49-9-204. Filling of vacancies.
(a) In all cases of vacancies for any cause, the governor shall appoint a successor to fill the unexpired term.
(b) The removal of any member from the city or congressional district that the member represents shall ipso facto vacate the member's position. Failure of a trustee to attend three (3) regular meetings of the board in succession shall be cause for the trustee's removal and shall authorize the board to call on the governor to appoint a successor.
[Code 1932, § 576; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 49-3304.]