Conner v. Burnett

This is a companion case to Sitton v. Burnett, also decided today. That case involved Sitton’s salary during a period when he was serving as cle facto marshal of the city of Clinton. He h'as since become a cle jure officer, by moving into the city and being elected to the office. This taxpayer’s suit was brought by the appellee to enjoin the city council and city treasurer from paying Sitton a salary of $250 a month for his services as city marshal. It is the appellee’s contention that a city of the second class is not authorized to pay its marshal a salary. The council members, treasurer and…