1. To be eligible to appointment to the office of district superintendent of schools a person must be at least twenty-one years of age, a citizen of the United States and a resident of the state. No person shall be ineligible on account of sex.\n2. In addition thereto he shall possess or be entitled to a superintendent's certificate as provided in section three thousand three of this chapter.\n3. A district superintendent who is removed from office shall not be eligible for appointment to such office in any supervisory district for a period of five years.
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