People Ex Rel. Kingsland v. . Palmer

[EDITORS' NOTE: THIS PAGE CONTAINS HEADNOTES. HEADNOTES ARE NOT AN OFFICIAL PRODUCT OF THE COURT, THEREFORE THEY ARE NOT DISPLAYED.] The objections made on behalf of the appellant to the order appealed from will be noticed in their order.

1. It is objected that the act under which the services were rendered, for which compensation is sought to be recovered in this proceeding, is unconstitutional, upon the sole ground that the office created by the act was an existing office at the time of the adoption of the Constitution of 1846, the duties of which were then performed by county officers; and…