295.030. 1. Within thirty days after the effective date ofthis chapter the governor, by and with the advice and consent ofthe senate, shall appoint five competent persons to serve as astate board of mediation; two of whom shall be employers oflabor, or selected from some association representing employersof labor, and two of whom shall be employees holding membershipin some bona fide trade or labor union; the fifth shall be someperson who is neither an employee nor an employer of labor andwho shall be chairman of said state board of mediation.
2. Two members of said board shall be appointed for oneyear, two for two years, and one for three years, and allappointments thereafter shall be for three years or until theirrespective successors are appointed in the manner hereinprovided.
3. If a vacancy occurs in said board by death or otherwise,at any time, the governor shall appoint some competent personhaving the same qualifications as his predecessor to fill theunexpired term.
(L. 1947 V. I p. 358 ยง 3)