Legal Opinion
State v. Majors
Supreme Court of Kansas
Decided January 15, 1876PublishedCited by 5 opinions
Original Proceedings in Quo Warranto. Petition in the nature of quo warranto, filed in this court April 8th 1875, by the county-attorney of Crawford county, as relator, to oust Majors from the office of county treasurer of said county. The grounds upon which the removal was claimed are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Valentine, J.:
The constitution of the state of Kansas provides, that “All county and township officers may be removed from office in such manner and for such cause as shall be prescribed by law.” (Const., art. 9, § 5.) On September 21st 1874, the legislature in special session passed an act containing among others the following provisions:
“Sec. 3. It shall be the duty of the probate judge in each county, once during each quarter of each year, without notice to said county treasurer, to examine and count the funds in the hands of the county treasurer;…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Barron Ex Rel. Tiernan v. Mayor of BaltimoreSupreme Court of the United States · 1833
- In re JohnsonSupreme Court of Kansas · 1873
- Young v. LedrickSupreme Court of Kansas · 1874
- Gilchrist v. SchmidlingSupreme Court of Kansas · 1873
3Cited by5 opinions
- Richards Furniture Corp. v. Board of County CommissionersCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1964
- Loper v. StateSupreme Court of Kansas · 1892
- Finerty v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1921
- State ex rel. Corley v. LeopoldSupreme Court of Kansas · 1951
- State ex rel. Lamkin v. KellyCourt of Appeals of Kansas · 1896