James v. Cammack
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
CASE 24. — ACTION BY J. W. CAMMACK AGAINST FRANK P. JAMES, AUDITOR PUBLIC ACCOUNTS. Appeal from Franklin Circuit Court. • George C. Webb, Special Judge. Judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals.
1DissentHobson, J.
The act in question in substance provides that in all counties not embracing a city of the first and second class, the circuit judges of the state shall hold the courts when the regular judge is absent or for any reason cannot properly preside, and provides that they shall receive an annual salary of $1,200 a year, payable monthly out of the treasury for their services in holding the courts outside of their districts. Section 235 of the Constitution provides that the salaries of public officers shall not be changed during the term for which they were elected. The present act was passed after…
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