Rymer v. Luzerne County
Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Luzerne County
No. 407 January Term 1891, Sup. Ct.; court below, No. 214 March Term 1891, C. P.. On February ~27, 1891, in an amicable action by George W. Rymer against the county of Luzerne, a case was stated for the opinion of the court, in the nature of a special verdict, as follows : “1. It is agreed that George W. Rymer, the plaintiff, was elected county auditor of Luzerne county, at the general election in the fall of 1887, and, having duly qualified, entered upon the duties of his…
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No. 407 January Term 1891, Sup. Ct.; court below, No. 214 March Term 1891, C. P.. On February ~27, 1891, in an amicable action by George W. Rymer against the county of Luzerne, a case was stated for the opinion of the court, in the nature of a special verdict, as follows : “1. It is agreed that George W. Rymer, the plaintiff, was elected county auditor of Luzerne county, at the general election in the fall of 1887, and, having duly qualified, entered upon the duties of his office on the first Monday of January, 1888, and discharged the same during the continuance of his term, namely, for…
1Opinion of the Court
Per Curiam :
Luzerne county has a population exceeding one hundred and. fifty thousand. Section 5, article XIV., of the constitution, provides that “In all counties containing over one hundred and fifty thousand inhabitants, all county officers shall be paid by salary, and the salary of any such officer and his clerks, heretofore paid by fees, shall not exceed the aggregate amount of fees earned during his term and collected by or for him.” The fourteenth section of the act of March 31, 1876, P. L. 17, was intended to give effect to this provision of the constitution, and provides that the…
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