§41-9-140. Creation; composition; election and filling of vacancies of legislative members; officers; compensation and expenses of members; meetings generally.

There is hereby created a building commission, to be known as the Building Commission, the membership of which shall consist of the Governor, the State Health Officer, the Director of Finance, the State Superintendent of Education, four members from the Senate to be elected by that body at each regular session of the Legislature and four members from the House of Representatives to be elected by that body at each regular session of the Legislature. In the event of a vacancy on the commission caused by the death or resignation of a member elected by the Senate, such vacancy shall be filled by election by the commission at the next regular meeting, such member to be elected from the membership of the Senate. In the event of a vacancy on the commission caused by the death or resignation of a member elected by the House of Representatives, such vacancy shall be filled by election by the commission at its next regular meeting, such member to be elected from the membership of the House.

The Governor shall be chairman of the commission, and the Budget Officer of the state Department of Finance shall be the secretary thereof, but he shall not be a member. The secretary shall be custodian of its books, records and papers which he shall keep at the office of the commission to be provided at the seat of government.

All members of said commission shall serve without compensation. The legislative members shall receive reimbursement for their expenses when actively engaged on the commission's business, such expenses to be paid in accordance with Article 2 of Chapter 7 of Title 36 of this Code.

Said commission shall convene upon the call of the Governor or at such other time or times as the commission shall designate by a resolution spread upon its minutes.

(Acts 1945, No. 128, p. 116, §1; Acts 1951, No. 356, p. 644, §1.)