, and the county is liable for the maintenance of the entire institution.</p> <p>4. Shekiff’s FEES' — Attenda/nce on Probate Court. The sheriff is entitled to a fee for attendance upon the probate court, although he may have been absent from the court room several times during the hearing of a case, where it appears that he was within calling distance all the time, ready to respond to any request, direction or order made to or upon him by the court or the counsel engaged in the trial.</p> <p>5. -Mileage. Under the statutory provision fixing the compensation of the sheriff for travel in serving or endeavoring to serve process the mileage is to be computed on the round trip basis, giving him ten cents per mile or fraction of a mile ofi the whole journey. He is not entitled to the full fee for the fraction on the going trip and for another fraction on the return trip.</p>