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and restrictions hereinafter contained, and no other.
(R.S. [[symbol]] 5579; Feb. 27, 1877, ch. 69, 19 Stat. 253; Mar. 12, 1894, ch.36, 28 Stat. 41.)

CODIFICATION
R.S. [[symbol]] 5579 is from acts Aug. 10, 1846, ch. 178, [[symbol]]1. 9 Stat. 102; Mar. 20, 1871, ch. 1, 17 Stat. 1.
R.S. [[symbol]] 5579 to 5594 (codified as sections 41 to 46, 48, 50, 51 to 53, 54 to 57, and 67 of this title) constituted Title 73 of the Revised Statutes, entitled "The Smithsonian Institution." A preamble to these sections was as follows: "James Smithson, esquire, of London, in the kingdom of Great Britain, having by his last will and testament given the whole of his property to the United States of America, to found, at Washington, under the name of the 'Smithsonian Institution,' an establishment for the increase and diffusion of knowledge among men; and the United States having, by an act of Congress, received said property and accepted said trust; therefore, for the faithful execution of said trust, according to the will of the liberal and enlightened donor."
R.S. [[symbol]]5579, as originally enacted, constituted the President, the Vice-President, the Secretaries of state, the Treasury, Way, and the Navy, the Postmaster-General, the Attorney-General, the Chief Justice, the Commissioner of the Patent Office, and the Governor of the District of Columbia, and such persons as they might elect honorary members, an establishment by the name of the 'Smithsonian Institution," for the purposes and with the powers specified in the section as set forth here.

AMENDMENTS
1894-Act Mar. 12, 1894, substituted "the Chief Justice, and heads of executive departments" for "the Secretary of State, the Secretary of the Treasury, the Secretary of War, the Secretary of the Navy, the Postmaster-General, the Attorney General, the Chief Justice, the Commissioner of Patents, the governor of the District of Columbia, and other such persons as they may elect honorary members".
1877-Act Feb. 27, 1877 substituted "Patents" for "Patent Office".

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS
This section is referred to in sections 57, 67 of this title.

[[symbol]] Board of Regents; members
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, three Members of the Senate, three Members of the House of Representatives, and nine other persons, other than Members of Congress, two of whom shall be resident in the city of Washington, and seven of whom shall be inhabitants of some State, but no two of them of the same State.
(R.S. [[symbol]]5580; Mar. 12, 1894, ch. 36, 28 Stat. 41; Dec. 15, 1970, Pub. L. 91-551. [[symbol]] 1(a), 84 Stat. 1439.)

CODIFICATION
R.S. [[symbol]]5580 is from acts Aug. 10, 1846, ch. 178, [[symbol]]3, 9 Stat. 103; Jan. 10, 1865, ch. 11, 13 Stat. 420; Mar. 20, 1871, ch. 1, 17 Stat. 1.

AMENDMENTS
1970-Pub. L. 91-551 authorized three additional persons on the Board of Regents.
1894-Act Mar. 12, 1894, struck out after "the Chief Justice of the United States," the words "The Governor of the District of Columbia".
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CROSS REFERENCES
National Zoological Park, administration by Regents of Smithsonian Institution, see section 81 of this title.

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS
This section is referred to in sections 57, 67 of this title.
[[symbol]] 43. Appointment of regents; terms of office; vacancies
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 nine other persons by joint resolution of the Congress. 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 committees are filled. The regular term of service for the other nine members shall be six years; and new elections thereof shall be made by joint resolutions of Congress. Vacancies occasioned by death, resignation, or otherwise may be filled in like manner by joint resolution of Congress.
{R.S. [[symbol]]5581; Dec. 15, 1970, Pub. L. 91-551, [[symbol]]1(b), (c), 84 Stat. 1440.)

CODIFICATION
R.S. [[symbol]]5881 is from act Aug. 10, 1846, ch. 178 [[symbol]]3, 9 Stat. 103.

AMENDMENTS
1970-Pub. L. 91-551 authorized the appointment of three additional members of the board by joint resolution of Congress.

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS
This section is referred to in sections 57, 67 of this title.
[[symbol]]44. Organization of board; expenses; gratuitous services
The Board of 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 shall fix the time for the regular meetings 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, eight 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 executive committee, and recorded by the Secretary of the board; but his service as Regent shall be gratuitous.
(R.S. [[symbol]]5582; Dec. 15, 1970, Pub. L. 91-551, [[symbol]] [[?]] 84 Stat. 1440.)
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