Board of Commissioners v. Hiner
Supreme Court of Kansas
Error from Miami District Court. Action by J. P. Hiner, county treasurer, against the County Board, for salary. Judgment for plaintiff. The defendant brings the case here. The opinion states the facts.
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Error from Miami District Court. Action by J. P. Hiner, county treasurer, against the County Board, for salary. Judgment for plaintiff. The defendant brings the case here. The opinion states the facts. The court below held this special fee and salary bill to be unconstitutional, on the ground that it provided for the taking effect of said bill at different times, to wit: As to the county treasurer, October 10, 1893, and as to the other officers affected by the bill, January 8, 1894, and therefore obnoxious to § 19, article 2, of the constitution of the state of Kansas — citing Comm’rs of…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Johnston, J.:
At its last session, the legislature attempted to enact a special law fixing the fees and salaries of certain county officers in Miami county, which was approved March 9, 1893. (Laws of 1893, ch. 80.) It purports to regulate the compensation of the county treasurer, county clerk, county attorney, county superintendent, and clerk of the district court, and provides that some of them shall report all the fees that they receive in an official capacity, and these are to be paid into the county treasury and credited to the general county fund.…
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