Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:

SECTION 1. Section 9 of chapter 137 of the acts of 1884 is hereby amended by adding the following sentence:- The district treasurer and the district clerk of said fire district shall be appointed by said board of water commissioners and shall have all powers and duties vested by law in the offices of the district treasurer and district clerk.

SECTION 2. The elected district treasurer and district clerk in office on the effective date of this act shall continue to hold said offices and to perform the duties thereof until the expiration of their terms and the appointment of a district treasurer and district clerk or unless sooner vacated.

SECTION 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.