City of Livonia v. Clark

This is an appeal from a judgment dismissing the plaintiff city’s complaint against its former city clerk. The amount claimed, approximately $2,500, consists of fees in the amount of 25 ‡ each collected by the defendant while city clerk pursuant to State law for registering and reporting births and deaths.1

While going out of vogue, the compensation of public officials on a fee. system is still the means, of compensation provided, by some statutes. 43 Am. Jur, Public Officers, § 359, p 148. The question, whether a governmental official paid a salary is entitled to keep, in addition to his…