State ex rel. Doolittle v. Hays

Citations

• 91 Miss. 755
• 45 So. 728

Syllabus

<p>Municipal Officers. Election of disqualified person. Vacancies. Special elections. Code 1906, §§ 3435, 3436.</p> <p>Where a disqualified person is elected to a municipal office the previous encumbent will hold over until the next general election, under Code 1906, § 3435, fixing the terms of municipal officers at “ two years and until their successors are duly elected and qualified,” and there is no vacancy to he filled under Code 1906, § 3436, providing for filling vacancies in municipal offices.</p>