State ex rel. Hopkins v. Foley

*609The opinion of the court was delivered by

Dawson, J.:

These are original proceedings in quo warranto to forfeit the offices of the mayor and police judge of the city of Parsons.

The state charged Mayor P. T. Foley with willful misconduct in office and neglect of duty, in that he failed to notify the county attorney of violations of the prohibitory law of which he had knowledge, that he sanctioned a system of fines on violators of that law for the mere purpose of raising revenue for the city, that he personally profited from contracts awarded by the city for official city printing, and that he…