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and acted upon by vote of twO-thirds OF the del


egates present.
ARTICLE TX.
Section Amy Board harged with violation
of the laws OF this Board may, after a formal
complaint thereof, in writing, on a vote of two
thirds of all the delegates of the other bodies rep
resented herein, be expelled, but not exempted
from the payment of assessments levied for the
year current.
Section Amy constituent body may withdraw
from membership in the Board on submitting
formal request to that effect at anylmeetIng OF the
Board, or the Executive Council, and payment of
all dues. -
Section SIN case any Board shall fail to he
represented at two successive meetings of this
Board, and also fail TO pay its assessment for two
years, It shall cease membership, but may be re-
stored to membership on PAYMENT Of All arrearapes
ana on consent OF a majority of members present
al any regular meeting
ARTICLE X.
section This constitution may be amended
az any meeting, on vote of twOthirds of the del
egates present, notice OF the proposed amend
nent having been first submitted to the secretary
py constituent body at least forty days previous
10 the meeting at which the same is to be con-
sldered, and transmitted by the secretary in cir
cular copies to each body in membership, at
least thirty days before said meeting.
ARTICLE NJ.
Section 1.-The provisions of this constitution
may be temporarily suspended, except as to quo
rum, at any meeting of the Board, by unanimous
consent of the delegates present at the session
A brief list of bylaws was accepted,
which are merely devoted to the proceedings
of the meetings.
Mr. E. M. Blanding. of the Industrial
Journal, was called upon and referred
to the intent of the State Board to do the
work for the State that the local boards did
for their several localities. Although the
attendance, he said, was small still it show.
ed there was an interest awakened in this
subject, and as more boards Joined that in
terest would spread. Our industries
throughout Maine are multiplying. We are
not apt to appreciate our natural advantages
and resources. The State Board will do
much towards that end SO that our people
will understand better how valuable state
they live in. ---sssss---
Mr. G2l .ssssisssaits was sailed upon and said
/ he often got cross when he saw Maine peo-
pie going out of the State to buy goods, and
when he saw Maine money going west that
was needed to develop our own State. We
need just such an institution as this State
Board to make people all over the State &C
quainted with each other and to do away
with sectional iealousies. If Bath can build
as good iron ships for the government as any
other place then all the State should pull to-
gether to help that industry. You can't help
one part of the State without benefitting all
parts of the State. Let business men be
we'll acquainted all over the State and then,
when any part of the State needs anything
all can go together to the legislature and get
it. Thus far Maine, with all her great
resources. has been a nursery for the nation.
We have brought up our boys TO send
them to other States and make them leading
men in their halls of commerce and
their Legislatures. Judge Foster once
said at meeting, where the speakers
were extolliug other States and
telling what valuable products were raised
by them, that the cotton crop Of the South
ern State they mentioned didn't begin to be
as valuable as Names hay crop. The speak
ers we're astrounded. but it was true. So it
is with many other resources of Maine that
have not yet begun to be developed.
Capt. ]. S. Winslow spoke highly Of the
proposed State Board. He said it would
| furnish an influence that couldn't be ac-
quired in any other way. To show the pow
er of such boards he referred to the influ-
ence the Portland Board was able to exert
on the government when it proposed to cut
down on light houses sometime ago. He re-
referred to the many factories that had
sprung up over the State the past year ad-
ding greatly to the wealth of the common
wealth.
Mr.. William Rogers spoke briefly and high
ly commended the proposed organization,
saying he was in full sympathy with it.
Messrs Blanding, Foss and Libby were
chosen committee to receive and count
votes for president and they reported a
unanimous vote for Hon. Henry Lord of
Bangor:
The various boards elected their own vice
presidents, thus choosing with the president
the executive council. The executive coun-
Gil elected the secretary and treasurer. This
| is the full list of officers elected:
| President-Henry Lord, Bangor.
Vice PresidentS-J. +. GOdthwaite, BiddefOrd I;
| M. N. Rich. Portland; Frank FOss, Saco; VIM.
| Rogers, Bath; K. w. COnant, OldtOwn; Lewis An
derS0n, SkOwhegan; Calvin G. Robbins Bristol |;
Aretas E. CrOwell, Oakland.
Secretary-M- N. Rich, Portland.
Treasurer-G. N. Weymouth Biddeford.
Before adjournment an invitation was ex-
tended to the delegation to attend the Port
land Theatre in the evening.