“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_.”