4. Business may be conducted by the Commission in the absence of a meeting by the following means:
a) By the submission of a written motion to the Chairman, who shall within five days of it’s receipt send copies to all members who may vote upon it within fourteen days of the date when it is sent by the Chairman. No second is required. A motion shall be considered adopted upon the communication to the Chairman of eight votes in its favor. Any motion not to receive eight votes within fourteen days of its being sent to members by the Chairman shall be considered to have been rejected.
b) By the delegation to the Chairman of such powers as a majority of the Com¬mission may see fit, by means of a motion duly adopted by the Commission.

IV. Powers of the Commission and the Chairman

1. The Chairman may authorize any member of the Commission to hold hearings in accordance with Section 6(a) of P.L. 99-180 at such times and places as he or a majority of the Commission considers appropriate. The Chairman will fur¬ther make staff support available for such hearings.
2. The Chairman may appoint committees of scholars to study various questions coming within the Commission mandate subject to the approval of the Commis¬sion membership. Such persons will serve on a voluntary basis, but may be compensated for expenses incurred in the course of carrying out the tasks re¬quested by the Chairman or the Commission.
3. The Chairman may request from the head of any department or agency infor¬mation the Commission considers useful in the discharge of its duties.
4. Each member of the Commission may appoint up to three advisors to keep him or her abreast of the progress of the Commission’s work. Such advisors will serve on a voluntary basis, without compensation.
5. Non-members of the Commission may take part in Commission proceedings only at the request of a Commission member and only after being recognized by the Chairman.
6. The Commission may appoint and fix the pay of such personnel as it considers appropriate in accordance with Section 6(4)d of P.L. 99-180.
7. The Commission may solicit, accept, use, and dispose of donations of money, property, or services.
8. The Commission may use the U.S. mails in accordance with Section 6(4)4 of P.L. 99-180