The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1888-02-16
ORGANIZATION,

| ny uccldTtu tO Uc.
| To build up the trade of Pulaski
To maintain just and equitabl
principles of trade.
To acquire, preserve and dissem
mate valuable business informa
ton.
To adjust controversies and mis-
understandings between its mem
bers.
To build up Pulaski by facilita
ting immigration.
To take cognizance of any prop
osition or project of whatsoever ma
sure. that pertains to the interest 9
the public or the city of Pulaski.
/ To protect it's members from
dead-beats.
And to accomplish these end
the adoption is hereby declared o
following
BYLAWS AND RULES.
ART. The officers shall con-
sist of president, two vice presi-
dents, q secretary and a treasurer
who shall be elected annually tn
second Monday In January, at al
annual meeting of the members.
ART. 1.-THE officers Of the board
shall constitute board of Director
for the transaction of the ordinary
business and concerns Of the BoarG
of Trade and manage its affairs,
a majority of them to constitute &
quorum.
ART. 3.-The regular meetings
of the Board of Trade shall be or
Monday evenings every week, sew
en- members to constitute quorum
at which meeting all matters affect
ing the general interest shall be con
adhered.
a ART.4.-It shall be the duty of ths
president to preside at all meetings
of the Board OF Trade or the boart
of directors and to exercise gener
81 supervision over the interests in
volved at all times, and he may
call meeting of either at any tim,
and for any purpose he may deem
proper.
ART. 5.-The Vice Presidents il
their order shall exercise the func
tions of the President in his alb
sence or dis bility.
| AKT. 6.-The secretary shall keep
the minutes of the meetings, keeE
| the books of the board, execute al
the orders of the president of the
board, snd perform all the duties
that are necessary to carry out tht
objects of the board that require
clerical work or otherwise, fol-
which he shall be paid a salary te
be fixed by the board of directors
Asr. f.-Any white psrson maj
be member OF this bo, sra ri Irad'
who is engaged in any business ii
Pulaski, and who may be approved
by the board of directors, upon the
payment of the annual dues, the
sum to be paid by each member tx
be fixed by the board Of director:
according to the business interest o
the applicant.
ART. Sin all cases of violation
of the rules the board of director
shall have the right, and it is here
by declared to be their duty to ip
pose a fine of not less than pns dol
lar for the first offence and jSve dollars
for each and every subsequent Of
fence. All fines imposed shall b.
collected by the secretary; and /
the offender shall refuse to pay OF
two days. notice, he shall be denie,
the privileges of the floor till sucl
fine be paid.
| ART. 9.-The board shall hav,
power to examine charges ..of mis-
conduct in business matters pre-
ferred against any member of til
association when made in writin
to the president or secretary. ]
the party charged be found guilt
of violation of the rules or by
laws or hreeoh of contract, or an
act contrary to the spirit whic
should govern all commercial trans
, actions, the board may reprimand
, suspend or expel such member by
: vote of not less than two-thirds c
: their entire number.
ART. 10.--Upon the expulsion o
suspension of a member, motto
thereof shall be given in writin
by the secretary, and the presiden
, shall announce the same at the mex
meeting.
ART. I1.-Any member havin,
/ been expelled shall be ineligible t
mem bership except by vote of three
fourths the entire board.
ART. 12.-No member shall b
: permitted under penalty of expul
sion, to communicate to any Out
side person any information OBJ
tanned by reason of his member
ship, by which such outside pei
sons can realize the benefits that b.
long to the members alone.
ART. 13.-The treasurer shall re
ceive all monies collected by th
, secretary, giving his receipt fc
) same. He shall pay all draft
, drawn on him by the secretar
countersigned by the president an
shall render statement of re
: ceipts and disbursements annual
: on the second Monday in Januar
of each year, and at any other tin
he may be ordered by the board.
ART. 14.-The president may
= his own motion. st 6 meeting or i
the sssteri9s, appoint committees
consummate any purpose or obje,
of the board.
ART. 15.-In matters inVolyin
the general public interest no e1
= traordinary action shall be hs
; committing the Board to any line
. action unless majority of Il
Z membership shall be present, al
'' then such action can only be b.
by the concurrence of two thirds
: those present.
: ART. 16.-The following standil
committees Of one CT more shall
Z appointed by the President wi
. shall have special charge of The
&c particular departments and by SUI
gestions, reports, Investigations
y otherwise aid the board of dire
1t tors, and it shall always BE ia ord
for. any committee to report of
ID own motion to any meeting:
a Committee ON rat,nps