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
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