Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-08-11
ASSIGNMENTS ARE VOID.
salary Assignments. Given to sharks
Arc Not CnlicCtahlc.

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Are Not Coiicctabic.
Numerous decisions of the courts in
the matter of salary assignments prove
that the sharks can never collect a dol
Lar from the city or county on this kind
OF paper.
An assignment of wages to become
due. without limit as 10 amount or
time. held invalid. without acceptance
hy employer and notice to attaching
creditor ". Brant Nllnn.,,
~ n. W. G51
In Bliss W. Lawrence. IS y. y. Az.
~ was held that although a public of.
Jicer may have an assignatie interest
:n his salary not yet due. ne cannot
make "A valid assignment OF 1t In ad.
vance. because public policy fOrblds
such transaction. An assignment by
~ United States treasury official OF a
months salary In advance at dis.
count Of ten per cent was. on this
ground. declared invalid.
Billings vs.. O'Brlen. IA Abb. Pr. n.
i. IN. " 2iG. an assignment Of sim.
liar character. was declared invalid on
the ground that II tends to impair the
efficiency of the officer by diminishing
his interest In the performance Of his
duties and rendering him TO a great
extent the mere slave or servant Of his
creditor or assignee In working out a
part debtor obligation.
no support an assignment at law the
subject matter thereof must have ac'
tual or potential existence at the time
of the assignment.--Am and Eng. Enc,
of Law, l., $50.
An assignment of an expectancy to
he forced In equity must be founded
upon valuable consideratlon.--Am.
ana Eng. Enc Of Law, l., So.
II was held In Mandevllle vs. Welch,
r Wheat o.. 81 2s6, that an order
drawn on fund for only part there
of does not constitute an assignment
of that part, on the ground that cred
itor shall not be permitted To split uT
single cause of action into many ac
,ions without the assent Of his debtor
In New York an assignment by d
sheriff of such fees as he may become
entitled TO receive from the State ol
county, for public services thereafter
10 he rendered. is contrary TO public
policy and void
Bowery National Bank Of y. y, VS.
John Wilson. II Is settled In this STATE
that an assignment by public ofiice
at his unearned salary 10 contrary Il
public policy and void, citing numerous
cases.
An assignment by mail.carrler II
fbr postOffice department of a month";
salary not yet earned Is void as agains
publlc.policy.
\ mail-carrier Is not guilty of en-
hZZlement by approprlating to hi
own Use salary earned by him, al
though he had made void assignmen
thereof before il was earned and takei
an appointment as agent from the as
signrc TO collect IL from the latter, sine,
h. was not in fact an agent In collect
ing the money, because the asslgnmen
was void. The reason of the rule Il
thar the public service may not be 81
good and efficient when the unearnet
salary has been assigned a. when 4
has not been, and that the public ser
vic" is protected by protecting thos,
engaged in the performance of public
duties: and this, nor upon the grounC
of their private and individual inter
csts. but that Of the necessity of secur
Ing the efficiency Of the public seryic,
Wv seeing Ia 1t that the funds provided
Tor Its maintenance should be received
by those who are to perform the worl
al such periods a. the law has appoint
al for their payment,