Section 541-B:3 - Appointment and Qualifications of Board MembersI.The governor shall appoint 2 competent persons to serve as board members; preferably each shall be a member of the New Hampshire Bar Association.II.The chief justice of the New Hampshire supreme court shall appoint the chairman of the board. The chairman shall be a judicial referee, if one is available, but if not, then the chairman shall be a member of the New Hampshire Bar Association.III.The president of the senate shall appoint one member of the senate, and the speaker of the house of representatives shall appoint one member of the house of representatives, to serve as board members.IV.All members shall be residents of the state and if any member ceases to be a resident of this state a vacancy is created. 1977, 595:2, eff. July 1, 1977.