Each district and local office shall have a representative council, appointed by the commissioner. The council shall consist of six members, one of whom shall be a woman, and all of whom are citizens of the United States and of the State, and residents of the district where the council is to serve. One member shall be an employer, not a member of any employers' association; two members shall be representatives of employers' organizations; one member shall be a working person, not a member of any organization of working people, and two shall be representatives of organizations of working people. The commissioner¹ shall designate one from the employers and one from the employes, to serve for a period of two years; one from each group, to serve for a period of four years; and one from each group, to serve for a period of six years. Upon the expiration of said terms, the term of office of each member thereafter appointed shall be for a term of six years, except that any member appointed to fill a vacancy shall serve for the unexpired term thereof.

The commissioner and the director shall be ex officio members of each council. The superintendent in charge of a district shall be chairman of the council for his district, and in case of his inability to be present at any meeting the director or the commissioner may act as chairman.

The actual and necessary traveling expenses incurred by members of district representative councils, while engaged in the performance of their duties, shall be paid by the State.