State ex rel. Jackson v. Nation

Citations

• 78 Kan. 394
• 96 P. 659
• 1908 Kan. LEXIS 69

Syllabus

<p>SYLLABUS BY THE COURT.</p> <p>■Constitutional Law — Establishment of Courts — General or Special Law. The right to exercise the duties of judge of the city court of Chanute depending upon the validity of chapter 179 of the Laws of 1907, a special act which purports to create that court, it is held: (1) That a general law can be made applicable giving to cities with like conditions, where the necessity may exist, reasonable facilities for the transaction of local judicial business of the nature attempted to be vested in the city court of Chanute by the act in question; (2) that the power of the legislature to establish courts inferior to the supreme court, under articles 2 and 3 of the constitution, can not be exercised by a special law in eases where a general law can be made applicable; (3) that the act in question violates section 17 of article 2 of the constitution, and affords no warrant for the defendant to hold the office of judge of the city court.</p>