State ex rel. Norman v. Viebranz

The initial question for our consideration is whether appellant’s purported appointment to the unexpired term on the vocational board was effective. If it was, then the Windham board would have been powerless to reconsider it. “* * * The power of appointment, once exercised, is exhausted until a new vacancy occurs. ‘Where power has been given to appoint to an office and the same has been exercised, any subsequent appointment to the same office will be void unless the prior incumbent has been removed or the office has otherwise become vacant.’ ” State, ex rel. Gahl, v. Lutz (1937), 132 Ohio…