Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-10-11
THE ORGANIZATION.
Laws Adopted by the Sacramento County
Immigration Association.


| Immigration Association.
Following are the laws or rules adopted
| for government of the Sacramento County
Immigration Association, recently organ
lied as auxiliary to the Northern California
Association and for which a canvass is be-
ing made for membership;
CODE OF LAWS
l. The name of this Association is the SacrA-
mento County immigration Association.
>. Its purpose is to promote the general indus
trial interests of Sacramento county, by inviting
TO the county a desirable Class of Immigrants,
and to so otherwise advance the interests of the
county as the Association may from time to time
decide to be advisable.
s. 1t shall especially be within its province TO
collect and disseminate gratuitoUsly reliable in
formation concerning the section OF the State in
which it operates to aid gratuitously intending
settlers in every way, by furnishing a careful
and exact description of all available lands and
localities to collect and maintain permanent
exhibit of all the products of the district; TO
| assist in the settlement of vacant lands; to de-
yelop industries; to encourage manufactures
and to advance in every possible way the inter
eSts of this county.
4. II is auxiliary to and sub-association of
the immigration Association of Northern Cali
fornla. formed i'll Convention at sacramento on
the 10th day of September, 1884.
5. The management OF its affairs shall devolve
upon Il Board of Directors, to consist of seven
o
idents of the city of Sacramento, and three of
whom shall be permanent residents of the coun-
ty outside of the bounds of the city.
g. The Directors shall be elected on the first
Saturday in october for the year 1881, by the
Association ard shall serve for six months;
thereafter the Directors shall be elected by the
Association on the first Saturday in April of
each year, and shall serve for the term of one
year.
| l. The Directors shall fill vacancy in the Board
of Directors until the next election. The Di-
rectors stall have the general supervision and
| management OF the affairs OF the organization.
They shall annually elect a Secretary and Treas
urer, TO serve both the Board and the Assccia-
ton, and removable at their discretion and
such other officers as they may deem necessary
for the work OF the Association. They shall
choose one of their own number to be Pres
ideut of the Association and Chairman of the
Board of Directors. They shall appoint such
standing committees rs the Board deems neceS-
sary. They shall make such rules and regula-
| tons regarding the officers, committees and
| servants of the Association as they deem wise,
| but shall record all such regulations on the
records Of the Association, in the form of reSo-
| lutions adopted. They have power TO prescribe
| the rules for their own government They may
! call special meetings OF the Association, and
may submit amendments to this code of laws.
| They shall report to the Association annually,
| and whenever else required by the Association
| full account of their doings and the state of
| the accounts and work of the organization.
They shall call special meeting OF the AsSocia-
| ton whenever so requested by twenty members
thereof, in writing: but for all special meetings
| there shall be given atleast one weeks notice ny
publication Il: least twice in at least two daily
| newspapers of the city of Sacramento, and ut
| least once in at least one newspaper published
| in the county outside OF the city, when there is
| such publication.
g. The President Secretary and Treasurer
| shall perform the duties usually incumbent
upon such officers and by parliamentary law
and such other duties rs the Association or the
| Board of Directors shall from time to time di-
rect.
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consist Of all such persons resident III the county
| of Sacramento as shall sign the roll of member
| ship at any time and pay i'll advance annually
the sum OF 8, and all such persons shall be en-
titled to sit i'll the councils of the Association
| and to vote therein.
| TO- Such bonds shall he required of officers of
| the association rs the Board of Directors may
| determine necessary
H. The Directors shall establish and maintain
an Office for the transaction of business. which
| shall be accessible To the membership at rea-
| sonable hours and to the general public at all
! times during business hours.
| u. The revenue Of the Association shall be de-
| rived from membership annual dues, and from
| voluntary contributions and donations, and from
such subscriptions rs the Board of Directors may
| procure to be made i'll aid of the work.
| r. The meetings of the Association shall be
| held for the purpose of receiving reports, and
| for the transaction of general business on the
| first Saturday in October and the first Saturday
| in April of each year. at the hour of II A. NJ. at
such place i'll the city Of Sacramento us the
BOARD OF Directors SIall Indicate, ana OF Sucn
| meetings there shall be given like notice a. for
| special meetings.
| IA. All moneys of the Association shall be paid
| overto the Secretary. and by him at once charged
| to the proper account or otherwise entered, and
| shall forthwith be paid over to the Treasurer,
| who shall pay out no moneys except on war
rant drawn by the Chairman of the Board of
| Directors. and certified by the Secretary. No
| debts shall be contracted by the Association or
its Board of Directors in excess of the available
! revenue.
| Is This code of laws may be amended by u
! two-thirds vote of the members of the Associa-
| ing specially called and noticed for the pur-
! pose provided, that the proposed amendment
| shall he filed with the Board of Directors at
| least one month previous to action thereon.