Administrative Justice of the Housing Court Department v. Commissioner of Administration

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• declining to consider as legislative history statements of legislators which plaintiff asserted showed their punitive motive to deny him tenure
• finding “legislative intent is clear” in phrase “notwithstanding the provisions ... of [G. L. c. 211B] to the contrary,” so that appropriation acts supersede general salary provisions established in G. L. c. 21 IB
• inappropriate to use evidence of statements attributed to individual legislators to ascertain intent of legislation
• “plaintiff can have no property right or interest in his public salary or public office”
• courts have consistently confined their review of legislative intent to statutory words and official legislative records
• claim by Administrative Justice of the Housing Court challenging a legislative reduction in pay was rejected because a “plaintiff can have no property right or interest in his public salary or public office”

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