Herbert v. Board of County Commissioners
New Mexico Supreme Court
Appeal from the District Court of Chaves County; John T. McClure, District Judge; All laws of -the Territory in force at time of admission into the Union, not inconsistent with the Constitution, remain in force. Const., art. XXII, sec. 4; People v. County Conxmrs. of Grand Co., 6 Colo. 202; State v. Edwards, (Mont.) Ill Pac. 734; Ex parte Schriber, (Idaho(, 114 Pac. 29; Lace v. People, (Colo.) 95 Pac. 302; State v. Dircks, (Mo.) Ill S. W. 1; Cahoon v. Commonwealth, 20 Grat.
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Appeal from the District Court of Chaves County; John T. McClure, District Judge; All laws of -the Territory in force at time of admission into the Union, not inconsistent with the Constitution, remain in force. Const., art. XXII, sec. 4; People v. County Conxmrs. of Grand Co., 6 Colo. 202; State v. Edwards, (Mont.) Ill Pac. 734; Ex parte Schriber, (Idaho(, 114 Pac. 29; Lace v. People, (Colo.) 95 Pac. 302; State v. Dircks, (Mo.) Ill S. W. 1; Cahoon v. Commonwealth, 20 Grat. (Ya.) 733; Wright v. Woods, (I£y.) 27 S. W. 979; State v .Third Judicial District Court, (Mont.) 37 Pac. 7; Commonwealth…
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OP THE COURT.
ROBERTS, C. J. —
This action was instituted in the court below by appellant, who is the tax assessor of Chaves Count], to recover compensation for his services from the County of Chaves, as such official. The ease at bar presents no features that have not been airead] fully considered and decided by this court. In the case of State v. Romero, 124 Pac. 649, we held that,
“The compensation of a county officer, under the provisions of section 1 of article X of the Constiution, is dependent upon the enactment by the legislature of a salary law, and he can not recover for his…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- State ex rel. Ward v. RomeroNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1912
- State ex rel. Delgado v. RomeroNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1912
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- Page v. Town of GallupNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1920
- Mann v. WhitelyNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1931
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