Metcalf v. Howard, Judge

Opinion op the Court by

Stanley, Commissioner

Reversing.

Pursuant to authority granted by KRS 70.540, the County Court of Harlan County established a police- force and appointed Metcalf as Captain, Baumgardner and Cox as members, and they qualified. The County Judge requested tbe Fiscal Court to fix their salaries. A majority of the court voted to set aside and appropriate $4,000 for their compensation, “subject to the securing of an opinion of the Attorney General as to the legality of said appropriation.” Several days later, after receipt of the Attorney General’s opinion that it was legal and…