People Ex Rel. Williamson v. . McKinney

[EDITORS' NOTE: THIS PAGE CONTAINS HEADNOTES. HEADNOTES ARE NOT AN OFFICIAL PRODUCT OF THE COURT, THEREFORE THEY ARE NOT DISPLAYED.] The original title of the defendant to the office of collector of Flatbush rested upon an election by the electors of that town at the town meeting held April 5th, 1870.

The duration of his term was prescribed by law. He was a town officer, and the statute then in force declared that town officers should hold their offices for one year, "and until others were chosen or appointed in their places and have qualified." (1 R.S., 347, § 30.)

The defendant was elected…