The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1876-12-28
BYLAWS
OF the Wichita Lib.sry Association.

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8 President, Secretary and Treasurer
. who shall be directors, and nine add
: tional directors, all to serve one year
3 and until their successors are dul
E elected or appointed and qualified.
. SEC. 2. The annual meeting shall b
r held on the first Wednesday of Febru
: airy. All members who have paid thei
. annual dues for the succeeding year
shall be entitled to vote at the annua
> meeting.
SEC. 8. The fee for admission t,
membership shall be three dollars. Tn
: annual dues shall be three dollars TO
each member, The payment of tn
admission fee shall be considered q
, dues for the current year. If any mem
bel fails to pay his annual dues, on o.
before the day of the annual meeting
, he shall not be entitled to vote, an(
shall be considered suspended unit
payment is made.
SEC. 4. A suspended member wht
shall fail TO pay his back dues Oh OF
before the next annual meeting after
suspension, shall forfeit his member
ship.
SEC. 5. The application of any per
son for membership may be rejected
by vote of majority of all the di
rectors. and any member may be sus
pended or expelled for improper con.
duct by vote of two-thirds of all the
directors.
SEC. 6. Any person may with the
consent OF majority of the board OF
directors, become a member for life,
upon the payment of twenty-five dol
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be required of life member.
Sec. z. All vacancies, either by res
ignation, removal or otherwise, shall
be filled at such times and in such man.
ner as may be prescribed by the board
of directors.
SEC. 8. The President shall preside
at all meetings of the board of direct
ors, or association; appoint all COM
mittees, unless otherwise specially or
dered by the board of directors see
that the bylaws, rules and regulations
of the association are faithfully OBJ
served; call special meetings when the
interests of the association seem to re-
quire; and perform such other duties
as may be prescribed by the bylaws,
or by common usage in similar bodies.
SEC. 8. In the absence, sickness or
other disability of the President his
duties shall be performed by the Vice
President.
| SEC. 10. The Secretary shall keep
minutes of the proceedings of each
meeting Of the board of directors, or
association, in book called the jour-
nal receive all monies due the asso-
citation, giving receipt for the same );
pay all monies received by him to the
Treasurer and take his receipt for the
same keep accurately the accounts OF
the association with its members, and
with all other persons, and perform
such other duties as may be prescribed
by the bylaws.
SEC. IL. The Treasurer shall be the
custodian of the funds of the associa-
ton, and shall not pay out any money
unless authorized by the board of d.
rectors, and upon warrant drawn by
the Secretary and counter-signed by
the President.
SEC. IL. The Secretary and Trcasu-
rer shall, when required by the board
of directors, give bond for the faithful
performance of their duties, which
bonds shall be in such sum. and with
such sureties as shall be approved by
the board of directors. The approval
shall be endorsed by the President, and
the bonds so endorsed shall remain in
the custody of the President.
SEC. Is. The books of the Secretary
aud Treasurer shall be, at all reasona-
BILE times subject to the inspection OF
the President and Vice President, aud
any of the board of directors, or
committee appointed by the board land
they shall severally, when required by
vny member, give to such member a
copy of any order, resolution, or entry
i'll said books. for which they shall be
entitled to such fee as may be pre-
scribed by the bylaws, and when re-
quired by the board of directors shall
deliver their books to the President.
SEC. IA. Ii at any meeting the Presi
dent and Vice President are both alb
sent, the directors may choose one of
their number to preside. In the alb
sence of the Secretary at any meeting
the presiding officer shall appoint
Secretary, pro tenn.
SEC. Is. There shall a regular meet
ing of the board of directors OH the
first Wednesday of each month, at the
hour of four O'Clock p. m.
SEC. Is. A special meeting of the
directors may be called at any time,
by the secretary, upon the order of the
president, or upon the written appli- |
cation of four of the directors. AT
least two days notice of special meet
ings shall be given. Such notice may
be personal or through the post office |
by postal card.
SEC. II. Special meetings of tie |
association may be called by the Pres.
ident or majority of the board of d. !
rectOrs. AT least five days notice of
such special meeting shall be given b, |
publication in one of the city papers. |
SEC. IS. The secretary and treas |
urer shall each make quarterly reports
in writing, Of all moneys received and |
paid out, giving an itemized account |
of the same. Said reports shall in
clude the first Wednesdays of Febru-
airy, May, August and November re-
spectively, and shall be presented and |
filed at the first meeting of the board |
of directors in the months aforesaid.
SEC. 10. Upon the failure of the |
secretary OF treasurer to make and file |
his quarterly report at the time speci- |
fed in section eighteen without suffi- |
cient cxcuse) the officers so offending
shall forfeit and pay to the association |
the sum of five dollars. Upon such
failure the reports may be made out |
and delivered to the president, to be
by him presented at the next meeting |
of the board of directors, or in the alb |
sence Of the president, to any member |
of the finance committe. providing.
that for every day of failure to make |
said report the officer shall forfeit and
pay the sum of five dollars.
SEC. 20. All committees shall be
appointed from the board of directors,
unless in special cases the board shall
direct otherwise.
SEC. 81. A majority of the board /
of directors shall constitute quorum,
a less number may adjourn from time
to time and assess fines against absent
members. Any director absenting
himself, without sufficient excuse,
from regular meeting, or from
special meeting after being duly no.
titled, shall forfeit and pay a fine of
one dollar. In case of absence it shall
be presumed without excuse until the
contrary appears. Fines and forfeit
ures may be RENTED by vote of a
of all the directors.
SEC. %. The following standing
shall be appointed, con-
sisting of three members each, whose
duties shall be from time to time pre-
scribed by the board of directors, viz
Committee of Finance, COMMITTEE on
books and periodicals, Committee on
Committee on Bylaws and
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