The board of directors shall elect the officers of the water user district who shall be a president, a vice - president, a secretary, and a treasurer, and the board shall appoint such executive committee and other officers, agents, and employees as shall be deemed necessary in transacting the business of the district. The president, vice - president, and treasurer shall be elected from the membership of the board of directors. Source: SL 1939, ch 291 , § 6; SDC Supp 1960, § 61.1306; SDCL, § 46-16-34.