The Portland daily press., 1881-06-08

interests of shipowners and shipmasters, and the
general interests of commerce and navigation, in
Guiding ship building 1t shall disseminate useful
information, promote far it has the power ali
legislation, both State and national which will tend
to better the condition of maritime interests,
and so protect and assist those engaged in building
or navigating vessels.
ARTICLE 1.-THE officers of this association shall
be President, fourteen Vice Presidents, a Treas
urer, Recording Secretary, a Corresponding Sec
rotary, an Executive Committee of not less than
five, aCommitteeion Finance of not less than five.
Committee on Membership of not less than three,
and Committee on Publication of not less than
three all of which shall be elected at the annual
meeting of the association by ballot and shall hold
their ONCE for one year, and until their successors
are elected, and their services shall be given with
out compensation.
ARTICLE IH.-Ihe executive committee shall
have power to fill all vacancies, and appoint such
clerks, counsel and other agents as they NAV think
necessary and shall have the general care and man
agement OF the business of the corporation. and
shall report to the association at its annual
or at any special meeting any matter affecting the
interests of the association.
ARTICLE IV-The treasurer shall receive and
keep all funds of the association and paw all hills
approved by the chairman of the finance Committee
SO far as he has funds in his hands, and shall report
the condition of the funds of the association at each
annual meeting. He shall give bond to the asso-
citation in such sum and with such sureties as the
executive committee shall approve for the faithful
discharge of his duties, and the payment to his
of any funds remaining in his hands as treas
urer at the expiration of his term of office
ARTICLE V.-The Finance Committee shall audit
the IredSurers accounts, and ii found correct
they shall be approved by its chairman. The com
mittee shall also from time to time make such re-
commentators as they deem proper relating to the
finances of the Association.
ARTICLE VI.-The Committee on Publication
shall supervise the printing of all reports and other
documents ordered by the Association, and the
Secretaries shall perform the duties usual in a
like corporation.
ARTICLE VII.-The annual meeting of the cor
poration shall be held at such place the Assoca-
tlon shall determine at the previous annual meet
ing on the second Tuesday of June of each year.
, Inc PRESIDENT (or in his absence one of the Vice
fresldents present. shall preside and in their alb
senGe ch@lrmaneof the meeting shall be chosen.
All ofncers shall be elected by ballot and by a
meeting. VIZ
oiA. special eel meeting of the corporation shall be
caed Tor the transaction of any business other than
the choice OF officers by the President. or
Ihree wee PRESIDENTS, or any ten of the members
by giving at least seven days no tice in daiIy or
weekly paper published in the cities of Bath Fan
gor, Rockland, Lewiston, Portland Belfast Fast
port and Calais, stating the time and place of hold
ing such meeting and the purpose for which il is
called. 'n IL 10
ARTICLE VI1I.-Any person recommended nv anv
OF the members OF the committee on member sbinn
may become member of this Association by sign
ing copy of these bylaws and paying to be treas
urer the sum of two dollars.