The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-05-22
ARTICLE III.
OFFICERS AND THEIR DUTIES.


SEC. /. The officers of this Union
ehall be a President, one Vice
President from each of the Townships
In the County, a Recording Secretary,
Corresponding Secretary and Treas
urer, and said officers, or majority
thereof, shall constitute an Executive
Board.
SEC. 2. Ali officers shall be chosen
without reference to their former rank
In the military or naval service.
SEC. 3. The President shall preside
at all meetings of the Union and
Executive Board; and when, in his
Judgment, it shall be necessary, he
may call extra meetings of the Union
and convene The Executive Board
He shall also fill all vacancies in
Offices occurring between the regular
annual meetings of the Union
SEC. a. In case of the disability or
ahaanca Of the PRESIDENT, the duties
Of his Office shall devolve upon the
Vice President who stands first on
the records, and so on in succession.
SEC. 8. 1t shall be the duty of the
Recording Secretary to provide suit
able books and keep accurate records
of the transactions of the Union and
Executive Board, and furnish such
parts of them for publication as may
be required of him by the Union at
any stated meeting, or by the Execu-
tive Board, and to discharge all other
duties incident to his Office. His
books and papers shall at all times fbe
open for inspection by any member of
the Union.
SEC. 6. 1t shall be the duty of the
Corresponding Secretary to eenduet
all correspondence of the Union and
70 report such parts of the same to
the meetings of the Union or Execu-
tive Board as may be required of him,
and to perform MI other duties Incl
dent to his 0filce.
Sec. z. The Treasurer shall receive
all monies accruing or belonging to
the Union, and shall disburse the
same on the written order of the Pres
ident attested by the Recording See
rotary. He shall make full report
Of his receipts and disbursements at
the regular annual meetings of the
Union, and such additional reports
from time to time as may be required
of him. by the Union or Executive
Board.
SEC. s. 1t shall be the duty of the
Executive Board to make arrange
ments for meetings of the Union and
celebrations, to secure proper. places
and sconveniencies for holding the
same; to provide music, select speak
ers, arrange the order of exercises at
all other than business meetings, and
generally to perform all necessary and
proper acts subject to the approval of
the Union 1.-THE next business meet.
ing. It shall be the further duty of
the Vice Presidents, each for his re-
spective Township, as members of the
Executive Board, TO exert himself to
execute the purposes and accomplish
the objects for which this Union IS orr,
ganized, and In the transaction of all
business aimajoritY of the Board shall
constitute quorum. Isl $50 saals
Sec. g. A majority of the Execu-
tive Board may call an extra meeting
of the Union, or, Executive Board, az
any time, by giving one week previ-
GUS notice by publication. or by hand
bills posted in each Township: Pro
vided, the President shall refuse to.
call such meeting, after having been
requested 30 to do by three (3Jmeni-
bers of the Executive Board 1.a IS ff5.
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ELECTIONS, AND TERMS OF OFFICE. 9
Sec. After thefrst election under
this Constitution, the officers above
mentioned shall be elected at the regu-
lar annual meeting, and shall hold
their respective offices for the term of