Commonwealth ex rel. Attorney-General v. Addams

JUDGE PRYOR

delivered the opinion op the court.

A. Addams, the present clerk of tire Court of Appeals, was in office and in the discharge of his duties prior to the adoption of the present Constitution.

In the month of June, 18.98, the Legislature passed an act requiring the clerk to report to the auditor all fees received by him, and after retaining for himself as it salary four thousand dollars, and after paying his assistants or deputies and all expenses of the office, the balance remaining to be paid to the auditor for the State. A heavy penalty is imposed on the clerk for failing to comply…