the provincial governor of any province in which non-Christian inhabitants are found is authorized, when s uch a course is deemed necessary in the interest of law and order, to direct such inhabitants to take up their habitation on sites on unoccupied public lands to be selected by him and approved by the provincial board. 

[1397-62.] 

S ECTION 2078 . Provincial Officers in Specially Organized Provinces . — In the specially organized provinces the provincial treasurers, lieutenant-governors, and the provincial governors, with the exception of the provincial governor of the Province of Mindo ro, shall be appointed by the Governor-General. In Mindoro the provincial governor shall be elected by the qualified voters of the province. 

[2569.] 

When the exigencies of the service in any specially organized province shall so require, the Governor-General may impose upon the provincial treasurer or other provincial officer therein duties additional to those properly incident to his office. Unless ot herwise disposed by the Governor-General, the duties incident to the office of secretary of the provincial board shall be performed by the provincial treasurer. HAICET 

In specially organized provinces the respective provincial treasurers thereof shall be, ex officio , provincial assessors. 

[2238-1.] 

S ECTION 2079 . Composition of Provincial Board in Specially Organized Provinces . — The provincial board, in specially organized provinces, shall be composed of the provincial governor, who shall be the presiding officer of the board, the provincial treasure r, and a third member. In the Mountain Province the duties of third member shall be discharged by the industrial supervisor. cDCEHa 

In Batanes, Mindoro, Palawan, and Nueva Vizcaya, the third member shall be elected by the duly qualified voters of the province. As regards qualification for office, the time of election, and conditions relating to tenure and term of office, the third memb er of the provincial board of Nueva Vizcaya shall be on the same footing as other provincial officers elected pursuant to the provisions of the Election Law; but with respect to the qualification of electors, conduct of election and determination of the re sults, said office shall be governed by the provisions of section two thousand two hundred and ninety-nine to two thousand three hundred and six of this Code. 

