Section 11-16-2
Commissioners - Qualifications and appointment; notice of appointment.
The Governor shall, within 30 days after the filing of the petition with him, appoint three commissioners for such election who shall be qualified electors of such county and shall not hold any state or county office, and, thereupon, the Governor shall cause them to be notified of their appointment.
(Code 1907, §176; Code 1923, §268; Code 1940, T. 12, §231.)