Craig v. Pickens County

In this controversy between Pickens County as appellant and the Sheriff of that county as respondent, the latter is claiming certain salary items which represent attempted statutory reductions of his salary below the prevailing salary at the time of his election to the office, and also certain fees connected with the handling of delinquent tax executions.

The claim to the salary items is founded upon the contention that the attempted reduction of the respondent’s salary by local statutory enactments following his election is beyond the power of the Legislature.

The tax execution fees claimed by…