Show sheriff and budget replying to a request from the summit county commissioners as to whether or not the county Is liable for bills incurred by the sheriff in excess ol of the budget attorney general harvey H cluff replied that it would depend largely upon the facts acts and circumstances surrounding the creation ol of the bills says wednesdays nes days tribune the law on the question 1925 states i no increase shall be me made d a in any appropriation allowed to an any y department part ment agency or institution v within athi the county except upon the written request ot of tho head thereof setting forth the emergency or reasons necessitating the request AccordI rf to attorney general caul clutes rf s letter it Is clearly the intent ot of this budget law to rec require aire all officers to live within their appropriation of course there may be exceptions where the appropriation or estimate was not sufficient and nd it becomes necessary and as pointed out such increase as provided tor for can be given only after a strict compliance with the plan mapped out by the chapter the weakness ot of the law continues the letter Is that it does not net provide any penalty should an all officer such as the sheriff exceed the and contract bills before obtaining a an n increase but it if in the regular perfo performance armance ol of his duties it becomes necessary tor for the sheriff to contract bills in excess ot of his appropriation and he does this before he be has obtained in the regular way an I 1 increase n appropriation it Is my opinion that the county would be bound for or such bills in conclusion the attorney general states it should always alway 8 be borne in mind he however w ever that in ittem epting to hold hod the county liable on bills ot of that kind he would have the burden ot of showing that the bills were ere actually and had bad been contracted in the necessary performance for mance of his official duties |