People ex rel. Spencer v. Knight

Citations

• 116 Cal. 108
• 47 P. 925
• 1897 Cal. LEXIS 517

Syllabus

<p>Attorney for State Board of Health—Appointment by Governor— “Election”—Statutory Construction.—The office of attorney for the state board of health is created by the act of June 13, 1891, which act contemplates that that office is to be filled by successive appointments by the governor for a term of four years each; and the additional words, that the incumbent is to hold “until his successor is elected and qualified,” do not import that there is to be an election by the people, no provision having been made for an election of that officer, or declaring the constituency by which he should be elected.</p>