Case Name: John A. Zangerle, Auditor et al v. State ex rel Frederick P. Walther
Court: Supreme Court of Ohio
Jurisdiction: Ohio
Decision Date: 1926
Citations: 4 Ohio Law Abs. 381
Docket Number: No. 19496
Parties: John A. Zangerle, Auditor et al v. State ex rel Frederick P. Walther.
Judges: Matthias, Day, Kinkade and Robinson, JJ., concur; Marshall, C. J., and Allen, J., dissent.
Reporter: The Ohio Law Abstract
Volume: 4
Pages: 381–381

Head Matter:
No. 19496
John A. Zangerle, Auditor et al v. State ex rel Frederick P. Walther.

Opinion:
JONES J.
1. Under Section 14, Article IV of the Ohio Constitution, the compensation of common pleas judges can neither be increased nor deminished during their term, and if once fixed it cannot be denied; nor does such compensation vary with the amount of service rendered by the occupant of the office.
2. The provisions of that section require that such judges shall receive the compensation provided by law at "stated times," and not at times depending upon procurement of the approval of another official.
3. Section 2252, General Code, providing that such compensation shall be paid quarterly from the county treasury, is a valid legislative act; but the clause in Section 1558, General Code, (110 OL. 52) requiring the approval of the Chief Justice as a prerequisite to the issuance of a warrant by the county auditor, is constitutionally invalid.
Judgment affirmed.
Matthias, Day, Kinkade and Robinson, JJ., concur; Marshall, C. J., and Allen, J., dissent.