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Show SMf RAISES ! EFFECTIVE f LATER County Officers Incumbent ; Get No Higher Pay Under Increasing Statute ""County official who labor under the delusion that because the governor has signed the bill . passed by ' the fourteenth legislature which Increases their salaries, that the Increase becomes be-comes effective during their term y Wtuat have that delusion dispelled."; aid a state official today. "The constitution of the state prohibits pro-hibits any increase In the salary of officials." he continued, "during the term for which they were elected. There has been a decision of the su-v su-v preme court in a case like this, the action being that of Olof Cronquest against A. M. Matthews Jr., as sudltor of Cache county, appealed from the i decision of the district court and de-I de-I dded July 10, 118." J The case was taken to court by I" Cronqulst to have the court declare a resolution of the board of county f commissioner. "whtrrr'IitternptrtT to fix or raise the salaries of certain county 5 officers during the year 1818, snd to enjoin the commissioners, the county auditor and treasurer from Issuing warrants for the salaries Increased. A restraining order wss Issued, which was later made permanent. An appeal was taken to the supreme court, which tribunal sustained the lower court. In the opinion of the supreme court It was set forth "that to place a con-tructur con-tructur upon the statute that will enable the board of county commissioners commis-sioners to exercise the right at any time of Increasing the salaries of ' county officers sfter they have been elected, qualified and entered upon the duties of their offices would. In our opinion, be not only Inimical to the nest Interests of the general public and good government, but would be an utter disregard of the plain Intent nd purpose of the legislature, as expressed ex-pressed In the statute In granting boards of county commissioners the right to determine the salaries within the prescribed limits." Justice McCarty roncdrred In the opinion, which was written by Justice Jus-tice Corfmun. In so far as the Judg- rr.ent vi concerned, but held thst there was no constitutional prohibition prohibi-tion sgainat the legislature-fixing the compensation to be paid to county officers of-ficers at any time, even after election and Induction Into office. |