State ex rel. Ratner v. Barker

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Harvey, J.: This is an original proceeding in quo warranto to. oust E. E. Barker from the office of county clerk of Labette county. It was brought in the name of the state on the relation of the county attorney, under our statute, R. S. 60-1609 et seq., providing for such procedure. The statute, so far as necessary to be set out, reads as follows:

“Every person holding any office of trust or profit, under and by virtue *854of any of the laws of the state of Kansas either state, district, county, township or city office, who shall ... in any public place…