Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-03-26
virginia. March IL, 1880.

MISCELLANEOUS
The only presentations to the cabinet
were documents by Congressman Dag
g.tt.
On motion the reading OF the list OF
members IN arrears for dues and the sew.
sral amounts was postponed till next
meeting. The Secretary in presenting
the list said that there were only Az
paying members, besides those who
were life members or honorary members.
AMENDMENTS TO II CONSTITUTION.
Following regularly proposed amend.
ments to the constitution Of the Society
were then taken up ssverally and acted
upon:
Article v. The number OF Vice Presi.
dents Of Storey county was reduced to
three. and all distinctions as to their res.
idencs in Virginia or Gold Hill done
away with.
Article vi. This article as to the man.
ner Of election was made to conform to
the foregoing. both as to the number Of
Vice Presidents in Storey county. and
the numbers Of the ballots changed for
other counties accordingly.
Article VIII. From this article the
provision that the President should
neither make nor second any motion or
resolution. nor take part in any debate,
while in the chair. was stricken out.
Article TX. The provision regulating
the presiding Of Vice Presidents was
changed 40 that they should occupy the
chair in the absence OF the President as
determined by themselves.
Article NJ. This was amended so that
the Treasurer was exempted from paying
dues, and the provision OF the article
relative to his giving official bonds was
left out.
Article XIII. This article was amended
10 as to exempt the Librarian from the
payment Of dues. 40,
Article XIV. The quorum was by this
article fixed at ten members instead OF
fifteen.
Article XVIII. The proposed amend.
ment Of this article whereby only q
regular meeting Of the Society was to be
held each month was rejected. The
parenthetical clause in the third para
graph, relative to the admission OF the
State Of California into the Union, was
left out.
Article KIN. The regalia Of the Libra.
rian was made to consist Of Q pink scarf
with silver book and pen.
Article XXI. Quorum on removal OF
an officer fixed at ten.
Article XXlII. Quorum on altering
constitution axed at ten.
Article XIV. This was added. max
ing the constitution a. amended take
effect Msy /.
The constitution as amended was then
adopted as Q whole.
Following amendments to the By
Laws were made:
Section 2. Members neglecting to pay
their dues for six months to DO published
by the President in open meeting. and
II not paid for u month thereafter
their names to DO stricken from the roll
Of membership. and they be debarred
thereafter FROM membership except on
regular application and payment OF the
regular initiation fee.
Section 3. Members in arrears for
dues three months made ineligible to
Office and dsbarred from voting or tax.
ing part in debates.
Section z. Honorary members were
given the additional privilege Of voting.
provided they paid into the society the
regular dues OF 81 per month. In bal.
loting for honorary members, 10 to con.
stitute q quorum.
Section 10. The provision making
members ineligible to ofhce unless their
dues were paid was stricken out.
Section II. Quorum on alteration oil
bylaws fIsd ut 10.
Section IS. This was q new section
added, fixing the hours Of meeting irom
November I to March 81 inclusive, 1T 2
o'clock, aud from April l to October 81
inclusive. at 1850 O'Clock.
DR.. Harris gave notice OF an add.
tional amendment to Article XIII OF
the Constitution, so that amendments
proposed ut q regular meeting and
posted could be acted on at the next
regular meeting: the required time OF
posting also to DO shortened accordingly.