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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 2 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1978, chapter 834; in 1988, chapter 765.<\/p>","references":[{"id":59013,"section_number":"2.2-107","catch_line":"Appointment of members of commissions, boards, and other collegial bodies; disclosure of resumes","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-107\/"},{"id":84163,"section_number":"2.2-2101","catch_line":"Prohibition against service by legislators on boards, commissions, and councils within the executive branch; exceptions","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-2101\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":240987,"object_type":"law","relational_id":59948,"identifier":"54.1-901","token":"54.1\/II\/9\/1\/54.1-901","url":"\/54.1-901\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/54.1-901\/","token":"54.1\/II\/9\/1\/54.1-901","dublin_core":{"Title":"Appointment and removal of members; quorum; clerk","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 54.1-901","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The Board<\/span> for Branch Pilots<\/span> shall consist of nine members to be appointed as follows: the Circuit<\/span> Court<\/span> of the City of Hampton shall appoint three persons, only one of whom shall be a branch pilot<\/span>, and the Circuit<\/span> Court<\/span> of the City of Norfolk shall appoint four persons, only two of whom shall be branch pilots<\/span>, and the Circuit<\/span> Court<\/span> of the City of Portsmouth shall appoint two persons, only one of whom shall be a branch pilot<\/span>. The court<\/span> which appointed a member may remove him for incapacity, neglect of duty or misconduct and may fill the vacancy.\n\t\tFour members of the Board<\/span> shall constitute a quorum. The Board<\/span> shall appoint a clerk, who shall keep a record of the Board<\/span>’s proceedings.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nAPPOINTMENT AND REMOVAL OF MEMBERS; QUORUM; CLERK (\u00a7 54.1-901)\n\nThe Board for Branch Pilots shall consist of nine members to be appointed as\nfollows: the Circuit Court of the City of Hampton shall appoint three persons,\nonly one of whom shall be a branch pilot, and the Circuit Court of the City of\nNorfolk shall appoint four persons, only two of whom shall be branch pilots, and\nthe Circuit Court of the City of Portsmouth shall appoint two persons, only one\nof whom shall be a branch pilot. The court which appointed a member may remove\nhim for incapacity, neglect of duty or misconduct and may fill the vacancy.\n\t\tFour members of the Board shall constitute a quorum. The Board shall appoint a\nclerk, who shall keep a record of the Board’s proceedings.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7\u00a7 54-527, 54-528, 54-530, 54-531; 1978, c. 834; 1988, c.\n765.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}