What is CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICER?

One whose tenure and term of oilice are fixed and defined by the constitution, as distinguished from the incumbents of ofiices created by the legislature. Foster v. Jones, 79 Va. 042. 52 Am. Rep. 037; People v. Scheu, 60 App. Div. 592, 09 N. Y. Supp. 597

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