Battles v. Childers

I cannot agree with the majority opinion. The present commission, of which the plaintiff is a member, was created by House Bill No. 84, S. L. 1935, c. 70, art. 3. It fixed the term of the commissioners at four years and provided for an annual salary of $4,000 for each member. That portion of the bill fixing salaries reads as follows:

“Each of said commissioners shall be paid an annual salary of four thousand ($4,000) dollars per year, and all other assistants and employees shall be paid such salary and compensation as may be by the commission deemed just and equitable for the services rendered…