The place of a selectman or other officer so disqualified shall be supplied by appointment, by the other members of the board, of a qualified person who has theretofore holden the same office in the town, or, in the case of committees, by a new appointment.
RSA 43:7
GS 233:8. GL 43:8. 1881, 16:1. 1883, 103:1. PS 45:7. PL 49 :7. RL 61:7.