Judgment of Insanity of Officeholder Vacates Office

When the incumbent of any office is, upon a proceeding in lunacy, adjudged to be of unsound mind, such office is vacated, and the judge of probate must certify the vacancy to the appointing power; but, if such proceeding is thereafter revoked or annulled, the officer shall, upon his own request, be restored to office. (Code 1896, §3144; Code 1907, §1560; Code 1923, §2701; Code 1940, T. 41, §164.)