McIntyre v. Clarkson

The challenged 1949 Act provides that salaried justices of the peace appointed pursuant to its terms “shall continue to collect such fees as are provided by law with respect to criminal or civil cases and pay them into the general fund of the county.” G.S. 7-120.4. There is no allegation that the fees to be collected and paid into the general fund of the county by the three salaried justices of the peace for the seven months period, December, 1960, through June, 1961, will be less than the $33,995.00 appropriated from the general fund of the county for the payment of their salaries and…