State v. Keener

Citations

• 78 Kan. 649
• 97 P. 860
• 1908 Kan. LEXIS 123

Syllabus

<p>SYLLABUS BY THE COURT.</p> <p>Constitutional Law — Separation of Governmental Powers— Police Judge — Non-judicial Duties — Legislative Powers. Although the police judge of a city of the second class exercises judicial functions, he is not a repository of judicial power in the sense of section 1 of article 3 of the constitution, and the legislature has authority to require him to notify the county attorney of the fact of violations of the prohibitory liquor law which come to his notice or knowledge, and to furnish the county attorney the names of the witnesses by whom such violations may be proved, under penalty of a fine and forfeiture of his office.</p>