EMERSON C. HARRINGTON, GOVERNOR. 1001

Governor, may remove any member of a board appointed under
the provisions of this section for immorality, misconduct in
office, incompetency or wilful neglect of duty, giving to him a
copy of the charges against him, and an opportunity of being
publicly heard in person or by counsel, in his own defense,
upon not less than ten days' notice. If any member of a
county board shall be removed, the state superintendent of
schools shall file in the office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court
for the county for which the member was appointed, if the
member so requests, a complete statement of all charges made
against such member, and his findings thereon, together with a
complete record of the proceedings. Vacancies on any of the
county boards for any cause shall be filled by the Governor for
the unexpired term, and until a successor shall qualify. Any
member of a county board shall be eligible for reappointment,
unless otherwise disqualified by the provisions of this section.

7. District boards of school trustees shall each be com-
posed of three members, appointed from the residents of the
school district by the county boards of education on or before
the third Tuesday in May, for a term of three years from the
third Saturday in May next succeeding their appointment, and
they shall hold office until their successors qualify. Provided
that in the first instance the county boards of education shall
each appoint one member for the term of one year, one mem-
ber for the term of two years and one member for the term of
three years, from the third Saturday in May, 1917. There-
after the term of each member appointed to the boards shall be
three years. The members of the boards shall be appointed
solely because of their character and fitness. A county board
of education may remove any member of a district board of
trustees of the same county for immorality, misconduct in
office, incompetency or wilful neglect of duty, giving to him a
copy of the charges against him, and an opportunity of being
publicly heard, in person, or by counsel, in his own defense,
upon not less than ten days' notice. Vacancies on the boards
shall be filled by the county boards of education for the unex-
pired term and until a successor shall qualify. Any member
of a board appointed under the provisions of this section shall
be eligible for reappointment unless otherwise disqualified by
the provisions of this section. If the county board of educa-
tion shall find 'it impossible in any school district to secure the
required number of competent persons who will serve as mem-
bers of the district board of school trustees, the duties of the