92:1 Tenure. – All officers hereafter appointed by the governor and council, excepting judicial and military officers, and those whose terms are otherwise fixed by law, shall hold office for 5 years and be commissioned accordingly. Source. Const. II, 73. RS 15:3. CS 15:3. GS 17:3. GL 18:3. PS 19:3. PL 18:3. RL 26:3.
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