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PUBLIC LAW 91-375-AUG. 12, 1970

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"(b) The terms of the 9 Governors shall be 9 years, except that the ^erm of office. terms of the 9 (xovernors first taking office shall expire as designated by the President at the time of appointment, 1 at the end of 1 year, 1 at the end of 2 years, 1 at the end of 3 years, 1 at the end of 4 years, 1 at the end of 5 years, 1 at the end of 6 years, 1 at the end of 7 years, 1 at the end of 8 years, and 1 at the end of 9 years, following the appointment of the first of them. Any Governor appointed to fill a vacancy before the expiration of the term for which his predecessor was appointed shall serve for the remainder of such term. "(c) The Governors shall appoint and shall have the power to ^ Postmaster 1

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remove the Postmaster General, who shall be a voting member ot the ment, etc. Board. His pay and term of service shall be fixed by the Governors. " (d) The Governors and the Postmaster General shall appoint and shall have the power to remove the Deputy Postmaster General, who shall be a voting member of the Board. His term of service shall be fixed by the Governors and the Postmaster General and his pay by the Governors. "§203. Postmaster General; Deputy Postmaster General "The chief executive officer of the Postal Service is the Postmaster General appointed under section 202(c) of this title. The alternate chief executive officer of the Postal Service is the Deputy Postmaster General appointed under section 202(d) of this title. "§ 204. Assistant Postmasters General; General Counsel; Judicial Officer "There shall be within the Postal Service a General Counsel, such number of Assistant Postmasters General as the Board shall consider appropriate, and a Judicial Officer. The General Counsel, the Assistant Postmasters General, and the Judicial Officer shall be appointed by, and serve at the pleasure of, the Postmaster General. The Judicial Officer shall perform such quasi-judicial duties, not inconsistent with chapter 86 of this title, as the Postmaster General may designate. The Post, p. 758., Judicial Officer shall be the agency for the purposes of the requirements of chapter 5 of title 5, to the extent that functions are delegated so Stat. aso; to him by the Postmaster General. 83 stat! 446. "§ 205. Procedures of the Board of Governors ' "^"^ '°''" (a) The Board shall direct and control the expenditures and re- Poncy review. view the practices and policies of the Postal Service, and perform other functions and duties prescribed by this title. " (b) Vacancies in the Board, as long as there are sufficient members to form a quorum, shall not impair the powers of the Board under this title. "^c) The Board shall act upon majority vote of those members qj^^im'^xcept' who are present, and any 6 members present shall constitute a quorum tu^ns. for the transaction of business by the Board, except— " (1) that in the appointment or removal of the Postmaster General, and in setting the compensation of the Postmaster General and Deputy Postmaster General, a favorable vote of an absolute majority of the Governors in office shall be required; "(2) that in the appointment or removal of the Deputy Postmaster General, a favorable vote of an absolute majority of the Governors in office and the member serving as Postmaster General shall be required; and " (3) as otherwise provided in this title. " (d) No officer or employee of the Ignited States may serve concurrently as a Governor. A Governor may hold any other office or employment not inconsistent or in conflict with his duties, responsibilities, and powers as an officer of the Government of the I Jiited States in the Postal Service.

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