Whenever it shall happen that more than one commissioner is to be elected at any election, the candidates shall specify in the statement filed as provided in section 11-44-37 whether they are candidates for the long or short term, and this shall be shown on the ballot prepared for such election.
(Acts 1911, No. 504, p. 591; Code 1923, §2368; Code 1940, T. 37, §65.)