23-71 - Appointment of visitors from nominees of alumni association. - Virginia Statutes

§ 23-71. Appointment of visitors from nominees of alumni association.

(a) The Governor may appoint visitors from a list of qualified personssubmitted to him, before or after induction into office, by the alumniassociation of the University of Virginia, on or before the first day ofDecember of any year next preceding a year in which the terms of any visitorswill expire.

(b) Whenever a vacancy occurs otherwise than by expiration of term, theGovernor shall certify this fact to the association and nominations may besubmitted of qualified persons and the Governor may fill the vacancy, if hisdiscretion so dictates, from among the eligible nominees of the association,whether or not alumni or alumnae.

(c) Every list shall contain at least three names for each vacancy to befilled.

(d) The Governor is not to be limited in his appointments to the persons sonominated.

(e) At no time shall less than eleven of the visitors be alumni or alumnae ofthe University.

(Code 1919, § 807; 1924, p. 145; 1930, p. 80; 1944, p. 400; 1945, p. 52;1954, c. 343; 1980, c. 559.)