City of Somerset v. Caylor

STANLEY, Commissioner.

The transfer of Somerset from a city of the fourth class to a city of the third class on June 15, 1950, Ch. 149, Acts of 1950, has caused confusion with respect to the offices of city attorney and prosecuting attorney.

■In a city of the fourth class, the duties of the city attorney are not only those of a counsellor and attorney in civil matters but include those of a prosecuting attorney in the police court. KRS 69.560, 69.570. In a city of the third class, these duties are divided between a city attorney and a prosecuting attorney. The city attorney represents the…