Legal Opinion
Freeney v. Brown
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided April 17, 1936No. 11196PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Bussell, Chief Justice.
It is a constitutional provision that the salaries of the judiciary in this State shall not be changed during their term of office. By term of office is meant that fixed by the constitution. Therefore the change can not be made during the constitutional term. When the amendment authorizing an increase of the salaries of the judges of the Macon judicial circuit was submitted to the people and by them ratified, it was provided that the County of Bibb may increase the salaries by the sum of $1,000 per annum. This gave an option to the commissioners of Bibb County as to…
2Cited by7 opinions
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- Benvenga v. La GuardiaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1944
- Thomas v. MacNeillSupreme Court of Georgia · 1946
- Benvenga v. La GuardiaNew York Supreme Court · 1944
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