Lancaster v. Board of Commissioners

Effective July 2, 1945, the legislature passed an act reclassifying counties and thereby providing increased salary for county officers. S.L. ’45, c. 125. Plaintiffs occupy offices in Jefferson county, affected by the act. All except plaintiff Lancaster had been elected and their terms had begun prior to the passage of the act. Lancaster was appointed subsequently to fill a vacancy caused by resignation of the county treasurer. This action was brought for determination of the rights of plaintiffs to the increased salary provided for in the act, and the district court held that the act could…