State Ex Rel. Williams v. Lee

Terrell, C. J. —

Alternative writ of mandamus was directed to the Comptroller commanding him to draw his warrant, for $300 to pay relator as Marshal of the Supreme Court for his salary for the month of July, 1939, or to show cause on a day fixed why he refuses to do so.

A motion to quash raises the sole question of whether or not Chapter 12087, Acts of 1927, fixing the relator’s salary at $3,000 per annum was suspended by the general appropriation bill of 1939, which carries a fixed amount for salaries of the Justices and employees of the Supreme Court.

This Court has held that where a State…