7. I believe that this brief statement of the duties of
the office is sufficient to suggest to the General Assembly
that such appropriation should be made for my successor
in office as will enable him to employ one or more assist-
ants, having the highest order of legal ability.
8. The following are some of the most important cases
which have been tried or heard in the appellate courts, or
are pending for trial or final hearing, with a brief state-
ment of the nature of each one mentioned:

The case of Carlile vs. Henderson was an amicable suit
by the State Treasurer against the State Auditor, to test
the power of the General Assembly to increase the salary
of the former during his term of office. The statute upon
which the action was based, increased the amount of his
official bond from $300,000 to $1,000,000, and increased the
salary from $3,000 to $6,000 per annum. This act went
into effect upon the day which, by law, he should qualify,
and he gave the increased bond. Acting upon advice from
this office, the Auditor refused to pay the increased salary;
and the Supreme Court, in the case of Carlile vs. Hender-
son, recently decided, has construed the law the same way.
The Greenwood Cemetery Land Company vs. John L.
