Somerville v. McCormick

This appeal is by the defendant below from the action of the chancellor, declaring unconstitutional Chapter 59 of the Private Acts of 1939, which undertook to fix the compensation of the circuit court clerk in Tipton *491County in manner and amount different from that prescribed by tbe Anti-Fee Bill, Code sec. 10725. Tbe constitutionality of tbe act was assailed in an original bill filed by B. A. Somerville and other taxpayers against J. W. McCormick, circuit court clerk elect. In terms, tbe act applies to those counties of tbe State having a population of not less than 27,350, nor more than…