State ex rel. Weeks v. Day

The relator alleges that on the 21th day of January, 1870, a vacancy existed in the office of Lieutenant-Governor of this State, and that he was duly appointed and commissioned by the Governor to fill such vacancy under and by virtue of *15the power and authority in said Governor vested by Section 7 of Article Y. of the Constitution, and that on that day he took and filed his oath of office as Lieutenant-Governor, ia the office of the Secretary of State, and accepted the office and became by virtue of said Section 7 the Lieutenant-Governor of said State, and that he still is and will continue…