State ex rel. Sedam v. Ripley Circuit Court

Dissenting Opinion

DeBruler, J.

The statute conferring the duty upon certain mayors and trial judges to appoint and remove members of county boards of public welfare reads in pertinent part as follows:

“The county board of public welfare shall consist of five members, who shall have been legal residents of the county for a period of at least two years prior to the date of their appointment, who shall be persons having a recognized interest in and knowledge of the problems of public welfare, and shall be appointed by the judge of the circuit court: Provided, That no elective county official shall…