Swindle v. State Ex Rel. Pruitt

The constitutional question is certified by the Court of Appeals to this court for decision under section 7322, Code.

The question is: Did the trial court commit error in granting the writ of mandamus and ordering the writ to issue, commanding respondent, as treasurer of Walker county, to pay the warrant for $15 allowed, drawn, and payable to relator and petitioner as probation officer and clerk of the domestic relations court of Walker county?

The demurrer of respondent, among other things, was on the following ground: “Because that portion of section 2, which provides that the County shall…