Not only that, but libraries are local institutions, governed by local officials.

Prosecutors say this contravened the Foundation's own rules and laws governing such institutions.

Rather, it said, laws governing charitable institutions should apply.

In the United States, a board often governs public institutions of higher education, which include both state universities and community colleges.

Due to recent changes in general law governing all public schools and institutions, all high-school classes are now financed by the state.

The two schools later separated to become distinct institutions governed by two separate boards.

In practice, the aspiring members will have to adopt a panoply of detailed laws governing trade, social issues and democratic institutions.

Boards governing public institutions of higher education in the state of Virginia are known as the board of visitors.

In 1962, the school was incorporated as a not-for-profit institution governed by a Board of Trustees.

It is a non-profit institution governed by an elected Board of Regents.