Chap. 234.—An ACT to amend and re-enact section 1486 of the Code of Vi irginia
as amended by an act approved February 28, 1920. [S B 104

Approved March 14, 1924.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That section
fourteen hundred and eighty-six of the Code of Virginia, as amended by
an act approved February twenty-eighth, nineteen hundred and twenty,
be amended and re-enacted so as to read as follows:
Section 1486. State board of health; how members appointed;
terms of office; meetings; officers; quorum.—On and after July first,
nineteen hundred and twenty-four, the State board of health shall con-
sist of seven members appointed by the governor for terms of seven
years each; provided, however, that the first appointments hereunder
shall be for terms as follows: one for one year, one for two years, one for
three years, one for four years, one for five years, one for six years, and
one for seven years. One member shall be chosen from each of the grand
divisions of the State, namely, Tidewater, Middle Virginia, Piedmont,
The Valley, and Southwest Virginia, and two members shall be chosen
from the State at large. At least two of the members of the State board
of health shall be members of the medical society of Virginia, and one
a member of the State dental association. Vacancies occurring on the
board shall be filled for the unexpired term in the same manner as
original appointments are made.

The board shall meet annually in the city of Richmond, and at such
other times and places as it may determine. It shall elect from its
number a president and secretary, who shall perform the usual duties
of such offices, in addition to the particular duties prescribed by law. The
board may adopt by-laws for its government. Three members shall
constitute a quorum for the transaction of any lawful business. The
terms of the members of the State board of health who may be in office
when this act takes effect shall expire on that date.

2. This act shall take effect on July first, nineteen hundred and
twenty-four.