The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1858-05-20

ART. VII. The Annual Meeting of
the Society shall be held in the Court
House, on the Tuesday succeeding the
first Monday in January of which
meeting the Recording Secretary shall
give. two weeks notice In the newspa-
pers in the County but special meet
ings may be held at other times upon
the call of the Executive Committee by
giving due notice of such meeting in
such newspapers.
ART. VIII. Any citizen of Cass Co.
may become a member of this Society
by paying into the hands of the Treas
urer the initiation fee, and subscribing
to this Constitution; butin caseone-fifth
of the members present at any regular
meeting shall desire it, such admission
shall be determined by ballot, and a
majority shall elect.
ART. TX. Bylaws for the further
regulation of the Society may be made
from time to time.
ART. x. Any citizen of Cass County,
who shall have resided in the county
twenty-five years prior to the adoption
of this Constitution, shall, upon sub
scribing to the same, become life
member of the Society, without the
payment of any fee.
ART. XI. This Constitution may be
enlarged or amended as the Society
shall deem expcdient, but motion to
that effect shall not be considered unless
it has been proposed at some previous
meeting; and vote of three-fourths of
the members present shall be necessary
to its adoption.
BYLAWS.
lst. Seven members shall constitute
a quorum for the transaction of ordinary
business.
I'd. The President, or in his absence
either of the Vice Presidents, shall pre-
side at all meetings of the Society, and
shall perform the usual duties of a pre-
siding officer, and in cases of tie in
votes, shall have casting vote.
Sd. The Corresponding Secretary
shall be charged with the correspond
ence of the Society. He shall be pres
ent at all meetings of the Society, and
read such communications as have been
received, or made by him in his official
capacity, when required, and shall no.
tify all Honorary Members of their
election.
4th. The Recording Secretary shall
be present at all meetings Of the Soci-
ETY., and shall keep a record of its pro-
ceedings. He shall take charge of all
business papers and documents belong
ing to the Society, and notify life MEM
bers Of their election.
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and disburse them under the direction
of the Society or Executive Committee,
and always under the written order of
the President and Recording Secretary,
making annual reports thereof at the
close of the fiscal year. dec. 3lst, and
shall report at such other times as the
Society shall demand. He shall give
such bonds as the Executive Committee
shall require.
9th. The Librarian shall, under the
direction of the President, or presiding
officer and Curators, have charge of
whatever Library, Documents or Cabi-
nets the Society may accumulate.
7th. 1t shall be the duty of the Gu
rators TO collect and preserve for the
Society, such pamphlets, manuscripts,
specimens of natural history, and all
objects of finterest calculated to preserve
the history of Cass County, and sub
serve the interests of this Society.
9Th. The Recording Secretary shall
be ex-officio Librarian.
9th. The Executive Committee shall
make arrangements for the preparation
and reading of at least two papers at
each Annual Meeting, connected with
the objects ofthe Society. n