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24, appoint such Commissioners, but no Commissioner so appointed shall be qualified to act until so confirmed. That no two of said Commissioners shall be residents of nor appointed from the same judicial district, and not more than two of said Commissioners shall belong to the same political party. At least one of said Commissioners shall have a general knowledge of law and shall have been a resident of Arizona for not less than two years next preceding the date of his appointment, and shall have been engaged in the active practice of the law in the courts of the Territory of Arizona for not less than two years. One of said Commissioners shall be a person possessed of knowledge and skill in the methods of making tariffs and schedules of rates of common carriers, both freight and passenger. The third member of said Commission shall be a person who has resided in the Territory of Arizona not less than three years next preceding the date of his appointment. Said Commission as so constituted shall be known by the name and style of The Arizona Railway Commission. They shall hold their offices each for the term of two years and shall each receive as compensation the sum of Twenty-five Hundred Dollars per annum and actual expenses incurred in travelling in the discharge of their duties, and shall devote their time to the duties devolving upon them by this Act. Their salary and expenses shall be paid monthly.

The Governor may at any time remove any Commissioner for inefficiency, neglect of duty or malfeasance in office. Before such removal he shall give such Commissioner a copy of the charges against him and shall fix a time when he can be heard in his own defense, which shall be not less than ten days thereafter, and said hearing shall be open to the public and be had before one of the District Judges, who after a hearing shall decide the same, and there shall be no