The People v. . Snedeker

In examining this case it will be most convenient to ascertain, in the first place, what power of appointment the governor had in respect to vacancies of this character under the constitution and laws of the state, prior to the adoption of the constitution of 1846; and then to inquire whether any change in regard to such power has been wrought by the new constitution and the statutes since enacted. By the constitution of 1822, clerks of counties were directed to be chosen once in three years, and as often as vacancies should happen. (Art. 4., § 8.) By the Revised Statutes, as amended by a…