Neumeyer v. Krakel
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Case 72 — Action fob Mandamus — APPEAL FROM JEFFERSON CIRCUIT COURT, LAW AND EQUITY DIVISION. Judgment for Plaintiff and Defendant Appeals. 1. The general council of the city of Louisville has power by ordinance to fix the number and salaries of the officers and members of the police department. 2. “Unappropriated balances of levies,” in previous fiscal years for police purposes, when collected, can not be added to the regular appropriation -by ordinance for such purposes…
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Case 72 — Action fob Mandamus — APPEAL FROM JEFFERSON CIRCUIT COURT, LAW AND EQUITY DIVISION. Judgment for Plaintiff and Defendant Appeals. 1. The general council of the city of Louisville has power by ordinance to fix the number and salaries of the officers and members of the police department. 2. “Unappropriated balances of levies,” in previous fiscal years for police purposes, when collected, can not be added to the regular appropriation -by ordinance for such purposes for the current fiscal year, or be expended by the board of public safety, until said balances collected shall be…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion op the court by
JUDGE HOBSON
Reversing,
followed by dissenting opinion op CHIEF JUSTICE PAYNTER, IN WHICH JUDGE GUFFY and JUDGE WHITE concur.
Previous to February 1, 1900, the police force of the city of Louisville consisted -of 1 chief of police, 6 captains, 10 lieutenants, 10 sergeants, 9 detectives, and 290 patrolmen. By an ordinance enacted by the city council, which took effect on January 31st, it was provided that there should be thereafter only 4 captains, 8 lieutenants, 8 sergeants, 294 *628patrolmen, and that detectives should be selected from, the number of regular patrolmen…
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