§ 44. — Organization of board; expenses; gratuitous services.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 20USC44]
TITLE 20--EDUCATION
CHAPTER 3--SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, NATIONAL MUSEUMS AND ART GALLERIES
SUBCHAPTER I--CHARTER PROVISIONS
Sec. 44. Organization of board; expenses; gratuitous services
The Board of Regents shall meet in the city of Washington and elect
one of their number as chancellor, who shall be the presiding officer of
the Board of Regents, and called the chancellor of the Smithsonian
Institution, and a suitable person as Secretary of the institution, who
shall also be the secretary of the Board of Regents. The board shall
also elect three of their own body as an executive committee, and shall
fix the time for the regular meetings of the board; and, on application
of any three of the regents to the Secretary of the institution, it
shall be his duty to appoint a special meeting of the Board of Regents,
of which he shall give notice, by letter, to each of the members; and,
at any meeting of the board, eight shall constitute a quorum to do
business. Each member of the board shall be paid his necessary traveling
and other actual expenses, in attending meetings of the board, which
shall be audited by the executive committee, and recorded by the
Secretary of the board; but his service as regent shall be gratuitous.
(R.S. Sec. 5582; Pub. L. 91-551, Sec. 1(d), Dec. 15, 1970, 84 Stat.
1440.)
Codification
R.S. Sec. 5582 derived from act Aug. 10, 1846, ch. 178, Sec. 3, 9
Stat. 103.
Amendments
1970--Pub. L. 91-551 increased number of members required to
constitute a quorum from five to eight.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in sections 57, 67 of this title.
