People ex rel. Stinger v. Kingsbury

Citations

• 100 Ill. 509
• 1881 Ill. LEXIS 135

Syllabus

<p>Ootjntx treasurers—extension of their terms of office for one year, under the constitutional amendment of 1880. A county treasurer who was elected at the general election held in November, 1879, continued to hold the office until the 27th day of February, 1881, at which time he died. Under the constitution and law in forée at the time of his election, the term for which he was elected would have expired on the first Monday of December, 1881. But the amendment of 1880 of sec. 8 of art. 10 of the constitution of 1870, with the legislation in pursuance thereof, operated to extend the terms of office of the then present incumbents of the office of county treasurer, and of certain other county offices, until the first Monday of December, 1882. So the unexpired part of the term, in this case, was more than one year, and it was directed that a special election be ordered to fill the vacancy, it not being competent for it to be filled by appointment except when the unexpired portion of the term is less than one year.</p>