The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-03-27
the EmroRIA LIBRARY AssoCrA-


Ths Constitution Adopted by that
Organization.
At this Library meetiag held Friday
afternoon st tie residence of Mrs. E.
Trask. The following constitution was
adoptsd.
PREAMBLE.
We, the undersigned, do hereby form
| ourselves into az assoeiatIt n for tue puT-
pose Of establishing a public library and
tree reading room, ana for our govern
ment have adopted the following cousti-
tuition.
Article 1-Name This association
shsil be called the Emporia Library As
sociation.
Article 2-S;ock Section /. The cap
ital STOCK of this AIS lciaiIoR shall be
three Thousand dOllars, divided into
three hundred shares OF ten dollars each,
ami may be increased 81 any time by 3
vote of stockholders The corporation
may organize and commence business
/ whenever one hundred shares Of stock
/ shall have been sold.
Sec. 2. No transfers of stock shall be
made until fines ami dues assessed
against the holder of said stock shall
have bs,en paid ia full. Stock shall
be trsnsf' rabie OILY upon the boz ks of
the association.
ARTICLE a. MEMBERs.-Scc. /
| Any pc son may become stockholdt r
of thIs association by purchasing stock
and subscribing bis name to this consti-
tutlIon, and shall be entitled to as many
vot q a. ne holds shares.
Sec. 2 Every stnckholder shall pay
Ia tue treasurer of the association
an annual tax of one dollar GA each
share, on or before the second Tuesday
in April or forfeit his right tt the use OF
the library until such payment be
made
Sec.'3 Stock holders msy vote at any
| annual meeting by proxy, bat all proxies
shall be filed IN writing with the secre-
tarY before the day of election.
Sec. 4. Any person may I've allowed
the rights and privileges of the library
upon payment of two dollars annually
or seventy five cents quarterly and shall
be entitled to the use of the library and
reading room but shall have 10 vote nor
hold any Office.
ARTICLE 4TH, OFFICERs.-Sec. 1. The
| officers of this association shall be a
pfesideat, vice president, secretary,
treasurer and five directors. These
shall be elected annually by ballot. A
| msjOrIty Of all the votes cast shall be
Sec, 2 The duties of the officers shall
be such as usually pertain to their re-
spectiVe titles.
Sec. 3. The treasurer shall be required
| TO give security in such sum ss the
GARD of dirt Ctors may determine, for
lhe faithful discharge of his trust. We
shall pay no drafts not signed by the sec
rotary and countersignud by the prtsi-
dent.
Sec. 4 The president shall be chair
man of the board of directors, voiiDg On
ly III case of a tie. The board of dIrec-
tors shall haye power to enact rules of
order, appropriate funds aud conduct
the affairs of the association, but shall
not cG LIT act any debt or debts beyond
the amount OF funds in the hands
or the treasurer or repre-
scented by voted subscriptions. except
nv the authority of The association. The
BOud shall meet at least once each
month for the transaction of business,
and shall report At the annual meeting
their proceedings and the state OF the
ASSOCIATION.
Any member of the association may
attend the meeting of the board and may
speak at the same without voting. A
majority of the beard shall constitute d
quorum.
Sec 3. The board OF directors shall
have power to I'LL any vacancies thai
may occur in their number Or in the of
fees of vice president, secretary OF
treasurer by death, resignation or failure
to act. The officers filling
the vacancies so causes' tn hold their of
fees until the next annual meeting u
the association and until their success
soTs are elected
/ ARTICLE 9TH, MEETINGs.-Sec.
The annual meetings of the association
shall lie held 90 the first Tuesday il
: Ap=il. Fifteen members shall COnsti
tu'e quorum
Sec 2 The directors may call meet
ing of the ass ociatIan AT any time, anC
, shall do SO whenever Ttques ted In writ
ing by fifteen members; but no special
{ NEE ting shall be held without publics
Iion o. notice tor five days previous. NJ
business shall be trans acted at suci
, mt citing except that announced in tbs
call.
ARTICLE 6-THE LIBRARY.-Sec
The board of directors shall appoint /
librarian. specify the duties of the Office
fix the compensation, and require tn
j person SD appointed TO give security il
whatever sum they deem sufficient 70
the faithful discharge vi the duties q
the office
? Sec. The board of directors shall
( appoint a library committee of tiv,
members, chosen from the association a
8 LARGE, to select and purchase all book
and periodicals and TO have genera
/ OVERSIGHT or the library and reading
room; ssid committee TO act during tn,
|, term of Office of the directors ap
;, pointing them, or unite their successor
dulS elected and shall be accountable 4
i the board of directors for the faithful
discharge of their duties
Article 7,-Amendmen;s. This con
stItution may be altered or amended b
5 a vote of IwO-thlrtis of the members G
association present at ITS annual meet
: ing, provided that written notice of tn
same shall have been given II the boar
Z | Of Ciracf0Fs at least one month DreVIOus