Chap. 42.—An ACT to amend and re-enact section 581 of the Code of Virginia, in
relation to the establishment of the arts commission. [H B 37]

Approved February 24, 1932

I. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That section
five hundred and eighty-one of the Code of Virginia, as amended by the
act of March twenty-seventh, nineteen hundred and twenty-two (Acts
nineteen hundred and twenty-two, chapter four hundred and thirty-
five, page seven hundred and fifty-seven), be amended and re-enacted
so as to read as follows:

Section 581. Establishment of art commission; members; appoint-
ments ; terms of office; officers; quorum.—There shall be an art com-
mission in and for the State of Virginia, composed of the governor, ex-
officio, and four persons appointed by him. One of such members shall
be appointed by the governor from a list of painters and sculptors nom-
inated by the board of trustees of the Richmond academy of arts; one
from a list of architects nominated by the governing board of the chap-
ter of the American institute of architects existing within the State; one
from a list of persons nominated by the governing board of the Univer-
sity of Virginia, and one at large. The members of the commission
appointed in the first instance shall choose by lot terms of office for one,
two, three and four years, and their successors shall be appointed for
terms of four years each, except appointments to fill vacancies, which
shall be for the unexpired term. The governor shall have authority to
fill all vacancies in the manner of the original appointments. The mem-
bers of the commission shall serve without compensation. From their
own members they shall elect such officers as may be deemed proper.
Three commissioners shall constitute a quorum.