Doherty v. County of Ransom
North Dakota Supreme Court
Appeal from District Court, Ransom County; Lauder, J. From an order of the board of commissioners of Ransom County, disallowing his claim for salary of state's attorney, Hugh Doherty appealed to the District Court. The appeal having been dismissed, appellant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtBartholomew, J.
The controversy in this case arises out of the following facts: The plaintiff was the duly elected and qualified state’s attorney in the defendant county, and entered upon the duties of his office, January 3, 1893. Prior to that time, and prior to the time that North Dakota became a state, the board of county commissioners of said county, acting under the provisions of § 431, Comp. Laws, fixed the salary of the district attorney for that county at $800 per annum. Section 173 of the state constitution, subsequently adopted, contains the following: “The legislative assembly shall provide by law…
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