The Executive Board of the Alabama Public Library Service shall consist of seven members appointed by the Governor, of which one member shall be from each congressional district. Such members shall be qualified electors of the state and shall have resided in the state for five years next preceding their appointment and shall live in the congressional district which he or she represents. Appointments shall be for five years, and all vacancies, including expired and unexpired terms, shall be filled by the Governor by appointment. Provided, however, present members of the executive board shall continue in office until the first expiration of the term of any member, at which time and thereafter each board member shall represent the congressional district in which he or she resides with no two members residing in the same district, and any vacancies, for whatever reason, shall be filled accordingly. Members of the executive board shall be allowed $10.00 per day, not to exceed 20 days per year, plus travel expenses pursuant to Article 2 of Chapter 7 of Title 36. It shall be the duty and power of the executive board to conduct the affairs of the Public Library Service, to administer the funds received from the Treasury that are allocated to the Public Library Service and to be responsible for the program and for such other activities as would naturally be administered by such an executive board.