§ 4274. Organization of Commission

• (a) The President shall convene the Commission within ninety days following September 24, 1959 at such time and place as he may designate for the Commission’s initial meeting.
• (b) The President shall designate a Chairman and a Vice Chairman from among members of the Commission.
• (c) Any vacancy in the membership of the Commission shall be filed in the same manner in which the original appointment was made; except that where the number of vacancies is fewer than the number of members specified in paragraphs (4), (5), (6), and (7) of section 4273(a) of this title , each panel of names submitted in accordance with the aforementioned paragraphs shall contain at least two names for each vacancy.
• (d) Where any member ceases to serve in the official position from which originally appointed under section 4273(a) of this title , his place on the Commission shall be deemed to be vacant.
• (e) Thirteen members of the Commission shall constitute a quorum, but two or more members shall constitute a quorum for the purpose of conducting hearings.