State Ex Rel. Giovanello v. Village of Lowellville

There are two principal subjects of inquiry, (a) the validity and force of Section 4389, General Code, with reference to the classified civil service and to the municipal ordinance quoted, and, if the statute is valid, the proper construction thereof, and (b) the relator's right to salary during the period he has been excluded from his position.

First, then, we shall consider the validity and force of the statutory provision.

The respondents claim that Section 4389, General Code, is invalid because it is violative of the civil service provision of the Constitution (Section 10, Article XV) which…