Laclede County. v. Douglass

STEPHEN N. LIMBAUGH, Jr., Judge.

Laclede County appeals from a judgment of the circuit court upholding the constitutionality of section 50.333.13, RSMo Supp. 1999, which purports to authorize a midterm increase in salaries of county commissioners, including respondents, who were elected to four-year terms in 1996. Appellant contends that section 50.333.13 violates the Missouri Constitution article VII, section 13, which prohibits increases in the compensation of officeholders during the term of office. Because the validity of a statute is- challenged, this Court has exclusive appellate…