State ex rel. Emmons v. Farmer
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from Callaway Circuit Court. — Hon. David H. Harris, Judge. (1) The circuit court erred in holding that section 1 of an act entitled “Salaries and Fees: Salaries of circuit clerks in certain counties,” approved March 22, 1915, p. 378, was valid and not in conflict with section 8 of article 14 of the Constitution of Missouri.
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Appeal from Callaway Circuit Court. — Hon. David H. Harris, Judge. (1) The circuit court erred in holding that section 1 of an act entitled “Salaries and Fees: Salaries of circuit clerks in certain counties,” approved March 22, 1915, p. 378, was valid and not in conflict with section 8 of article 14 of the Constitution of Missouri. Folk v. St. Louis, 250 Mo. 116; State v. Bland, 91 Kan. 160; State v. Raine, 49 Ohio St. 580; People v. McCord, 143 111. App. 28; Williams v. Garey, 19 Cal. App. 769: (2) The circuit court erred in holding that section 1 of said act was valid and not in conflict…
1Opinion of the CourtFaris, J.
This is a proceeding by mandamus, whereby it is sought to compel defendants, who are the judges of the county court of Callaway County, Missouri, and the clerk of said court respectively, to issue to relator a warrant on the county treasurer of said county for the sum of $166.66, in payment of relator’s salary as clerk of the circuit court of Callaway County for the month of August, 1915. The' alternative writ issued herein by the court nisi was upon trial therein made peremptory and defendants appealed.
The facts are few and simple and touching them there is no dispute; they run substantially…
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