Revised Statutes of 1846 (EXCERPT)
R.S. of 1846 RESIGNATIONS.

201.1 Resignation from public office; to whom made.

Sec. 1.

Resignations shall be made as follows:

1. By officers appointed by the governor alone, or by the governor by and with the advice and consent of the senate, or both branches of the legislature, to the governor;

2. By all other officers holding their offices by appointment, and not by election, to the body, board, or officer that appointed them;

3. By all other officers holding their offices by election, to the governor, if the governor is authorized to fill the vacancy created by the resignation.

History: R.S. 1846, Ch. 15 ;-- CL 1857, 473 ;-- CL 1871, 615 ;-- How. 647 ;-- CL 1897, 1153 ;-- CL 1915, 239 ;-- CL 1929, 3348 ;-- CL 1948, 201.1 ;-- Am. 1954, Act 40, Eff. June 1, 1955 ;-- Am. 1957, Act 194, Eff. Sept. 27, 1957

201.2 Resignation from public office; statement filed with secretary of state.

Sec. 2.

It shall be the duty of all officers, bodies, or boards to whom the resignation of any office contemplated in the last preceding section, is authorized to be made, or who are authorized to fill any vacancy in any of said offices, or to order a special election therefor, when duly informed of the existence of such vacancy, to cause to be filed in the office of the secretary of state, a statement of the occurrence, with the date and cause of such vacancy.

History: R.S. 1846, Ch. 15 ;-- CL 1857, 474 ;-- CL 1871, 616 ;-- How. 648 ;-- CL 1897, 1154 ;-- CL 1915, 240 ;-- CL 1929, 3349 ;-- CL 1948, 201.2

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