Roberts v. Hickman County Fiscal Court

CATINNA, Commissioner.

In a declaratory judgment action the circuit court held void an order of February 5, 1971, of the Hickman County Fiscal Court providing for a salary of $100 per month for justices of the peace exercising criminal jurisdiction, which order was made pursuant to KRS 64.255. The circuit court also held void an order of September 11, 1970, directing that each justice of the peace in Hickman County be paid the sum of $100 per month in order to assist with the expenses of his office, which order was made pursuant to KRS 64.258. As the county treasurer had made expense payments…