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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CONSTITUTIONAL, CONSTITUTIONAL LIBERTY OR FREEDOM, CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION, CONSTITUTIONAL LAW, CONSTITUTIONAL FREEDOM, CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT, CONSTITUTIONAL LIMITATION, ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER, OFFICER, RETURNING OFFICER


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