State ex rel. Kane v. Johnson
Supreme Court of Missouri
Mandamus. (1) The position taken by the respondent is that . the increase in the relator’s salary made by the ordinance of 1893 is void because it is prohibited by section 8 of article 14 of the constitution of this state.
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Mandamus. (1) The position taken by the respondent is that . the increase in the relator’s salary made by the ordinance of 1893 is void because it is prohibited by section 8 of article 14 of the constitution of this state. That section reads as follows: “The compensation or fees of nó state, county, or municipal officer shall be increased during his term of office; nor shall the term of any office be extended for a longer period than that .for which such officer was elected or appointed.” (2) It is, of course, conceded that the relator is a public officer in the meaning of the general…
1Opinion of the CourtBurgess, J.
— On January 15, 1894, an alternative writ of mandamus issued in this cause against respondent, comptroller of St. Joseph, wherein it is alleged that “St. Joseph has been a city of the second class since April, 1885; that respondent is the comptroller of said city, and O. M. Gilmer, auditor; that the city has established a fire department, pursuant to the authority of the general law, which consists of a chief engineer, and assistant chief and sufficient men to man and operate the fire engines and other machinery and apparatus used for extinguishment of fires; that relator was appointed, by…
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