State Ex Rel. Altom v. Mayor of Lanesville

Relator sues to annul an ordinance passed by the mayor and board of aldermen of the village of Lanesville, Louisiana, whereby his salary as marshal of said village was reduced from $40 per month to $1 per month, and for an order commanding the defendants to fix his salary , at a reasonable amount, not less than $40 per month. Relator makes substantially the following allegations:

That he is the duly qualified marshal of said village; that from the time he assumed office until October 6, 1931, his monthly salary was $40, and that on said date the mayor and board of aldermen passed a resolution…