¶1I concur in the judgment. When the legislature fixed the salary of the reporter he became entitled to demand and receive compensation at that rate from the commencement of his term so soon as the legislature should appropriate moneys for that, purpose. By the Act of March 13, 1883, moneys were appropriated for the payment of his salary from the commencement of his term to the date when the act fixing his salary took effect.
64 Cal. 164
Smith v. Dunn
Decided September 21, 1883
California Supreme Court · decided 1883-09-21
Application , for a writ of mandamus to compel the defendant, as controller of State, to issue a warrant for the salary of plaintiff, as reporter of the decisions of the Supreme Court. The facts appear in the opinion of the court.
Cited by 1 later decisions — most recently December 1901
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Decided 1883-09-21
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