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of the United States, and the mayor of the city of "Wash- 

 ington, during the time for which they shall hold 

 their respective offices ; three members of the Senate and 

 three members of the House of Representatives, together 

 with six other persons, other than members of Congress, two 

 of whom shall be members of the National Institute in the 

 city of Washington, and resident in the said city; and the 

 other four thereof shall be inhabitants of States, and no two 

 of them of the same State. All the Regents, to be selected 

 as aforesaid, shall be appointed immediately after the pas- 

 sage of this act — the members of the Senate by the Presi- 

 dent thereof, the members of the House by the Speaker 

 thereof, and the six other persons by joint resolution of the 

 Senate and House of Representatives ; and the members of 

 the House so appointed shall serve until the fourth Wed- 

 nesday in December, the second next after the passage of 

 this act; and then, and biennially thereafter, on every alter- 

 nate fourth Wednesday of December, a like number shall 

 be appointed in the same manner, to serve until the fourth 

 Wednesday in December, the second succeeding their ap- 

 pointment. And the Senators so appointed shall serve 

 during the term for which they shall hold, without re-elec- 

 tion, their office as Senators. And vacancies, occasioned 

 by death, resignation, or otherwise, shall be filled as vacan- 

 cies in committees are filled; and the other six members 

 aforesaid shall serve, two for two years, two for four years, 

 and two for six years ; the terms of service, in the first place, 

 to be determined by lot; but after the first term, then their 

 regular term of service shall be six years ; and new elections 

 thereof shall be made by joint resolution of Congress ; and 

 vacancies occasioned by death, resignation, or otherwise, 

 may be filled in like manner, by joint resolution of Con- 

 gress. And the said Regents shall meet in the city of 

 Washington on the first Monday of September next after 

 the passage of this act, and organize by the election of one 

 of their number as Chancellor, who shall be the presiding 



