McClung v. City of St. Paul
Supreme Court of Minnesota
The plaintiff alleges, in his complaint, that he was elected assessor of the city of St. Paul for the year 1865, and performed ' the duties of his said office during said year ; that the common council of said city fixed his compensation, as such assessor at $1,000 ; that in addition to his official duties as assessor, and in accordance with the requirements of the law, he made and returned a true list of all persons in his district liable to perform military duty ; that…
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The plaintiff alleges, in his complaint, that he was elected assessor of the city of St. Paul for the year 1865, and performed ' the duties of his said office during said year ; that the common council of said city fixed his compensation, as such assessor at $1,000 ; that in addition to his official duties as assessor, and in accordance with the requirements of the law, he made and returned a true list of all persons in his district liable to perform military duty ; that this labor was performed after his compensation had been fixed by the council; that it is provided by law that for making…
1Opinion of the Court
By the Oourt.
Bebby, J.
By an act of the legislature approved March 2d, 1865, (Gh. 79, Special Laws, 1865,) it is made the duty of the common council of the city of St. Paul, at their first meeting in March, 1865, or at any meeting thereafter prior to the fifteenth of March, “ to elect one assessor for the city at large * * who shall perform all the duties required by law of assessors of property for the purposes of taxation, for state, county, city or other purposes within the ' city of St. Paul.” The same act further provides that “ his compensation shall be fixed by the council, and paid…
2Cited by3 opinions
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- New England Furniture & Carpet Co. v. BryantSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1896
- Hodson v. HammerSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1949