(No. 1117

#### Tony Blasi, Claimant, vs. State of Illinois, Respondent.

Opinion filed March 10, 1927.

Harry Smitz, for claimant.

Oscar E. Carlstrom, Attorney General ; Merrill F. Wehmhoff, Assistant Attorney General, for respondent.

Mr. Justice Leech

delivered the opinion of the court:

Tony Blasi presents a claim against the State on account of a deficiency in salary allotted to the chief inspector in the *302Division of Private Employment Agencies, in the Department of Labor, for deputy hire, said claimant being a deputy in said service. It appears that the General Assembly in making the appropriation for the salaries in question did not take into consideration that the law enacted contains a provision as follows': “If the deputy inspector has served or hereafter serves more than one year, $100 shall be added to his salary for each year of service' until a maximum salary of $3,000 is reached,” and that no allowance for such increase in salary is made in the law.

The Attorney"1 General of the State of Illinois has filed a demurrer, which is sustained, as a matter of law.

George B. Arnold, director of labor of the State of Illinois, has recommended that- this deficiency be awarded to the employee.

We accordingly award to the claimant the sum of $1,500.00.