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shall be appointed to hold office for one year, one for two vears, 

 one for three years, one for four years, and one for five years 

 from January i, 1904. Upon the expiration of the respective 

 terms of the said Commissioners, their respective successors 

 shall be respectively a})pointed for a term of five years. Upon 

 a vacancy occurring in said Board, a Commissioner shall be 

 appointed to fill such vacancy for the remainder of the unex- 

 pired term." 



Section 2. Section 371 of the Revised Laws of Hawaii is 

 hereby amended by striking out the words "President and an- 

 other" in line two thereof; and also by striking out the word 

 "officers" in line three thereof, and inserting in lieu of said word 

 "officers," the word "Secretary," so that the Section as amended 

 shall read as follows : 



"Section 371. I)Oard, Officers, Quorum. The Commissioners 

 shall elect one of their members Secretary of the Board. The 

 Board shall have power to change its Secretary from time to time. 

 A majority of the members of said' Board shall constitute a 

 quorum thereof, with power to transact any business within the 

 powers or jurisdiction of the Board." 



Section 3. Section 372 of the Revised Law^s of Hawaii is 

 hereby repealed. 



Section 4. Section ^^^y^^ of the Revised Laws of Hawaii is 

 hereby amended by striking out the first four lines thereof, to- 

 gether with the word "the Superintendent of Public Works" in 

 line five thereof, and by inserting in lieu thereof the following 

 w^ords "the powers and duties vested prior to April 25, 1903, in 

 the Commissioner of Agriculture and Forestry and thereafter 

 transferred to and vested in the Superintendent of Public Works 

 are hereby transferred to and vested in the President of the 

 Board," so that the Section as amended shall read as follows : 



"Section ^y^i- Executive Officer of Board. The powers and 

 duties vested prior to April 25, 1903, in the Commissioner of 

 Agriculture and Forestry and thereafter transferred to and vested" 

 in the Superintendent of Public Works, are hereby transferred to 

 and vested in the President of the Board, who shall be the 

 Executive Officer of the Board, subject to the superintendence 

 and control of the Board." 



Section 5. Section 375 of the Revised Laws of Hawaii is 

 herebv amended by striking out the period after the word "pay" 

 in line two thereof, and' inserting after said word "pay" the 

 words "except the President, who shall receive such salary as. 

 may be appropriated by the Legislature;" also by striking out 

 from said section the sentence "The Superintendent of Public 

 works shall receive no pay for services performed by him under 

 the terms of this Chapter other than the salary appropriated by 

 the Legislature for his said office of Superintendent of Public: 

 Works," so that the Section as amended shall read as follows: 



