The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1868-06-11

transacVouS anu T6port 10 t1e Boar1
Of Managers when required and TO
the association at its annual meeting.
SEC. g. Tho Board Of Manager,
shall hold their meetings at lsast
once month. Seven shall cousti
tuto a quorum thereof, but five may
transact business subject to the ap.
proval OF the board.
ARTICLE VI.
Sac. /. There shall DO tho follow.
ing standing committees Gu mem-
borship. finance, lectures, and
social reading room aud library,
fixtures, furniture and printing, de-
vo,ioual meetings, aud missionary
interests.
SEQ. 9, Tho duties OF standing
committees shall bo such as usually
belong to like committees Of similar
associations, and shall be Rerformod
under direction Of the Board Of Man.
ayers. The Board Of Managers shall
have power to adopt by-laws for
the government OF their body and the
association, which wilhelm force shall
be of the same authority as this con.
stitution.
SEc. Tho President may appolBt
such other committees as may ba
necessary ~ advance the work Of the
association. A
ARTICLE VII.
SEo. |. In caso Of any 7acsneIes
in the Office. the Board Of Managers
shall have power to Gil the Same
until the next annual meeting.
ARTICLE VIII
SEC. /. There shall be meetiu4
of the association on tho last Mons
day evening Of each month for ths
proposal aud election Of members,
and for tho promotion Of christia,.
and social intercourse.
SrC =. There shall be an annual
meeting Of the association on the last
Monday evening in May. at which
time the reports Of the officers may
be read
SEC. 3 Special meetings of tho
association may be called for the tran
saction of business BY the President
at the written request Of ten members.
SBo l. Eleven members shall con
stituie a quorum at any meeting of
the association whore business is OF
| be transacted
SEC. 8. All regular mcetirgs OF
tho association shall be opened BY the
reading Of the scriptures, prayer aud
singing, aud closed by prayer aud
singing. .-.s.
ARTICLE TX,
SIC. l. This constitution may be
altered or amended by vote Of
three fourths of the members present
at any regular meeting Of the associa.
ton, provided such alteration or
amendment shall have been proposed
at meeting at least Que month pre-
vious.
ARTICLE Z.
Sec. /. In case of misconduct OF
neglect of duty in office tho majority
of tho Board of Managers may de.
clare the Office Of such offender
vacant. Absence from two regular
meetings shall bo considered such a
neglect of duty.
SEC. 2. In case any member Of the
association shall bc charged with
immortality or misconduct, by resSon
of which he shall be no longer quail.
fed for membership, committee Of
five shall be appointed at Suy regular
meeting of the Board Of Managers,
or at any special meeting called for
that purpose, whose duty it shall be
to investigate such charges, aud re.
port the result Of such invest:ga ton,
aud report all testimony taken there.
on, at the next meeting Of tho board.
Any person so charged may attend
before such committee, and ray in
troduce testimony rebuttiog such
charges. -.Oats 0l9rHsg
SEQ. 3. At the meeting Of the
Board of Managers at which suoh
report shall be made, said report may
be adopted or rejected; and ifadopted
the accused shall be thereby expelled
the association, and shall forfsi: all
the right and privileges therein. At
such meeting and before tho adop-
ton or rejection of such report, the
accused may make his defense.
SEC. 4. The order Of exercises for
monthly meetings shall be:
lst, Reading Of scriptures, prayer
aud singing, .E,
Cd Reading minutes Of previous
meeting. :
3. Reports Of committees ia the
order of their appointments.
4th. IntermissioG, to be devoted to
mutual introductions and general
conversation.
5ih. Singing.
9th. Essay, the subject to be of =
moral or religious character, not ser.
tartan or political, ia length limited
to fifteen minutes, aud then to b
thrown open TO the association for
general conversation.
7th. Election Of members.
9th. Proposals for membership.
9th. Miscellaneous business 81.
10th. Prayer aud singing.
The ROMANS of Senator Douglas
will be removed, on the anniversary OF