State v. Stover

Rodney, J.,

delivering the opinion of the Court:

It would be a tremendous task to consider, or even to list the mass of authorities having some bearing on the creation or existence of vacancies in public office and of the tenure of office of the appointee. Fortunately, no such duty falls upon us.

A critical examination of the provisions of Article 3, § 9, shows that this Section deals with at least three classes of vacancies, the numerical arrangement being used merely for convenience:

1. Vacancies in elective offices;

2. Vacancies in appointive offices where the salary and emoluments do not…