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 88 STAT. ]

PUBLIC LAW 93-355-JULY 25, 1974

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"ESTABLISHMENT OF CORPORATION

"SEC. 1003. (a) There is established in the District of Columbia a private nonmembership nonprofit corporation, which shall be known as the Legal Services Corporation, for the purpose of providing financial support for legal assistance in noncriminal proceedings or matters to persons financially unable to afford le^al assistance. " (b) The Corporation shall maintain its principal office in the District of Columbia and shall maintain therein a designated agent to accept service of process for the Corporation. Notice to or service upon the agent shall be deemed notice to or service upon the Corporation. "(c) The Corporation, and any legal assistance program assisted by the Corporation, shall be eligible to be treated as an organization described in section 170(c)(2)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 and as an organization described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 which is exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of such Code. If such treatments are conferred in accordance with the provisions of such Code, the Corporation, and legal assistance programs assisted by the Corporation, shall be subject to all provisions of such Code relevant to the conduct of organizations exempt from taxation.

Legal Services Corporation. Establishment. 42 USC 2996b.

Tax exemption.

26 USC 170. 26 USC 5 0 1.

"GOVERNING BODY Board of D i r e c 1004. (a) The Corporation shall have a Board of Directors to r s, membership. consisting of eleven voting members appointed by the President, by 42 USC 2 9 9 6 c. and with the advice and consent of the Senate, no more than six of whom shall be of the same political party. A majority shall be members of the bar of the highest court of any State, and none shall be a full-time employee of the United States. "(b) The term of office of each member of the Board shall be three Term of office. years, except that five of the members firet appointed, as designated by the President at the time of appointment, shall serve for a term of two years. Each member of the Board shall continue to serve until the successor to such member has been appointed and qualified. The term of initial members shall be computed from the date of the first meeting of the Board. The term of each member other than initial members shall be computed from the date of termination of the preceding term. Any member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring prior to the expiration of the term for which such member's predecessor was appointed shall be appointed for the remainder of such term. No member shall be reappointed to more than two consecutive terms immediately following such member's initial term. "(c) The members of the Board shall not, by reason of such membership, be deemed officers or employees of the United States. " (d) The President shall select from among the voting members of the Board a chairman, who shall serve for a term of three years. Thereafter the Board shall annually elect a chairman from among its voting members. "(e) A member of the Board may be removed by a vote of seven members for malfeasance in office or for persistent neglect of or inability to discharge duties, or for offenses involving moral turpitude, and for no other cause. Nine-member " (f) Within six months after the first meeting of the Board, the State advisory Board shall request the Governor of each State to appoint a nine- c o u n c i l, appointmember advisory council for such State. A majority of the members ™^"t of the advisory council shall be appointed, after recommendations have been received from the State bar association, from among the attorneys admitted to practice in the State, and the membership of the council shall be subiect to annual reappointment. If ninety days have elapsed without such an advisory council appointed by the Governor, ''SEC.

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