54.1-901 - Appointment and removal of members; quorum; clerk. - Virginia Statutes

§ 54.1-901. Appointment and removal of members; quorum; clerk.

The Board for Branch Pilots shall consist of nine members to be appointed asfollows: the Circuit Court of the City of Hampton shall appoint threepersons, only one of whom shall be a branch pilot, and the Circuit Court ofthe City of Norfolk shall appoint four persons, only two of whom shall bebranch pilots, and the Circuit Court of the City of Portsmouth shall appointtwo persons, only one of whom shall be a branch pilot. The court whichappointed a member may remove him for incapacity, neglect of duty ormisconduct and may fill the vacancy.

Four members of the Board shall constitute a quorum. The Board shall appointa clerk, who shall keep a record of the Board's proceedings.

(Code 1950, §§ 54-527, 54-528, 54-530, 54-531; 1978, c. 834; 1988, c. 765.)