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the District of Columbia, and such other persons as they may elect 

 honorary members, are hereby constituted an establishment, by the 

 name of the "Smithsonian Institution," for the increase and diffusion 

 of knowledge among men; and by that name shall be known and have 

 perpetual succession, with the powers, limitations, and restrictions 

 hereinafter contained, and no other. 



SEC. 5580. The business of the Institution shall be conducted at the 

 city of Washington by a Board of Regents, named the Regents of 

 the Smithsonian Institution, to be composed of the Vice-President, 

 the Chief Justice of the United States, and the governor of the District 

 of Columbia, 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 resident in the city of 

 Washington; and the other four shall be inhabitants of some State, 

 but no two of them of the same State. 



SEC. 5581. The Regents to be selected shall be appointed as follows: 

 The members of the Senate by the President 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. The members 

 of the House so appointed shall serve for the term of two years; and 

 on every alternate fourth Wednesday of December a like number shall 

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

 in December, in the second year succeeding their appointment. The 

 Senators so appointed shall serve during the term for which they shall 

 hold, without reelection, their office as Senators. Vacancies, occasioned 

 by death, resignation, or otherwise, shall be filled as vacancies in com- 

 mittees are filled. The regular term of service for the other six mem- 

 bers shall be six years; and new elections thereof shall be made by 

 joint resolutions of Congress. Vacancies occasioned by death, resigna- 

 tion, or otherwise may be filled in like manner by joint resolution of 

 Congress. 



SEC. 5582. The 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 the Regents shall fix on the time for the regular meet- 

 ings 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, 

 five 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 



