Duty v. City of Rogers

Carleton Harris, Chief Justice.

On January 1, 1971, appellant, Davis Duty, assumed his duties as Municipal Judge of the City of Rogers, appellee herein. At that time, the salary for the office was the legally authorized maximum of $4,800 per year. On March 30, 1971, Act 456 of the 1971 General Assembly (Ark. Stat. Ann. § 22-704.1 [Supp. 1971]) became law. The act authorized a maximum salary for various municipal judges in the state. Pertinent portions of this act provide as follows:

“The annual salary of the Judge of the Municipal Court situated within the city or town hereinafter designated…