State Ex Rel. Thomson v. Giessel

Sec. 26, art. IV of the Wisconsin constitution states:

“Extra compensation; salary change. Section 26. The legislature shall never grant any extra compensation to any public officer, agent, servant, or contractor, after the services *55shall have been rendered or the contract entered into; nor shall the compensation of any public officer be increased or diminished during his term of office.”

Sec. 42.535, Stats., provides that every qualified retired teacher “shall be paid an additional $1 per month for each year of teaching experience” and it designates such payments as an “additional benefit” and…