§ 75-117 — Governor to appoint when judges fail to act

When the district judges or judges of the district court of any judicial district in the state are authorized by law to appoint some person to fill a regular term or a vacancy in a public office and said judges fail to make an appointment within ten days after the expiration of a regular term or a vacancy occurs, the appointment shall then be made by the governor of the state.

Legislative History

L. 1945, ch. 191, § 1; L. 1976, ch. 145, § 239; January 10, 1977.