Canfield v. Davies

*27The opinion of the court was delivered by

Depue, J.

The contest in this case is over the office of clerk of the township of Kearney.

The charter of the township of Kearney provides that the township committee shall appoint a clerk, who shall hold office for one year or until another is appointed in his stead. Pamph. L. 1871, p. 1371.

Both parties claim under appointments by the township committee. Canfield, the relator, was appointed April 20th, 1896; Davies, the incumbent and defendant, was appointed April 19th, 1897. Reckoning one year from his appointment, which is the term of office…