Art. XIII, § 7

Compensation of officers

Limit Public Officers & Civil Service Art. XIII · Public Officers

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Each of the state officers named in this constitution shall, during his or her continuance in office, receive a compensation, to be fixed by law, which shall not be increased or diminished during the term for which he or she shall have been elected or appointed; nor shall he or she receive to his or her use any fees or perquisites of office or other compensation.

Simplified explanation

State officers named in this constitution receive a compensation fixed by law, which shall not be increased or diminished during their term, and they may not receive any fees, perquisites of office or other compensation.