Somerville v. McCormick

This appeal is by the defendant below from the action of the chancellor, declaring unconstitutional Chapter 59 of the Private Acts of 1939, which undertook to fix the compensation of the circuit court clerk in Tipton County in manner and amount different from that prescribed by the Anti-Fee Bill, Code sec. 10725. The constitutionality of the act was assailed in an original bill filed by B.A. Somerville and other taxpayers against J.W. McCormick, circuit court clerk elect. In terms, the act applies to those counties of the State having a population of not less than 27,350, nor more than 27,600…