25 U.S.C. § 305 : US Code - Section 305: Indian Arts and Crafts Board; creation and composition; per diem payments

Search 25 U.S.C. § 305 : US Code - Section 305: Indian Arts and Crafts Board; creation and composition; per diem payments

A board is created in the Department of the Interior to be known
as "Indian Arts and Crafts Board", and hereinafter referred to as
the Board. The Board shall be composed of five commissioners, who
shall be appointed by the Secretary of the Interior as soon as
possible after August 27, 1935 and shall continue in office, two
for a term of two years, one for a term of three years, and two for
a term of four years from the date of their appointment, the term
of each to be designated by the Secretary of the Interior, but
their successors shall be appointed for a term of four years except
that any person chosen to fill a vacancy shall be appointed for the
unexpired term of the commissioner whom he succeeds. Both public
officers and private citizens shall be eligible for membership on
the Board. The Board shall elect one of the commissioners as
chairman. One or two vacancies on the Board shall not impair the
right of the remaining commissioners to exercise all the powers of
the Board.
The commissioner shall serve without compensation: Provided, That
each Commissioner shall be paid per diem in lieu of subsistence and
other expenses at a rate that does not exceed the rate authorized
by section 5703 of title 5 to be paid to persons serving without
compensation.