How construed.

- Language "vacancies are filled as vacancies in other county offices" should be construed to mean how a majority of vacancies in county offices are filled and, of course, this leads to the provisions provided for the filling of vacancies in the office of clerk of the superior court. 1957 Op. Att'y Gen. p. 58.

Hold-over prevents a vacancy. 1957 Op. Att'y Gen. p. 58.

Appointment of interim officer until special election held.

- Vacancies in offices of tax commissioner, tax receiver, tax collector, sheriff, treasurer, and coroner were, pursuant to former Code 1933, §§ 24-2707 and 24-2709, to be filled by appointment of an interim officer by a judge of probate court wherein vacancy occurred until special election could be held according to former Code 1933, §§ 24-2704 and 24-2705, unless local law specifically created position of "chief deputy clerk" for "any such office," in which case, former Code 1933, §§ 24-2704 and 24-2705 should apply. 1981 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 81-87.

Procedure in event of incapacity of county treasurer.

- There appears to be no Code provision authorizing the appointment of an "acting" county treasurer to serve in place of the elected treasurer until an incapacity of the current official ends. 1985 Op. Att'y Gen. No. U85-30.

Judge of the probate court can appoint a qualified person to carry out the duties of county treasurer if an incapacity has been established. If the vacancy was to last more than six months (and prior to the time for the regular election of the county treasurer), the probate court then would have to call for a special election to fill the unexpired term of the former county treasurer, pursuant to former O.C.G.A. §§ 15-6-54(b) and15-6-56. 1985 Op. Att'y Gen. No. U85-30.

Am. Jur. 2d.

- 63C Am. Jur. 2d, Public Officers and Employees, §§ 88, 105 et seq.

C.J.S.

- 20 C.J.S., Counties, § 163. 67 C.J.S., Officers and Public Employees, § 100 et seq.