Reeves v. State

(after stating the facts as above). [1] The propositions stated in the appellant’s brief in effect present the„ point in view, viz. that a county officer cannot be removed from office during the succeeding term, when the removal is sought, for acts involving official misconduct committed during the preceding term. According to the terms of the statute, a county officer is made amenable to “removal from office” for the specially defined causes of “official misconduct,” “incompetency to discharge the duties of office,” and “drunkenness while he is an officer.” But it is expressly provided that—

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