McLaughlin v. Green

Citations

• 96 Kan. 641
• 152 P. 661
• 1915 Kan. LEXIS 452

Syllabus

<p>SYLLABUS BY THE COURT.</p> <p>1. Health Commissioner— City Officer — Civil Service Examination— Tenure of Office Four Years. Chapter 112 of the Laws of 1915 fixes the tenure of office of all officers and employees therein mentioned, and subject to examination and certification, at four years, and takes away from those appointing such officers and employees the power to remove them at pleasure.</p> <p>2. Same — Mistake of Civil Service Commission — Appointment Valid. The appointment of a health commissioner under chapter 88 of the Laws of 1913, upon a certificate from the civil service commission that the appointee and another are the two highest on the eligible list, is valid, although because of a mistake of the civil service commission the appointee was erroneously so certified.</p>