Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-10-08
CONSTITUTION !:

l ilsJOElcdl Cpcicty' iucouay c'ehhS
September Goth, 1868, the following was
adopted as the
CONSTITUTION
ARTICLE /. This Association shall be
STYLED "THE RUTLAND COUNTY HIsToR
ICAL SOCIETY" The object of this Socie
/ ty shall be to collect, arrange, and pre-
serve library of books, pamphlets, maps
papers, and other materials illustrative o.
the county and State, and to rescue from
oblivion tho memory of early settlers and
to obtain and preserve accounts of the
settlement and subsequent history Of the
county.
ARTICLE H. This Society shall consist
of resident, corresponding and honorary
members, who may be chosen at the reg
ular meeting of the Society; resident
members to consist of citizens of the conn'
ty Of Rutland, and shall pay annually the
sum Of one dollar. Corresponding and
honorary members sheil bc exempt iron
taxation, and shall be- chosen from persons
residing without the county, who are
/ known for their interest in American his
I tory,
: a hl IT LIZ LII Iit bltltNIs VI litN pt
ciety shall be chosen at the annual meet
ing, and shall consist of President
/ two Vice Presidents, Corresponding Sec
rptary, Recording Secretary, Treasurer
and Librarian, who shall also constitute
! the Executive Committee, three of whom
shall be a quorum for the transaction
of business. One Vice President shall be
chosen from the Rutland Probate District,
and one from the Probate District of Fair
haven. If deemed best the same person
may be elected to fill more than one office
at the same time.
ARTICLE ". The annual meeting oi
the Society shall be holden in Rutland on
the third Tuesday of September of eacf
year, and regular meetings shall be held
once every month, at such time and place
as the executive committee shall deter
NINE The executive committee may alsc
provide for one or more special meetings,
| TO be holden at such time and in such
parts of the county as they shall from
time to time determine.
ARTICLE V. The duties of the several
officers shall be the same as usually apper.
tain to such officers in similar associations
ARTICLE VI. The executive committee
shall have the general supervision and
control of the affairs of this Society. They
shall also appoint their curators--tivo foi
each Probate District, who shall have
charge of the interests of the Society il
their localities.
ARTICLE VII. This constitution may
be altered or amended at any annual
meeting of the Society, by vote of two
thirds Of the members present and voting
thereon.
HONORARY MEMBERS.
After the adoption Of the constitution
and the transaction of other business, the
following gentlemen were elected honora-
ry members Of the Society:
Prof. james Butler, LID, Madison,
Wis. Hon. William Cothren. Woodbury.,
Conn. Hon. George +. Edmunda, Bur-
llngton, VT. Albert ID. Hagar, Proctors-
vile, VT. Hon. Hiland Hall, Benning-
ton. VT. George L. Houghton. st, Albans,
Vt: Hon. Justin s. Morrill,, Siraiford,
VT Hon. Luke p. Poland, st Johnsbury,
VI Hon Charles Reed, Montpelier, VT ;
Hon. Worthington C. Smith, st. Adams,
Vt; Rev. John Todd, d. d., Pittstield,
Mass. Hon. Winslow G. Watson, Port
Kent, N. Y; Rev. Pliny FL. White. Cow
entry, Vt; Hon. Charles w. Willard,
Montpelier, Vt. Hon. Frederick f. Wood
bridge, vergennes, w.
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