State Ex Rel. Moss v. Hamilton

Original proceeding by mandamus. Relator was elected Clerk of the Circuit Court of Crawford County, Missouri, at the November election, in 1918. He discharged the duties of the said office for the four years beginning January 1, 1919, and ending December 31, 1922. During the first two years his salary was $1600 per annum, based upon the Presidential vote of 1916, multiplied by five.

The respondents are the judges of the county court of Crawford County. At the general election in 1920 the Presidential vote was 4359, which if multiplied by five would make the population of the county 21,795, and…