Harlan County v. Brock

Opinion of the Court by

Chief Justice Dietzman

—Reversing.

Chapter 133 of the Acts of 1932, now section 125a-4 el seq. of the 1932 Supplement to Carroll’s 1930 Edition of the Kentucky Statutes, in section 1 provides:

“That in all Judicial Districts, composed of two counties and having a population of 100,000 or more, according to the Federal Census of 1930, there is hereby created, the office of District Detective, to the Commonwealth’s Attorney.” (Italics ours.)

The rest of the act provides for the method of appointment and the powers, duties, and compensation of such district detective. The…