St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-11-29
5on ". D. Washburn Selected as the
Head of the Exposition Corporation
The Bylaws.
0apt. Chase Indicts an Epistle as he Lays
Aside His Buttons for Private
Life Again.
Javod by His Wife.-The Specter at
the Falls of Minnehaha--
Special Term.
l. Youth Who Has Traveled--The
Library Board Miscellaneous
Local Briefs.
GETTING INTO SHAPE.
The Exposition Directorate Elects
presidenInnd AdOnIs BYLAWS.

The Exposition Directorate Elects
Preside Dt and Adopts Bylaws.
The board of directors of the Minneapolis
Industrial exposition met yesterday morn
ing at the rooms of the JobberS' association
and adopted the bylaws reported by acom-
mittee composed of E. A. Merrill, >. Z.
Gale and w. NJ. Regain. The substance Is
as follows:
The officers OF the board of directors shall
be president. vice president Twelve wee
presidents to be appointed) a secretary and
q treasurer.
The president shall be the chief executive
officer and, ex-oficio, member OF all commit
tees shall sign all orders on the treasurer
and all contracts; appoint the chairmen of
all standing committees from the board of
directors.
The secretary shall keep the record of the
board and have charge of its CORES pondence;
shall, subject TO the approval of the board,
employ and fix the compensation OF such as
siStant secretaries and clerks as may be nee
essary for the business of his Office, collect all
moneys received for entry fees, exhibitors
and employers tickets, and from all other
sources. and pay the same to the treasurer
daily. He must countersign all orders or
drafts on the treasurer and sign all contracts.
He shall give bonds in the sum of S25,000
with not less than two sureties.
be the custodian of all moneys belonging to
the exposition; have charge of the general
admissions and turnstileS, and may employ
and fix the compensation of such assistants
as may be necessary for the business of his
Office report 10 the board all receipts and
disbursements at the regular monthly meet
ings of the board; give bonds in the sum of
100000, with not less than two sureties.
The standing committees shall be as fol-
lows: L Executive committee five MEN,
bers). 2. Finance committee (three mem
bers). 8. Committee on rules, jurors and
awards three members). 4. Committee
on printing and advertising three members).
5. Committee on building five members). 6.
a general committee on exhibits five men,
bers). 7. Committee on music and entertain
ments three members).
Thirteen members of the board shall consti-
tute quorum and no action OF less number
of directors shall be valid.
No debt or obligation shall be incurred and
no contract shall be entered into, until the
approval of the board has ben obtained. Any
debt or obligation incurred or paid on ac-
count of the exposition, without authority
from the board, shall be at the personal risk
of the party or parties contracting or paying
the same,
Any employee of the exposition convicted Of
receiving bribe, fee, or compensation of any
kind (other than the regular pay authorized
by the board) from exhibitors or others, shall
be discharged.
No bills shall be incurred, or any contract
made, wherein any member of the board of
directors shall be pecuniarily interested. ex-
cept approved by three-fourths in number of
the board of directors.
The board then unanimously elected Hon.
W. D. Washbum president, and postponed
further elections until p. III. Monday.