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# 12 U.S.C. § 74 - Vacancies

## Text

Any vacancy in the board shall be filled by appointment by the remaining directors, and any director so appointed shall hold his place until the next election.

(R.S. § 5148.)

## Notes

Editorial Notes

Codification R.S. § 5148 derived from act June 3, 1864, ch. 106, § 10, 13 Stat. 102, which was the National Bank Act. See section 38 of this title.