City of Decatur v. Vermillion

Citations

• 77 Ill. 315

Syllabus

<p>1. Offices— compensation to officer for services incident to his office. Where a person was appointed by city authorities as pound-master, and the compensation for his services as such fixed, and he was also appointed a special policeman, merely as an incident to the first office, and informed that he would receive no pay in the latter capacity, it was held, that he was not entitled to recover anything from the city for services as policeman.</p> <p>2. A person accepting a public office with a fixed salary, is bound to perforin the duties of the office for the salary. He can not legally claim additional compensation for the discharge of those duties, even though subsequently imposed by statute or ordinance, and the salary may be inadequate.</p> <p>3. Sam's—promise to pay extra compensation not binding. A promise to pay an officer an extra fee or sum beyond that fixed by law, is not binding-, though he renders services and exercises a degree of diligence greater than could legally have been required of him.</p>