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O.C.G.A. § 43-9-3 — Terms of office of board members; vacancies | Georgia Code
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TITLE 43 PROFESSIONS AND BUSINESSES

Section 9. Chiropractors, 43-9-1 through 43-9-20.

ARTICLE 4 REGULATION OF MARTIAL ARTS AND WRESTLING

43-9-3. Terms of office of board members; vacancies.

  1. The members of the board provided for in subsection (a) of Code Section 43-9-2 shall be so classified by the Governor that the terms of office of two shall expire in one year, two in two years, and one in three years from the date of appointment. Annually the Governor shall appoint, to fill vacancies in the five professional positions on the board, licensed practitioners who possess the qualifications specified in subsection (a) of Code Section 43-9-2 to serve for a period of five years.
  2. The Governor shall fill vacancies in the board caused by death or otherwise as soon as practicable. Such appointees shall serve for the unexpired term of the member whose vacancy is being filled. Before appointing the members of the board, the Governor shall satisfy himself that the appointees are of high character and standing and possess the other qualifications prescribed in this chapter.

(Ga. L. 1921, p. 166, § 3; Code 1933, § 84-503; Ga. L. 1995, p. 983, § 1.)

Law reviews.

- For comment on Rogers v. Medical Ass'n, 244 Ga. 151, 259 S.E.2d 85 (1979), invalidating Georgia statute requiring Governor's appointments to composite State Board of Medical Examiners be made solely from nominees submitted by state medical society as an unconstitutional delegation of legislative authority to a private organization, see 29 Emory L.J. 1183 (1980).

OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL

Qualifications required of board members.

- All appointments by Governor, after original board, are controlled by qualifications contained in former Code 1933, § 84-502 (see now O.C.G.A. § 43-9-2), i.e., of good moral character, residents of state, and graduates of chartered chiropractic schools or colleges requiring actual attendance, and shall have practiced chiropractic continuously and resided in this state for a period of at least two years. 1950-51 Op. Att'y Gen. p. 346.

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