Section XXV-3: Oklahoma Public Welfare Commission.

  The Department of Public Welfare shall be under the control of
a commission to be known as the Oklahoma Public Welfare
Commission, composed of nine members appointed by the Governor
and selected on the basis of recognized interest in and knowledge
of the problems of public welfare.  Each member of the Commission
shall be at least thirty years of age, shall be a citizen of the
United States, and shall have been a qualified elector of
Oklahoma at least five years next preceding his or her
appointment.  Members of the Commission or any person employed by
and working under direction of said Commission may be of either
sex. Immediately upon the taking effect of this Article, the
Governor shall appoint the members of said Commission for terms
of office as follows:  One member for a term of one year, one
member for a term of two years, one member for a term of three
years, one member for a term of four years, one member for a term
of five years, one member for a term of six years, one member for
a term of seven years, one member for a term of eight years and
one member for a term of nine years.  Except as above designated,
the term of office of the members of said Commission shall be
nine years or until their successors are appointed and qualified.
The Governor shall designate one member of the Commission as
chairman. Members of the Commission shall receive no compensation
for their services but shall be allowed necessary traveling and
other expenses actually incurred while in the performance of
their official duties. The Governor shall have the power to fill
vacancies on the Commission for the remainder of the unexpired
term.
  No member of said Commission shall be subject to removal by the
Governor, but any such member shall be removable only in the
manner and for the causes now provided in Article 2, Chapter 20,
Oklahoma Statutes 1931, for the removal of officers not subject
to impeachment.  The venue of actions for removal shall be in
Oklahoma County.