N.D. Const. art. VII, § 8 — Research

Required County Functions; Terms of Offices. Text of the section: current and prior versions.

Every citing reference in the corpus: 18 court opinions and 32 Attorney General opinions. Counts include the section's pre-1981 designation (§ 173), era-gated by the renumbering crosswalk.

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Cases by topic

Topics are machine-generated groupings of the citing references — reading aids, not editorial judgments. Documents cited after the last classification pass appear in the lists below until the next pass.

Constitutional status of county offices and legislative control

N.D. Att'y Gen.: N.D. Op. Att'y Gen. (Aug. 18, 1986) (to Seaworth)
State ex rel. Ilvedson v. District Court in and for Ward County, 1940 ND 17 (1940, Christianson, J.)
State ex rel. Strutz, Atty. Gen., v. Huber, 1940 ND 10 (1940, Nuessle, J.) · construes
- “…fails to perform them mandamus is the proper remedy to invoke as against him. Section 8457, Comp.Laws 1913. The fact that the board of county commissioners has directed him to do otherwise is no excuse. The statute controls. Their action can not override it. Section 173, Constitution. So it becomes necessary to consider and construe the provisions of chapter 225, Session Laws 1939. Chapter 225 is entitled "An act declaring all tax charges based on original final values of property as…”
Daly v. Beery, County Auditor, 1920 ND 48 (1920, Grace, J.)
State ex rel. Nedreloe, Sheriff, v. Kennard, 1918 ND 4 (1918, Bruce, J.)
State ex rel. Miller, Atty. Gen., v. District Court of Burleigh County, 1910 ND 3 (1910, Carmody, J.)
Ex parte Corliss, 1907 ND 61 (1907, Fisk, J.)
State ex rel. Fausett v. Harris, 1890 ND 22 (1890, Corliss, J.)

Qualifications and eligibility for county office

N.D. Att'y Gen.: N.D. Op. Att'y Gen. 2006-L-33 (2006)
N.D. Att'y Gen.: N.D. Op. Att'y Gen. 2006-L-11 (2006)
N.D. Att'y Gen.: N.D. Op. Att'y Gen. 2002-L-67 (2002)
N.D. Att'y Gen.: N.D. Op. Att'y Gen. 2001-L-33 (2001)
N.D. Att'y Gen.: N.D. Op. Att'y Gen. 98-L-57 (1998)
N.D. Att'y Gen.: N.D. Op. Att'y Gen. 94-L-101 (1994)
N.D. Att'y Gen.: N.D. Op. Att'y Gen. (Jan. 8, 1957)
N.D. Att'y Gen.: N.D. Op. Att'y Gen. 56-61 (1956)
Enge v. Cass, 1914 ND 98 (1914, Fisk, J.)

Terms of office, term limits, and commencement of terms

N.D. Att'y Gen.: N.D. Op. Att'y Gen. 2002-L-68 (2002)
N.D. Att'y Gen.: N.D. Op. Att'y Gen. 2000-L-142 (2000)
N.D. Att'y Gen.: N.D. Op. Att'y Gen. 78-58 (1978)
N.D. Att'y Gen.: N.D. Op. Att'y Gen. 76-96 (1976)
N.D. Att'y Gen.: N.D. Op. Att'y Gen. 71-93 (1971)
N.D. Att'y Gen.: N.D. Op. Att'y Gen. 66-90 (1966)
N.D. Att'y Gen.: N.D. Op. Att'y Gen. (Feb. 17, 1964)
N.D. Att'y Gen.: N.D. Op. Att'y Gen. 52-46 (1952)
N.D. Att'y Gen.: N.D. Op. Att'y Gen. 45-219 (1945)
N.D. Att'y Gen.: N.D. Op. Att'y Gen. 42-44 (1942)
Diehl v. Totten, 1915 ND 171 (1915, Burke, J.)

Compensation, deputies, and office staffing

Schwartzenberger v. McKenzie County Board of County Commissioners, 2017 ND 211 (2017, McEvers, J.)
N.D. Att'y Gen.: N.D. Op. Att'y Gen. 2005-L-36 (2005)
State ex rel. Agnew v. Schneider, 1977 ND 50 (1977, Sand, J.)
N.D. Att'y Gen.: N.D. Op. Att'y Gen. 73-165 (1973)
McLane v. Scofield, Sheriff of Ward County, 1922 ND 154 (1922, Bronson, J.)
Doherty v. County of Ransom, 1895 ND 9 (1895, Bartholomew, J.)

Consolidation and restructuring of county offices

N.D. Att'y Gen.: N.D. Op. Att'y Gen. 2002-L-66 (2002)
N.D. Att'y Gen.: N.D. Op. Att'y Gen. 98-L-197 (1998)
N.D. Att'y Gen.: N.D. Op. Att'y Gen. 98-F-14 (1998)
N.D. Att'y Gen.: N.D. Op. Att'y Gen. 70-90 (1970)
N.D. Att'y Gen.: N.D. Op. Att'y Gen. 60-64 (1960)
State ex rel. Reese v. Mooney, Auditor, 1934 ND 41 (1934, Burr, J.) · construes
- “…Syllabus by the Court. Section 173 of the Constitution of the State of North Dakota, as amended in 1933, is construed, and for reasons stated in the opinion, it is held: (1) That under its provisions, in counties having a population exceeding 6,000 and…”

Vacancies, removal, and disability

N.D. Att'y Gen.: N.D. Op. Att'y Gen. 69-260 (1969)
N.D. Att'y Gen.: N.D. Op. Att'y Gen. 64-84 (1964)
N.D. Att'y Gen.: N.D. Op. Att'y Gen. 64-78 (1946)
State ex rel. Olson v. Langer, 1934 ND 67 (1934, Burke, J.)

Incompatible offices and dual employment

N.D. Att'y Gen.: N.D. Op. Att'y Gen. 2002-F-02 (2002)
N.D. Att'y Gen.: N.D. Op. Att'y Gen. 67-146 (1967)
State v. Lee, 1951 ND 49 (1951, Grimson, J.)

Other applications

N.D. Att'y Gen.: N.D. Op. Att'y Gen. (June 14, 1951)
State v. Myers, 1945 ND 11 (1945, Burke, J.)
Goughnour v. Brant, 1921 ND 34 (1921, Christianson, J.)

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