§ 3.1-309. (Repealed effective October 1, 2008) Commission continued as Board; appointment and terms of member...
The Virginia Dark-Fired Tobacco Commission within the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services is continued and shall hereafter be known as the Virginia Dark-Fired Tobacco Board. The Board shall consist of five members representing as nearly as possible each important Type 21 Dark-Fired-Tobacco-producing section in Virginia. The Governor shall be guided in his appointments to the Board by the recommendations of the Virginia Dark-Fired and Sun-Cured Export Association or such other tobacco growers organizations existing in tobacco-producing counties. Each member shall be a citizen of Virginia and engaged in producing tobacco in Virginia. The members of the Board shall serve for a term of four years. The Board shall elect one of its members as chairman. The Chairman shall make a report at each annual Board meeting and furnish all Board members with a statement of the total receipts and disbursements for the year. He shall file a copy of such report and the audit required by § 3.1-315 with the Commissioner annually. The members of the Board shall receive a per diem of ten dollars, for each day spent in attendance at meetings of the Board and shall be reimbursed for actual expenses incurred in such attendance.
(Code 1950, § 3-239.2; 1964, c. 306; 1966, c. 702; 1978, c. 540; 1985, c. 448.)
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