The powers of the Government are divided into three separate departments

Ind. Const. art. III, § 1, under Distribution of Powers.

Ind. Const. art. III, § 1

The powers of the Government are divided into three separate departments

The powers of the Government are divided into three separate departments; the Legislative, the Executive including the Administrative, and the Judicial: and no person, charged with official duties under one of these departments, shall exercise any of the functions of another, except as in this Constitution expressly provided.