Chap. 393.—An ACT to amend and re-enact Section 581 of the Code of Vir-
ginia, as heretofore amended, in relation to the establishment of the art
commission, so as to provide for an additional member of such commission.

[S B 312]

Approved March 31, 1938

1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia, That section
five hundred and eighty-one of the Code of Virginia, as heretofore
amended, 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 five persons appointed by him. One of such members
shall be appointed by the Governor from a list of painters and sculptors
nominated by the board of trustees of the Richmond academy oi arts;
one from a list of architects nominated by the governing board of the
chapter of the American institute of architects existing within the State ;
one from a list of persons nominated by the governing board of the
University of Virginia; one from a list of persons nominated by the
board of trustees of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts; and one at
large. The members of the Commission 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 members
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.