The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-11-13

CONsTlTUTIO1, BYLAWS
READISa-Roox REGULATIONS
MERCANTILE LIBRARY ASSOCIATIONS
OF NEW oRLEANa
We, the Subscribers young city Of New Orleans
being desous Of adopting efficient extend our nfor
nation mercantile and other subjects general utility
have associated ourselves for the purpose establishing
Library and Reading Room, and for have
adopted the following
Contribution.
ARTICLE L
The name STYLE Of this Association shah be "rHE
YOUNG MEMS MERCANTILE LIBRARY AssociI
TIoN OF THE CITY OF NEE oRlEANa"
ARTICLE II.
SECTION The officers ofthe Association shall be Prss
Secretary Treasurer and Eve Directors who tsssssr shs
consti ME Board Of Directors and shall be elected
ballots the Directors by ticket
majority # the whole votes given being necessary to
The President shall preside at meetings Of the Asso
shall deem sxpedent ali Rave vote in ali elecous and
give the casting vote when there shall be equal division
Sc The Vice President shall preside IN tn. absence of
SIC The hs Hsso an
record Of the business Of the AsosIson TIE corrsseona
restors shall scndnet IL. 60 Tespondescs y
% Of a's the
tory exhibit q each annual meeting and a
@ sHads S Ss: snS s
shall give security in the sum Of FIVE hundred dollars
PIRATE funds enact BYLAWS and generally conduct the
the Of business shall report at each qaareriy
meeting of the Association their proceedings the past
Il shan IN the sa aSe
distey notify the Association and appoint evening
SIC = The Board Of appoint Librarian,
of the week who snail keen books magazines:
maps charts papers end all other property in his be-
record thereof with the names q the donors and keep
and TO be otherwise governed BY the Board Of Directors
ARTICLE MI
Each member prietor subscribing to the Con.
s'itutiOn, shall the of Eve dollars annually in
advance.
ARTICLE Nv. r..f
Each member who is proprietor subscribing 4, the
Constitution shall pay the sum Of ten dollars annually,
advance.
Anv become member for life by paying the
sum Of fifty dollars. = 7
ARTICLE VI
Any approved BY majority BOARD Of Direct
become entitled 10 membership in perpetuity on
payment Of hundred dollars and
bership at pleasure the books OF the subject to
The approval Of the Board Of Directors Provided however
that aHy being already "a life member may become
member in perpetuy this clause the payment
ARTICLE VII.
Any person, IL approved by majority the Direcors
nay become member complying with the provisions Of
this Constitution
ARTICLE VIII
There shall be annual meeting Of ON the
If
ensuing for receiving from the
and quarterly thereafter transaction Of such
other business as n sy be presented
ARTICLE TX.
II the President Vice President Secretaries Treasurer or
DIRECTOR their several ocia cspactes shall ne the
performance Of their duts shall administer the IL -
of the Association efficiently equsby written com
plant OF fifteen mbers meeting shall be called
committee appointed, consisting Of aud one
director. who shall censure, from Office fully
exonerate the accused the may
warrant
ARTICLE X.
There shall be alterations this Constitution unless the
shall have been proposed to the Board
nth previous tn the quarterly meng and then approved
BY threefourths Of the members present.