The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-02-24

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This section has exhausted the Judi
cial power OF the people OF TIE stae. I,
is t-efe tuily disposed OF. leaving no re-
aluuul."
-.issoari River Tel Co., Va National
L...a. - il. az.
sss..se -4sN",,i. .n hovey. Governor. W..
S."sc. "a o.. taison iis. ind.. 40l, said:
a. "Ds ae,O.ut.B.y Oeeoaie an estaOAsn-
ed ls.v ga N0us.i,u,.vuai law lSint where
svnetat power nas Jven cOnuded TO or
Vested d" one department. oil government
peisvna rn.tustcd wttu power in auusher
uvpatti"rnt wtti uvt De pefmiltei to en-
ttuaeh upvu the p0~er Ui, nor eIerclse
iene.iuhs ~nncn pvi titin and are appfopri-
a,e 10 tnv Ot-er department uuess thu
9ut"orty To uO 50 Is conferred IN ex-
press 'eims. ur un.ess tue exercise OF tho
power UsCuu.es necessary and appropri-
".e u ututr I'D a,5> - se otner Consti-
tudonai uudes anu iuuetions expressly
eo"nlltteu 10 It,"
ln lnc case ot People ex rel Mcdonald
vs. nce',i, " ~. 4. tos the same doc
time 10 ANNOUNCED aud approves. but ,as
Coett q 80 nt,d tnat tue Leg .slaturs naa a
ol sues au1nouty eou,d PUNISH Tor con-
.cmp.s.
Dl..el Jus,ice Gray, in whlteomhs csse.
40 -aass., lIo. said:
'lne its.s.a,u,e mey also provide for
the punishment upun indictment. am trial
In tne CVurts ut Justlce Of any person woo
VINO JeilB duiy summoned, refuses to
appear and tes.fy Ueiure any BOARD OF
tuounai upon auy ma,ter wn.e-. 1t IL
su,nOr4cd ~ law TO inNesugate or decide
~, ,ne ies.siatulv cannot delegate TO OF
confer upon mQirst pal boards or officers
tnat ate nulseOurts "a Jusdce and whose
piocecuiugs are not the exercise OF judi
clai power. aud authority 10 lmprison
aud punish.
1ne supreme Court OF Connecticut. IN
No4Wa4N S,tvet natWay Los an3eul
80 /. r. A. isi. sad:
"Ihe incupacity Of tie legislature to
execute power Which ls essen daily and
mercy judicial power and OF the judi
.ltlA 600 eNvvu,e power which Is essenu-
auy and mercy legislative power, as
~ eli as tUe limitation Of ,ne meaning OF
les .siUlNv power by torce Of certain pri-
mary principles OF government. plainly
& Vu4Duuleu Boa tne Constitution and py the
utccss.,ivs ,nvO.yed Ia the separation ana
ot disdncl departments Of
gO'eIumtnt ls fundamental to tne very
10 hold Courts of impeachment. OF deter
ss,aOhsnvd in the ,.ui.ed statss."
hAN h No JUDICIAL POWER
II would seem 1ha, under the terms OF
Jur Organic Act aud tne law as applied
% ,a~s ANA tonsu. u.lons contaaining sim-
iar PROVISIONS. there osn ue no room for
.he contention mat the legislative bodies
it Iais lvtrnoty aIe yebted with any Judi
.iu. power. even ln the shs stest degree
ley ate not authorized by the Organic
Act, the grant OF tegsaatVe power, to ex.
st else ANY OF The tune .iuus pertaining to
"A Court There is no authority In said
Act iOr ,nem 10 try their own members.
I'D hold Ooiurts OF impeachment, or deter
mine 1he uusuintut.onR of its own mem
lets. % course any OF the subjects which
would not iequre the exercise OF judicial
powers Wound be ris ttul subjects or leg
stadun. out any act requiring NE exer-
..se OF Judit.al functions Is Inhibited By
Le expires grant OF au judicial power to
ne Courts. aud no eA-ess or implied
,rant is given 10 the legislative assembly
80 ueai Win tnrse queas.uns.
The result is that the legislative brancn
II The lcrrltoty possesses no juciclai pow
pr, uud can therefore exercise none. II
as no inherent powers. for there Is no
rourse from which 10 derive such powers
AL tts authority being derived from Com
5tess by express grant and none from the
sotereign power OF the people
LIABLE vDER CRIMES ACT.
Il does not follow from lAis conclusion
hat the LogE.auye Assembly has no pro-
,ectou ln the discharge OF its dulles. The
eEia.aturo. pIoDaD fotaee.nE or antici-
lauug Gle lack OF mower TO punish for
oui,nrts. enacted Jaw maEi-g % n mis-
lomcanor for any person 70 refuse to
csufy before any committee or 10 refuse
90 produce huoks and papers under his
control when required n the petitioner
H3a been guilty OF the contemp w.tn
which be o. charged aud for which he is
cid. he would Doe liable to punishment un-
der these prov sipus of our Grimes Act.
The petitioner having been tried, con-
ylcted and punishment assessed by tri-
lunal which possrsses none Of the func-
lions or power of judicial nature. his
10 void. and he must be
discharged
The petitioner is discharged from eusto-
dy