Local government in the Philippine islands,

LAWS RELATING TO MINDANAO AND SULU

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United States or of the Philippine Islands; nor shall any
person be so eligible who, having taken the oath of allegiance to the United States, shall violate the same. The
fact of nonresidence in the province shall not be a bar to
appointment to a provincial office or employment. The
third member of the provincial board must be a qualified
elector of his province in accordance with the provisions
of this title, and not less than twenty-five years of age.
(b) Appointment.4-The provincial governor, until
provision is made for his election, the provincial fiscal,
and the provincial secretary-treasurer, shall be appointed
by the Governor-General, by and with the advice and consent of the Philippine Senate; and the third member ' shall
be elected by a plurality of the votes of the members present at a convention of the vice-presidents and councilors
of municipalities duly organized and such vice-presidents
and councilors of municipal districts, within the province,
as the Secretary of the Interior may designate.
(c) Election.-The provisions of the Election Law relative to the provincial officers shall be applicable to any
province situated within the territorial jurisdiction of the
Bureau of Non-Christian Tribes, whenever the Secretary
of the Interior shall certify to the Governor-General that
existing conditions in said province justify the holding of
elections as the best means of firmly establishing popular
government: Provided, That the election of any provincial
officer under the provisions of this section shall be subject
to confirmation by the Governor-General as a prerequisite
to the assumption of the office by the candidate elected.6
(d) Salaries. —Provincial governors shall each receive
an annual salary not to exceed six thousand pesos and
provincial secretary-treasurers an annual salary not to exceed five thousand pesos, said salaries to be fixed..
in the appointment..... The third member of the provincial board shall receive a compensation to be fixed by
resolution of the provincial board of not less than five
nor more than fifteen pesos for each day of actual attendance at the sessions of the board or for other duties he
may be designated by the provincial board to perform, but
on no one day shall more than one compensation be allowed
to such third member.
4 As amended by Section 2 of Act No. 2878.
5 Third members of the provincial boards in some of these special
provinces are now elected. Vide ch. xi, supra.
6 Vide Section 6 of Act No. 2878.