Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1888-06-09

ness disputes, to acquire and disseminate
valuable commercial information, and
to advance the general prosperity and
business interests Of Custer City and
Custer county, we do hereby join our
selves into an organization to be known
as the Custer City Board of Trade Of
Custer City, Oak, and adopt the follow
rules and bylaws;
OFFICERS.
The officers of said Board of Trade
shall consist Of q President, Vice Presi.
dent, Secretary and Treasurer, who shall
be elected annually by ballot and shall
hold their respective offices until their
successors are elected. The annual
election shall be held in the Board of
Trade rooms on the lst Thursday in
January of each year hereafter.
DUTIES or TIE PRESIDENT.
1t shall be the duty Of the president
to preside at and to preserve order at all
meetings of the board of trade, to direct
the minutes Of the previous meeting, re-
ports of committees, or other per to
be read in the absence of the secretary
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association to oficiate i'm his place, and
to call extra meetings of the association
when he may deem it expedient.
Upon the written request Of five mem
bers of the association he shall call q
special meeting of the association, pro-
vided. such request shall state the object
for which such meeting is to be called,
and provided no business shall be taans-
acted unless a quorum is present. A
quorum shall consist of seven or more
members of the association. The presi-
dent shall countersign all orders on the
treasurer for accounts against the as
ISOLATION so ordered to be paid by the
association. 1t shall be the duty of the
president to appoint all committees ex-
cept the executive committee. There
shall be three standing committees, viz:
Ways and Means, Public Improvements,
and immigration, which shall consist Of
not less than three members each.
DUTIES OF VICE PRESIDENT.
1t shall be the duty Of the vice presi-
dent to perform the duties of the presi-
dent in case of his absence or disability.
DUTIES OF SECRETARY.
The secretary, under the direction of
the board oftiade, shall keep a fair and
regular journal of the association. He
shall take charge Of the seal, books,
papers and property belonging to the
association, and shall keep a correct
account Of the imports and exports Of
the city by railroad or otherwise collect
and record all valuable statistical infor-
nation pertaining to or shall benefit the
commercial or manufacturing interests
OF the City Of Custer, and furnish the
same In one or more of the papers pub
llshed In the County of Custer, or in
such other manner rs the board NAV
direct. At the close Of each year, or as
soon after as practicable, it shall be his
duty to prepare a full report Of the trade
and commerce of the city for the year
preceding, with such other information
as may be in hia possession that may be
Of interest to the members. He shall
furnish the chairman ofeach committees
copy ofthe resolutions whereby the COM
mittee was appointed. and under the d.
reCtion of the president shall give notice
.ofmeetingS, conduct the correspondence
OF the association, and read such records
or papers rs the president may direct.
He shall collect all moneys due the as
ISOLATION for assessments, fines, fees, or
otherwise, and pay the same to the
treasurer, and shall perform such other
as the association shall direct,
and shall receive such compensation as
the board may direct by a popular vote.
DUTIES OF TREASURER.
The treasurer shall receive from the
secretary, and keep a correct account of
all moneys belonging to the association.
and shall disburse the same OH the
of the association, countersigned
by the president. He shall make a
quarterly report to the association OH
the first Thursday Of January, April.
July and October, and q full report on
the first Thursday Of January and July |
of each year. The acts Of the treasurer |
shall be kept in books belonging to the
association, which books shall be at all