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PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE 1966 BOARD MANUAL

Certain amendments to the 1966 Board Manual were proposed which would have the effect of creating the position of Legal Adviser as one of the offices of the Board along with the Rector, President, Comptroller, and Secretary. As provided in Section 5.8 of the Board Manual, the proposed amendments had been submitted under the date of 27 May 1968 to the Executive Committee, with copies to the remaining members of the Board, and notice of the proposed amendments were included in the regular notice of the meeting sent to each member of the Board as required by Section 2.34 of the Board Manual.

On motion of Mrs. Brown, seconded by Mr. Johnson, the resolution as set forth below was adopted by the following recorded vote: Ayes: Frank W. Rogers, William M. Birdsong, Mrs. E. Parker Brown, Richard S. Cross, W. Wright Harrison, Walkley E. Johnson, Edwin L. Kendig, Jr., J. Sloan Kuykendall, Joseph H. McConnell, Mrs. E. Alton Parrish, Sr., William S. Potter, Lewis M. Walker, Jr., C. Stuart Wheatley, Jr., J. Harvie Wilkinson, Jr., and Langbourne M. Williams; Nays: None.

RESOLVED by The Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia that, the necessary notice having been given and the views of the Executive Committee having been obtained, the following amendments to the Manual of the Board of Visitors 1966 be and they are hereby approved:

1. Constitute "Legal Adviser of the University" as one of the "Officers" of the Board by adding that office to the listing of the officers of the Board of Visitors in the first paragraph of Chapter 4 of the Manual on page 17 so that the paragraph will read as follows:

The officers of the Board shall consist of the Rector of the University, the President of the University, the Comptroller of the University, the Legal Adviser of the University, and the Secretary to the Board of Visitors.

2. Add a new section to the Board Manual on page 24 to read as follows:

Section 4.6 Legal Adviser of the University

Section 4.61 Election - On the nomination of the President, the Board shall elect a Legal Adviser of the University to serve at its pleasure.

Section 4.62 Powers and Duties - As the chief legal officer of the University, the Legal Adviser shall advise the Board and the President, under whose immediate direction he shall be, on all legal matters affecting the University. He shall perform such other duties as may be assigned to him by the Board or the President.