Fournier v. Mayor of West Bay City
Michigan Supreme Court
Mandamus. Relator applied for mandamus to compel the respondent to allow his claim for compensation as street commissioner* The facts are stated in the opinion.
1Per curiam
Relator was appointed as street commissioner of West Bay City in April, 1891, for a period of two years. The fiscal year commences on the second Monday in April., The charter provides that the council shall annually determine the salary to be paid to the several city officers, and that the compensation so fixed shall not be increased or diminished, after having been so determined and fixed, until the next annual determination. In April, 1891, the council fixed the compensation of the street commissioner at three dollars per day.
In April, 1892, a resolution was offered in the council fixing…
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