'or "Register of Wills of said county, shall present or
render any bill of fees, or other account or claim,
against said county, to said commissioners, for levy,
before levying for the same, to examine such Sheriff,
State's Attorney, Clerk, or Register, as the case may
be, on oath, whether all the services charged in the
bill of fees, account, or claim rendered, have been
actually performed, and v, whether the charge or fee
for each particular service is greater than is allowed
by law, and said County Commissioners shall also
examine said officers on oath, as to such other facts
as they may deem proper, and may examine on oath
any other person or persons whose testimony they
may think necessary to establish the legality and
correctness of such bills of fees, accounts, or claims.
SEC. 2. And be enacted, That the said. County Com-
missioners shall have the right, and it is hereby made
their duty, if they have doubts as to the correctness
and legality of any bill of fees, or other account, or
claim rendered by any of said officers, against said
county, to summon before them such witnesses as
they may think proper, to disprove such bills of fees,
accounts, or claims, as the case may be, or any part
'of the same; and they shall have full power and
authority to reduce said bills of fees, accounts, or
'claims, or any par thereof, and to allow such amount
only, as they may deem just and legal; but they
shall not allow nor levy for any bill of fees, account,
'or claim, or any item therein, when services charged
for have not been actually rendered, and if rendered,
were not rendered under the requirements of law;
except in cases where services have been rendered,
and in the opinion of said County Commissioners
they were necessary and indispensable, in carrying out
the provisions of existing laws; but in no case shall
.constructive fees be allowed.
SEC. 3. And be it enacted. That the said County
'Commissioners shall have the same rights and powers,
in establishing and adjusting the correctness and
'legality of all other accounts and claims rendered
against said county, by any other person or persons,
as are conferred by section two of this Act; and said
commissioners shall not allow or levy for any account
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Examine on
oath
Other persons
Rights of
County Com-
missioners.
Reduce bills.
Constructive
fees not
allowed.
Rights of
County Com-
missioners.
Not to allow
or levy
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