What is APPOINT? Definition of APPOINT in Black's Law Dictionary
To designate, ordain, prescribe, nominate. People v. Fitzsimmons, 68 N.Y. 519; Rhodes v. City of Tacoma, 97 Wash. 341, 166 P. 647. To allot, set apart. Heisler v. Robbins, 17 Ariz. 429, 153 P. 771, 772. To fix, constitute, or ordain, prescribe, settle, also to assign authority to a particular use, task or office, allot, designated. Lambach v. Anderson, 228 Iowa 1173, 293 N.W. 505, 510.
"Appoint" is used where exclusive power and authority is given to one person, officer, or body to name persons to hold certain offices. State v. Doss, 102 W.Va. 162, 134 S.E. 749. It is usually distinguished from "elect," meaning to choose by a vote of the qualified voters of the city. State ex rel. Smith v. Bowman, 184 Mo.App. 549, 170 S.W. 700, 701. But the distinction is not invariably observed. Schaffner v. Shaw, 191 Iowa 1047, 180 N.W. 853, 854.
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