Chambers v. Marcum

This appeal is by the defendant below from the action of the Chancellor, declaring unconstitutional Chapter 600 of the Private Acts of 1951 and Chapter 265 of the Private Acts of 1943, which undertook to fix the compensation of the County Judge of Scott County for his duties in acting as the financial agent and chief accounting officer of the ' county. The Act applies to those counties of the 'State having a population of not less than 15,960 nor more than 15,975 by the Federal Census of 1940. It is conceded *5liere that the Act applies only to Scott County. Under the provisions of the Act, the…