Okla. Stat. tit. 53, § 53-1.6
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Board of Directors - Membership - Succession - Agents of
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state.
A. The Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society
shall consist of not more than twenty-five (25) members, with the
Governor as an ex officio member. In addition to any appointing
authority of the Governor, the Governor shall appoint one at-large
member of the Board of Directors who shall be a surviving lineal
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descendant of Will Rogers, if there is a descendant who chooses to
serve and if such descendant otherwise satisfies the conditions and
qualifications of the Society’s constitution or bylaws for
appointment as an at-large member. The number of members of the
Board may be decreased by act of the Legislature or by act of the
Society by amending its constitution. Each member of the Board of
Directors shall hold office until the successor of the member is
elected and qualified pursuant to the provisions of the constitution
of the Society or as otherwise provided by the Oklahoma Historical
Preservation Act, Section 1.1 et seq. of this title. If at any time
the provisions of the Society's constitution or bylaws are in
conflict with statutory provisions relating to appointment of
members by congressional district, statutory provisions shall
prevail.
B. Members of the Board of Directors are hereby declared to be
agents of the State of Oklahoma.
A. The Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society
shall consist of not more than twenty-five (25) members, with the
Governor as an ex officio member. In addition to any appointing
authority of the Governor, the Governor shall appoint one at-large
member of the Board of Directors who shall be a surviving lineal
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 53. Oklahoma Historical Societies and Associations Page 6
descendant of Will Rogers, if there is a descendant who chooses to
serve and if such descendant otherwise satisfies the conditions and
qualifications of the Society’s constitution or bylaws for
appointment as an at-large member. The number of members of the
Board may be decreased by act of the Legislature or by act of the
Society by amending its constitution. Each member of the Board of
Directors shall hold office until the successor of the member is
elected and qualified pursuant to the provisions of the constitution
of the Society or as otherwise provided by the Oklahoma Historical
Preservation Act, Section 1.1 et seq. of this title. If at any time
the provisions of the Society's constitution or bylaws are in
conflict with statutory provisions relating to appointment of
members by congressional district, statutory provisions shall
prevail.
B. Members of the Board of Directors are hereby declared to be
agents of the State of Oklahoma.
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