The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-03-02
SOLDIERS MONUMENT ASSOCIATION.
The Full Text Of the Charter and By.
Laws.

The following is the full text of the consti-
Association adopted Wednesday evening;
John Marshall Brown, Israel Washburn,
Jr,, Seth G. Gordon, Woodbury. 8. Dana, Chas.
p. Mattocks, Francis FesseDdeD, Philip 81.
Brown. James P. Baxter, r. M. Richardson,
Jacob Mcclellan, Theophilus G Hersey, Al.
mon A. Strout, Charles W. Roberts, George E.
Brown, Charles FL. Haskell, John o Rice,
William Fl. Greene, E. 81. Fassett, Fl. B.
Brown, Arthur M. Sawyer and FL. s. Melcher,
and all persons who may hereafter become as
ISOLATED with them, are hereby created cor
poration by the name of the Portland Soldiers
and Sailors Monument Association. for the
purpose of erecting and maintaining monu-
ment or memorial within the limits Of the city
of Portland, in the county of Cumberland, to
those brave men of Portland, soldiers of the
United States army and sailors Of the navy of
the United States who died In the defence Of
the country in the late civil war.
2-Said corporation shall have power by its
corporate name to prosecute and defend suits
at law and in equity, and may have and use q
common seal, and make such bylaws, rules
and regulations as may be necessary for the
government and management OF its concerns,
not repugnant to the laws of the State. Said
corporation shall be established in the city of
Portland, county of Cumberland, and shall en-
Joy all the rights and privileges incident to
corporations under the laws of this State
purchase, devise, gift or otherwise any real or
personal property to the amount of one hun
dred thousand dollars, and may sell, convey OF
use the same in any manner necessary to Effect
the object and carry out the purposes of the
corporation.
Authority is hereby given to said corpora
ton 10 issue stock to the amount of one hun
dred thousand dollars, to be divided into shares
of one dollar each.
5-Charles w Roberts and A. S. Melcher,
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by authorized to call the first meeting Of the
corporation by giving seven days notice there
Of by publication in some daily paper or papers
published in said Portland, at which meeting
said corporation may choose any person or per-
sons members thereof. and elect such officers
as may be nt cessary for its organization and
government, who shall continue in office one
year and until others are chosen and qualified
in their stead. The treasurer, before entering
upon his Duties shall give bond, approved
by the directors, for the faithful discharge of
the same.
6-Said corporation may, by its bylaws de-
termine the time for holding its annual and
other meetings, the qualifications of its mem
bers and all other matters essential for the ac-
complishment of its purposes not herein espec-
tally determined, and not repugnant to the
laws of the State.
THE stock of this corporation shall be for
ever uDsssessable.
S-This act shall take effect when approved.
Approved Feb. 9, 1888.
The following are the bylaws as amended:
The officers of this association shall consist
OF president. three vice presidents, record
ing secretary, corresponding secretary, treas
urer, finance committee of three, committee
on design of five, all of whom shall constitute
an executive committee or board OF directors.
They shall be elected by ballot of a majority
of the mem bers at the annual meeting of each
year.
2. Any person may become member of
this association upon the payment of one dol
lar and signing the bylaws or a printed or
written copy thereof
3. The president shall preside at the meet
ings and have power to call special meetings.
The vice presidents shall preside at all meet
ings in the absence of the president in the Or
der in which they are elected.
The recording secretary shall keep the rec
ords of all meetings, and read them at the OPEN
ing OF all regular and special meetings,
and shall call any special meetings at the re-
quest OF i've members, and may select and
employ an assistant when necessary, at such
compensation as may be determined by the f.
nance committee.
The corresponding secretary shall take
charge OF all correspondence relating to the
association, and in the absence of the record
ting secretary, perform his duties.
The treasurer shall receive all moneys be-
longing to the association, report at such tin o
as the association may direct, give bonds salts
factory to the executive committee, and pay
NO money except the bill be approved by a
majority of the finance committee.
The finance committee shall examine the
treasurer's books annually and at other times
when directed by the executive committee,
and report thereon at the annual meeting, and
majority shall audit all bills presented, and
approve if found correct.
The committee on design shall have power
to select design, which shall be submitted to
the executive committee for approval.
The executive committee shall have power
to appoint all necessary subcommittee, make
all contracts for erection of the monument or
memorial, and shall designate the location of
the same, subject to the approval of the Asso-
clarion, but no business shall be transacted UNI
less two-thirds of the committee be present at
meeting regularly called.
4. The annual nesting shall be held on the
second Monday OF January at 80 p. m.
5. Regular meetings shall be held on the
second Wednesday of each month at 7.30 D. m.
6. Order of business-First, reading of
records of last regular special meeting.
Second, reports of special committees Third,
unfinished business. Fourth, new business.
Z. Fifteen members shall constitute quorum
for the transaction of business.
s The capital stock of this corporation shall
be $1,000 and shall be divided into shares of
one dollar each.
9. Amendments may be made to these by
laws by a vote of a majority Of the members
present at any regular meeting or special meet
ing called for that purpose, notice of such
amendment having been given at a previous
meeting.
The following omissions were made in our
report of the officers elected: Recording
Secretary, G. W. Roberts; Corresponding
Secretary, II. S. Melcher, and F. 81. Fassett
and Fl. B. Brown of the committee on design.
A communication was read from the ladies
of Bosworth Relief Corps, who offer $27 the
net proceeds of their masquerade ball to the
Soldiers Monument Association. The secrs.
tary was instructed to convey the thanks of
the association to the ladies of the Relief
Corps.
At a subsequent meeting of the old asso-
citation, it was voted to turn over all their
property to the new corporation and dissolve
the organization.