There shall be a recorder in each county who shall be elected at the general elections for a term of 4 years commencing on the first Tuesday in January next after his or her election.

Code 1852, §§ ?637, 638; Code 1915, §§ ?1371, 1372; Code 1935, §§ ?1543, 1544; 9 Del. C. 1953, § ?9601; 70 Del. Laws, c. 186, § ?1;