Court Opinion

ID: 9849586
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-09-24 04:42:54.812806+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T09:20:18.364100
License: Public Domain

CALLISTER, Justice
(concurring).
I concur with the majority opinion, but in addition I am impressed that Section 9, Article VI, of the Constitution of Utah, is dispositive of the issue. At the time of the enactment of this challenged legislation, Section 9 provided:
The members of the Legislature shall receive such compensation, not exceeding $500.00 a year for the legislative term and $5.00 a day expenses while actually in session, and mileage as provided by law.
Section 9 by mandate1 establishes the absolute limit as to the compensation a member of the Legislature may receive, the instant legislation departs therefrom in attempting to exceed this limit.

. See Sec. 26, Article I, which provides: “The provisions of this Constitution are mandatory-and prohibitory, unless by express words they are declared to be otherwise.”