State Ex Rel. MacK v. Guckenberger

The question presented by the respondent’s demurrer is whether a statute, effective before the' commencement of the term of a common pleas judge, whereby his compensation is automatically increased during the term by reason of the increase of the population of his county as shown by a federal census effective after the beginning of the term, is in conflict with Section 14, Article IV of the Constitution, the pertinent part of which is as follows:

‘ ‘ The judges of the Supreme Court, and of the Court of Common Pleas, shall, at stated times, receive, for their services', such compensation as…