Here the word “office” is made synonymous with “place.”
The Constitution of Vermont testifies:—
“All power being originally inherent in, and consequently derived from, the people, therefore all officers of government, whether legislative or executive, are their trustees and servants.”[297]
Thus, in Vermont, members of the Legislature are “officers.”
The old Constitution of New Jersey testifies also, in the clause prescribing the qualifications entitling a person to vote:—
“For representatives in Council and Assembly, and also for all other public officers that shall be elected by the people of the county at large.”[298]
Here again members of the Legislature are treated as “public officers.”
The Constitution of Pennsylvania testifies:—
“Members of the General Assembly, and all officers, executive and judicial, shall be bound by oath or affirmation to support the Constitution of this Commonwealth, and to perform the duties of their respective offices with fidelity.”[299]