EMERSON C. HARRINGTON, GOVERNOR. 1435

200. It shall be the duty of the County Commissioners,
whenever any sheriff, State's Attorney, clerk of the Circuit
Court or register of wills of said county shall present or ren-
der any bill of fees, or other account or claim against the coun-
ty, to them, for levy, before levying for the same, to examine
such sheriff, State's Attorney, clerk or register, on oath,
whether all the services charged in the bill of fees, account or
claim rendered have been actually performed, and whether the
charge or fee for each particular service is greater than is
allowed by law; and they 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 whose testimony they
may think necessary to establish the legality and correctness
of such bills of fees, accounts or claims.

201. They shall have the right, and it is 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 the county, to summon before them such wit-
nesses as they may think proper, to disprove such bills of fees,
accounts or claims, 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 part 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 re-
quirements of law, except in cases where services have been
rendered, and, in the opinion of said county commissioners,
were necessary and indispensable in carrying out the provisions
of existing laws, but in no case shall constructive fees be al-
lowed.

202. They shall have the same rights and powers, in estab-
lishing and adjusting the correctness and legality of all other
accounts and claims rendered against said county, by any other
person, as are conferred by the preceding section; and they
shall not allow or levy for any account or claim, until they
have thoroughly examined and scrutinized each and every item
contained therein, and are satisfied that all of said items are
just and legal.

203. Any usage or custom that may prevail in the county,
relating to fees or other items of accounts being charged against
said county, by any of the officers aforesaid, or any other per-
son, and allowed and levied for by former boards of county