A person elected or appointed to fill a vacancy in an office, or because there was no election at the annual meeting, shall qualify and succeed his immediate predecessor in the office, and possess the same powers, perform the same duties and be subject to the same liabilities as if he had been elected at an annual meeting.
Source. RS 36:2. CS 38:2. GS 39:2. 1868, 1:8. GL 42:2. PS 43:41. PL 47:45. RL 59:51.