State Ex Rel. Hess v. City of Akron

Section 1579-540, General Code, relating to the Municipal Court of the city of Akron, provides that the judges may appoint such deputy bailiffs as they may deem necessary at a. salary of $2100 per year; and Section 1579-542, General Code, provides that such deputy bailiffs shall hold their office during the pleasure of the court.

In the year 1931 tax delinquencies increased to such an extent in the city of Akron that the available public funds were insufficient to meet the normal expenses of the municipal government. In this emergency the city council reduced the amount of the appropriation…