An act authorizing the Chancellor of the Smithsonian Institution to appoint an Acting Secretary in certain cases

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Summary

In case of the death, resignation, sickness, or absence of the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, the Chancellor of the Board of Regents shall be authorized to appoint an Acting Secretary.

Subject

  • Board of Regents
  • Chancellor of the Smithsonian Board of Regents

Category

Smithsonian Legal Documents

Legal document information

  • 20 Stat. 264
  • Title 20, Education
  • Public Law

Citation information

Statutes at Large

Contained within

20 Stat. 264 (1879); ch. 21 (Book)

Contact information

Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu

Date

  • 1879
  • 01/24/1879

Topic

  • Secretaries
  • Delegation of authority

Form/Genre

Public Law

Physical description

Number of pages: 1; Page Numbers: 264

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