The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-06-05
National Board Of Trade.

PHILADELPHIA, June 1.-The follow
ing CONSTITUTE was adopted at the
Convention of the National Board of
Trade to-day:
ARTICLE 1-SectiOR |. This Associ-
alton shall be designated and known as
the National Board of Trade.
ARTICLE 2-Sectisn l. Each local
Board of Trade, Chamber of Commerce
or other body or organization for a
general commercial purposes and duly
chartered under the State or National
laws, shall be entitled to membership in
this Association, and shall be accorded
the following representation: Each
such organization having from 80 to 100
active members, having the right to
vote in their respective organization.
shall be entitled to one delegate; hav-
ing from 100 to 800 members two dele
gates; having from 300 to 500 members
three delegates; having 800 members
four delegates, and for each additional
500 members one additional delegate.
Section ,. Delegates shall be selected
by the various local organizations, in
such manner as each may see fit, for a
term of not less than one year. At each
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present credentials from the officers of
their respective constituents showing
them to be entitled to present such
bodies in this Association, which ere
dentials shall certify the number #
members authorized to vote then con-
nected with the body claiming repre-
sentatives, which has copy of their
charter on file in the hands of the Sec
rotary.
Section 3. Honorary members may be
elected to the Association on the prOpO-
sal of any one of the constitutional Or
CARNATIONS. They shall have no Voice in
its affairs or in dispoSing of its business.
They may, on leave, address the ASsoci-
alton or subwit questions tor its consid-
GRAFTON.
Section 4. Any Board of Trade or
Chamber of Commerce in British North
America may, upon application, become
a corresponding member of this AsSocia-
tion, and may be represented at its
meeting by delegates, who shall sit as
honorary members, but who shall not
be entitled to vote.
ARTICLE 3.-SeciiOR l. Each delegate
shall be entitled to one vote in person,
but no voting by proxy shall be allowed.
All votes, except on the election of Off
GERS, shall be rird roce Any member
may demand division, and on the de-
mand of three or more members q call
for the yeas aud nays shall be had, and
the result of the same shall be duly
recorded.
ARTICLE 4.-Sectioa l. The admins
tration of affairs of this Association
shall be vested in President and four.
teen Vice Presidents, who shall be
elected at the annual meeting by bal
lot, and their election shall he the first
business in order; they shall constitute
an Executive committee, and eight of
their members shall be Quorum for
transaction of business.
Section 2. 1t shall Be the duty of the
Executive committee Immediately after
their election TO elect q Secretary and
Treasurer, who shall hold Office and
receive such compensation as the Exec
utive committee shall determine.
Section 3. The offices ofSecretary and
Treasurer shall be located at such places
as the Executive committee may deter
mine.
Section 4. A. special meeting of the
committee may be held on call of seven