[1492-1.] ARTICLE  II Provincial Offices and Officers in General  SECTION  1994 . Chief Officials of Provincial Government . — The chief officials of the provincial government are the provincial governor, the provincial treasurer, and the members of the provincial board. [83-3 as amended.] SECTION  1995 . General Qualification for Provincial Office . — No person shall be appointed to any provincial office or be eligible thereto unless he is a citizen of the United States or a citizen of the Philippine Islands. [83-3.] SECTION  1996 . Qualifications of Elective Provincial Officer . — No person shall be eligible for election to a provincial office unless at the time of the election he is a qualified elector in the province, has been a  bona fide  resident therein for at least  one year prior to the election, is loyal to the United States, and not less than twenty-five years of age. SECTION  1997 . Appointive Provincial Officer Required to Reside at Provincial Capital . — Non-residence in the province shall not render the person appointed to a provincial office ineligible; but during incumbency he shall, except as otherwise allowed by la w, reside at the capital of the province, and keep office in the provincial government building. [1582-12.] [83-3.] SECTION  1998 . Permission for Official to Absent Himself from Province . — Except as allowed by law, no provincial official engaged in the discharge of continuous duties shall leave the province without obtaining permission so to do from the Governor-General. [83-3; 1396-21; Comp., 89.] S ECTION  1999 . Term of Office of Elective Official . — The term of a provincial officer elected at the general election shall begin on the sixteenth of October following such election and shall end on the fifteen of the same month 587 Copyright 2012 CD Technologies Asia, Inc. and Accesslaw, Inc. Philippine Law Encyclopedia 2011