Salary Increases of Public Officers

Stambaugh,

Special Counsel,

You have asked whether the increased salaries provided by the Act of April 28, 1949, P. L. 776, can be legally approved by you for certain officials, one of whom is Hon. Theodore Roosevelt, 3rd.

The nomination of Mr. Roosevelt, to be Secretary of Commerce, was received by the Senate on April 27, 1949, and was confirmed by the Senate on April 28, 1949.

Senate Bill No. 105 was approved by the Governor on April 28, 1949, and became Act No. 192 of the session of 1949. Mr. Roosevelt took the oath of office on May 2, 1949.

The question arises under section 13 of article III…