Weber v. True

Opinion of the Court by

Van Sant, Commissioner

Affirming.

Appellant, Carl Weber, is the Sheriff of Franklin County, which contains a population of less than 75,000. He was elected at the general election in November, 1945, and assumed the duties of his office on January 6, 1946. One of his duties is to collect all school taxes payable in the County, and at the time of his induction into office his fee for such collections was one per centum of the amount collected. KRS 160.500 (1946 Edition). This fee was increased to four per' centum by the General Assembly at its 1946 session. Chapter 148,…