State Ex Rel. Miller v. Lani

It is a common provision in the constitutions of most, if not all, of the states, that the salary of a public officer shall not be increased or diminished during his term. Such a provision is to be found in the constitution of Nevada. Article 15, sec. 9. The consensus of opinion is that the provision is wise, mandatory, inexorable, admits of no exceptions, and affords no opportunity for evasion, directly or indirectly, by legislatures or courts. 46 C.J. 1021; 22 R.C.L. 434; 23 Amer. Eng. Encyc. of Law (2d ed.) 401. It is generally conceded that the purpose of the constitutional prohibition,…