12 USC § 74 - Vacancies

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identifier: "/us/usc/t12/s74"
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legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "12 USC § 74 - Vacancies"
title_number: 12
title_name: "BANKS AND BANKING"
section_number: "74"
section_name: "Vacancies"
chapter_number: 2
chapter_name: "NATIONAL BANKS"
subchapter_number: "III"
subchapter_name: "DIRECTORS"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(R.S. § 5148.)"
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# § 74. Vacancies

Any vacancy in the board shall be filled by appointment by the remaining directors, and any director so appointed shall hold his place until the next election.

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**Source Credit**: (R.S. § 5148.)

## Editorial Notes

### Codification

R.S. § 5148 derived from , , which was the National Bank Act. See .