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§ 3.

History: Adopted by convention, July 29, 1859; ratified by electors, October 4, 1859; L. 1861, p. 61; L. 1876, ch. 129, § 1; stricken from constitution, L. 1901, ch. 424, § 1; November 4, 1902.

Revisor's Note:

Prior to 1902, this section related to terms of office of county officers. In 1902, this matter was included in Article 4, § 2 of the Constitution.

CASE ANNOTATIONS

1. County commissioners are county officers and hold office two years. Leavenworth Co. v. The State, 5 Kan. 688.

2. Section has no bearing upon the question of a vacancy. Bond v. White, 8 Kan. 333, 343.

3. Section applies only to regular term, not vacancies or exceptions. Hagerty v. Arnold, 13 Kan. 367, 382.

4. Appointee holds office only until next regular election. The State, ex rel., v. Conn, 14 Kan. 217, 218.

5. Register of deeds holds office until successor qualifies. Hubbard v. Crawford, 19 Kan. 570, 572.

6. Terms not "consecutive terms" when period of time intervenes. Horton v. Watson, 23 Kan. 229, 233.

7. County commissioners, chairman holds office from election until January following. Fuller v. Miller, 32 Kan. 130, 133, 4 P. 175.

8. Temporary commissioners have power to divide county into commissioner districts. Keating v. Marble, 39 Kan. 370, 374, 18 P. 189.

9. Phrase, "more than two consecutive terms," discussed and defined. Davis v. Patten, 41 Kan. 480, 482, 21 P. 677.

10. Officers elected at first election hold until next regular election. Killion v. Herman, 43 Kan. 37, 39, 22 P. 1026.

11. Officer at end of second term holds until successor qualified. Pruitt v. Squires, 64 Kan. 855, 68 P. 643. Overruled: Adkinson v. Noonan, 110 Kan. 335, 337, 203 P. 694.

12. Section cited in considering validity of appointment of judge. Fischer v. Moore, 69 Kan. 191, 192, 76 P. 403.

13. Officer disqualified to hold after expiration of second two-year term. Adkinson v. Noonan, 110 Kan. 335, 337, 203 P. 694.