Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) July 14, 1925 (Holliday v. Fields, Governor)

Dissenting Opinion by

Chief Justice Clarke.

By the terms of section 227 of the Constitution prior to its amendment in 1919, the office of any county officer automatically became vacant upon his ‘ conviction by indictment or prosecution “for misfeasance or malfeasance in office or willful neglect in discharge of official duties.