State Ex Rel. Thomas v. Hoss

This is a proceeding instituted in this court by C. D. Thomas, Deputy Labor Commissioner, to require the Secretary of State, in his capacity as auditor of accounts (Oregon Constitution, Article VI, section 2) to audit plaintiff’s claim for salary for the month of March in the sum of $180, and to issue to him a warrant therefor.

The petition alleges that, pursuant to the authority vested in the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor (Hon. Charles H. Gram) by section 49-108, Oregon Code 1930, that official appointed the plaintiff to his position, and fixed his salary at $180 per month. It alleges…