People ex rel. Harris v. Hale

Citations

• 27 Cal. 148

Syllabus

<p>Sarart op Coroner op San Francisco.—The Act'of 1864, entitled “An Act concerning the salary and fees of the Coroner of the City and County of San Francisco,” reduces the salary of the Coroner of said city and county from four thousand to two thousand dollars per annum. The fifth section provides that “ this Act shall not affect the salary of the present incumbent during the term for which he is elected.” Held, that the fifth section did not apply to a successor of the then incumbent, appointed after his death to fill his unoxpired term.</p>