The offices of clerk of the circuit court, tax collector, tax assessor and county treasurer are respectively vacated from the expiration of the incumbent’s term when there is a failure to elect a successor at any general election where such officers are elected by the people.
Ala. Code § 36-9-5
Vacation of Offices of Clerk of Circuit Court, Tax Collector, Etc., by Failure to Elect Successor.
(Code 1867, §201; Code 1876, §214; Code 1886, §309; Code 1896, §3143; Code 1907, §1559; Code 1923, §2700; Code 1940, T. 41, §163.)
Official source: Alabama Legislature (ALISON). Reproduced from public-domain Alabama statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.