Marshall v. Walker

Bell, Justice.

1. The constitution of the State of Georgia, as adopted in 1877, provided as follows: “The county officers shall be elected by the qualified voters of their respective counties, or districts, and shall hold their offices for two years. They shall be removed on conviction for malpractice in office, and no person shall be eligible to any of the offices referred to in this paragraph, unless he shall have been a resident of the county for two years, and is a qualified voter.” Art. 11, sec. 2, par. 1 (Code of 1895, § 5929; Code of 1910, § 6599). By an amendment ratified in 1914 the…