§326-35  Sheriff, appointment, removal. There shall be no county officer in the county other than a sheriff, who shallbe a patient resident of and be appointed in the county by the department ofhealth and who shall hold office at the pleasure of the department or until asuccessor is appointed by the department.  When a qualified patient resident isnot available, the department may appoint a staff employee or other qualifiedperson to serve as sheriff. [L 1905, c 39, §3; am L 1911, c 134, §1; RL 1925, §1578;am L 1931, c 138, §1; am imp L 1933, c 118, §§1, 2; RL 1935, §2929; RL 1945,§2439; am L 1951, c 157, §16; RL 1955, §50-36; am L Sp 1959 2d, c 1, §19; HRS§326-35; am L 1985, c 250, §14; am L 1989, c 97, §1 and c 211, §10; am L 1990,c 281, §11]