Governor May Remove Certain Officers. GOVERNOR MAY REMOVE CERTAIN OFFICERS. ARTICLE X. 1 Section 1. Sheriffs, clerks of counties, district attorneys, 2 and registers in counties having registers, shall be chosen by 3 the electors of the respective counties, once in every three 4 years and as often as vacancies shall happen, except in the 5 counties of New York and Kings, and in counties whose boun6 daries are the same as those of a city, where such officers shall 7 be chosen by the electors once in every two or four years as 8 the Legislature shall direct. Sheriffs shall hold no other 9 office, and be ineligible for the next term after the termination ΤΟ 10 of their offices. They may be required by law to renew their II security, from time to time; and in default of giving such 12 new security, their offices shall be deemed vacant. But the 13 county shall never be made responsible for the acts of the 14 sheriff. The Governor may remove any officer, in this section 15 mentioned, within the term for which he shall have been 16 elected; giving to such officer a copy of the charges against 17 him, and an opportunity of being heard in his defense. Sec. Art. Governor May Remove Certain Officers. the term of three years, and until 46. VII. ARKANSAS. The qualified electors of each county shall elect one sheriff, who shall be ex officio collector of taxes, unless otherwise provided by law; one assessor, one coroner, one treasurer, who shall be ex officio treasurer of the common school fund of the county, and one county surveyor, for the term of two years, with such duties as are now or may be prescribed by law: Provided, That no per centum shall ever be paid to as sessors upon the valuation or assessment of property by them. 47. VII. The qualified electors of each town ship shall elect a constable for the term of two years, who shall be furnished by the presiding judge of the County Court with a certificate of election, on which his official oath shall be indorsed. 20. election or appointment, in the several counties, of boards of supervisors, sheriffs, county clerks, district attorneys, and such other county, township and municipal officers as public convenience may require, and shall prescribe their duties, and fix their terms of office. It shall regulate the compensation of all such officers, in proportion to duties, and for this purpose may classify the counties by population; and it shall provide for the strict accountability of county and township officers for all fees which may be collected by them, and for all public and municipal moneys which may be paid to them, or officially come into their possession. IV. CONNECTICUT. A sheriff shall be appointed in each county by the General Assembly (altered by amendment of 1838), who shall hold his office for three years (altered by amendment of 1886), removable by said Assembly, and shall become bound, with sufficient sureties to the Treasurer of the State, for the faithful discharge of the duties of his office in such manner as shall be prescribed by law. In case the sheriff of any county shall die or resign, the Governor may fill the vacancy occasioned thereby, until the same shall be filled by the General Assembly. 21. VI. COLORADO. There shall be elected by the qualified electors of each judicial district at each regular election for judges of the Supreme Court, a district attorney for such district, whose term of office shall be three years, and whose duties and compensation shall be as provided by law. No person shall be eligible to the office of district attorney who shall not, Sec. Art. Governor May Remove Certain Officers. at the time of his election, be at The Attorney-General, registers in chancery, prothonotaries, registers, clerks of the Orphans' Court and of the peace, shall respectively be commissioned for five years, if so long they shall behave themselves well; but may be removed by the Governor within that time, on conviction of misbehavior in office or on the address of both houses of the Legislature. Prothonotaries, registers, in chancery, clerks of the Orphans' Courts, registers, recorders and sheriffs shall keep their offices in the town or place in each county in which the Superior Court is usually held. and of the board of county commissioners, and recorder, and ex officio auditor of the county, each of whom shall hold office for four years. Their duties shall be prescribed by law. Sec. Art. Governor May Remove Certain Officers. years in any period of twelve years. The treasurer, sheriff, coroner and surveyor, shall continue in office two years; and no person shall be eligible to the office of treasurer or sheriff more than four years in any period of six years. 13. V. IOWA. The qualified electors of each judicial district shall, at the time of the election of district judge, elect a district attorney, who shall be a resident of the district for which he is elected, and who shall hold his office for the term of four years, and until his successor shall have been elected and qualified. (The foregoing section was stricken out and the following substituted therefor at the general election in 1884.) (Sec. 13.) The qualified electors of each county shall, at the general election in the year 1886 and every two years thereafter, elect a county attorney, who shall be a resident of the county for which he is elected, and shall hold his office for two years, and until his successor shall have been elected and qualified. (The foregoing section was adopted as substitute for the original section at the general election in 1884.) 3. IX. KANSAS. All county officers shall hold their offices for the term of two years, and until their successor shall be qualified, except county commissioners, who shall hold their offices for the term of three years: Provided, that at the general election in the year eighteen hundred and seventy-seven the commissioner elected from district number one in each county shall hold his office for the term of one year, the commissioner elected from district number two in each county shall hold his office for the term of two years, and There shall be elected in eighteen hundred and ninety-four in each county a judge of the County Court, a county court clerk, a county attorney, sheriff, jailer, coroner, surveyor and assessor, and in each justice's district one justice of the peace and one constable, who shall enter upon the discharge of the duties of their office on the first Monday in January after their election and continue in office three years, and until the election and qualification of their successors; and in eighteen hundred and ninetyseven, and every four years thereafter, there shall be an election in each county of the offcers mentioned, who shall hold their offices four years (from the first Monday in January after their election), and until the election and qualification of their successors. The first election of sheriffs under this Constitution shall be held in eighteen hundred and ninety-two, and the sheriffs then elected shall hold their offices two years, and until the election and qualification of their successors. The sheriff's now in office for their first term shall be eligible to re-election in eighteen hundred and ninety-two, and those elected in eighteen hundred and ninety-two for the first term shall be eligible to re-election in eighteen hundred and ninety-four, Sec. Art. Governor May Remove Certain Officers. but thereafter no sheriff shall be eligible to re-election or to act as deputy for the succeeding term. 103. The judges of the county courts, clerks, sheriffs, surveyors, coroners, jailers, constables and such other officers as the General Assembly may, from time to time, require, shall, before they enter upon the duties of their respective offices, and as often thereafter as may be deemed proper; give such bond and security as may be prescribed by law. LOUISIANA. Art. 118. There shall be a sheriff and coroner elected by the qualified voters of each parish in the State, except the parish of Orleans, who shall be elected at the general elections and hold office for four years. The coroner shall act for and in place of the sheriff whenever the sheriff shall be partly interested, and when ever there shall be a vacancy in the office of sheriff, until such vacancy shall be filled; but he shall not during such vacancy discharge the duties of tax collector. The sheriff, except in the parish of Orleans, shall be ex officio collector of State and parish taxes. He shall give separate bonds for the faithful performance of his duty in each capacity. Until otherwise provided, the bonds shall be given according to existing laws. The General Assembly, after the adoption of this Constitution, shall pass a general law regulating the amount, form, condition and mode of approval of such bonds, so as to fully secure the State and parish, and all parties in interest. Sheriffs elected at the first election under this Constitution shall comply with the provisions of such law within thirty days after its promulgation, in default of which the office shall be declared vacant and the Sec. Art. Governor shall appoint for the re. mainder of the term. Art. 124. There shall be a district attorney for each judicial district in the State, who shall be elected by the qualified electors of the judicial district. He shall receive a salary of one thousand dollars per annum, payable monthly on his own warrant, and shall hold his office for four years. He shall be an actual resident of the district and a licensed attorney at law in this State. He shall also receive fees; but no fees shall be allowed in criminal cases, except on conviction. Any vacancy in the office of district attorney shall be filled by appointment by the Governor for the unexpired term. There shall be no parish attorney or district attorney pro tempore. (This article shall not apply to the parish of Orleans.) Art. 127. There shall be a constable for the court of each justice of the peace in the several parishes of the State, the parish of Orleans excepted, who shall be elected for the term of four years by the qualified voters within the territoral limits of the jurisdiction of the several justices of the peace. The compensation, salaries or fees of constables and the amount of their bonds shall be fixed by the General Assembly. Art. 134. There shall be a district at torney for the parish of Orleans, who shall possess the same qualifications and be elected in the same manner and for the same period of time as the district attorneys for other parishes, as provided by this Constitution. He shall receive a salary of one thousand dollars per annum and such fees as may be allowed by law; but no fee shall be allowed in criminal cases except on conviction. He may appoint an assistant at a salary not to exceed fifteen hundred dollars per annum. |