The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-03-02
RUSTEES ELECTED.
lrofher Step Taken n the
Reorganization.
- NEW BYLAWS ADOPTED.
,ees q Iscsrvsrstiea - - Cha0-
- = Csnmsves RstsAea-rssDa-
nest sscretssysAiD.
- NEW BYLAWS ADOPTED.


3.. chamber Of Commercs held gen
g reoting In the Stacey mansion yester-
z|SSs 1f6arnoon st which. in spite Of the in
s~,1ut vezsher. there was . good attend
- The articles Of Incorporated and
/ - fs.Isws published IN yssssrdsy's PosT-
B sserscxs were adopted with few
n. ~ articles OF incorporates fbs fol-
80 ehanges and additions weFs made:
~ incoFporators and trustees are:
- Lsasy. w. r Bailey, n. chapin. 9.
B isr1ine. j. Furth, T. O. Graves. O. He'll
+ ssr. 4. Holman, w. C. Hill, G. II. Kit
8 Ssrrr. 4. r. Mitten, q. r. Mess. +. W.
& 5~ek. P. w. Rochester and 3. y.
fsIicio ! provides that the amount Of
1I1ui seoek shall b 10000. divided into
r. dhsso 1t 500 each.
= taking up the different sections Of the
fS1evs : considerable discussion - TO
~ esovisions ensued.
1870 Z, providing that the business and
7, II the corporation should Be- man
~ he board Of trustees, was objected
! = u RI. D. B. Ward. who thought that .
n11fns 81 the chamber should - called
Ny fifteen members.
roen motion Of @. b. Baeley this articis
= amended 80 a. TO read - iollows:
- Rad Of trustees, or president q any I've
4 ,61116ous Of the board. OF any afteeu members
Fl r ehambsy may call . meeting Of the mem
fna ~ chamber ct iarse ~ any une, 10 OBJ
j 80 expression OF Views o. opinion upon
y .oscjal or general subject
4 1Cofion ,. which read ~ follows, called
81, Considerable discussion, but II WAS I'm
~ ~ unchanged:
III 4hs oiice1 Of the cha0bef shall con
H "a prts!dent vice president second vice
mnident, srsssnr and secretary, who. except
= secretary. shall be eieete1 annually By and
- he equalization OF each new board Of
fm1oes hon their own mum ber. and shall bold
ri shslr suecessom are elected. snd snail b
mtturs 70 removal 81 any time BY the board .and
+ - 81 such removal, the death Or resigna-
- 4 any Of said ofhccru, the board shan elect
ooDcco<oT for the unexpircd term.
~. Elder thought that the members
skeuid vo'e for the officers direct instead
4 through the board Of trustees He was
~ b favor VI giving 50 much power 10 the
toori Of trustees.
b. 4. p. Mitten said the article should
~ = Rad The trustees should b given
u pouer 70 elect the ofhcsfs.
OK. Jenner considered no change nsc-
mcoyy 81 the article. The fifteen trustees
pupeunented the 800 members. and Il would
u = ssesonsble to say that the people Of
- ul1le should elect the speaker Of the
House Of Representatives - 70 say that
- uembers should elect the president
~ elher executive officers. Il would b
intuieu 70 the Organization and should
- = ekenged.
en- Hebron stated that The bylaws
IN 1u(len up after presidents, and that
hhn1 6ssn found 70 b the BEST way for
asussssss 70 have the power Of slsoting
~ encers.
4 notion by Percy w. Rochester that
r. tresident. vics president, second vice
1u1aent and treasurer should b elected
y - members and should b ex-otlaciO
nombers OF the board Of trustees. was voted
I'm and the original article passed.
5 oletion Z. which provided for the rslsc-
umof number Of committees. was az
lIGlned BY e. o. Graves 10 mean that any
nsnber was eligible 70 . place on any Of
- committees.
On motion Of d. b. Ward. section 10 was
Hended 20 - to allow any member 70 ~.
Nd the regular mcetings Of the board Of
trustees. but that the board could hold
Psciai meetings with closed doors II Il 50
issired.
Section Is was amended 20 ~ to read -
bdows:
~ IA Any member Of the chamber may b
UGpended or expelled for suiisient reason By .
oeshirds vote Of the entire board Of trusteeA
hvvided, however. that any member 20 sus-
Dgadsd OF expelled may appeal to the chamber,
I'd nnicss the action of the board OF trustees b
nfiasi by two-thirds vote OF the members OF
- chamber present and voting. and provided
nj he mum Der voting shall constitute . ma
trty Of the entire chamber. then the member
psesiing shall be reinssated 10 all the privileges
Il The chamber In the same manner - though
- action had been taken by the hoard Of
esxseea
Section Is ss read was amended 80 IS to
provide for the alteration OF amendment Of
ihs bylaws by a majority vote OF the
thamber upon Recommendation OF the
hoard Of trustees.
lis understood that the articles and the
ry-isws adopted are intended merely rs
advisory TO the board OF trustees. and viii
bat be legally binding until the proper
papers are flied with the secretary OF state.
The following blank will be circulated
iur signatures by the temporary secretary.
who viii probably be appointed within .
day or two:
We. the undersigned. residents and business
nsn Of the city OF Seattle. do hercey severaliy
@ascrsbe fcf ese share OF the capital stock OF
Tbs Seattle Chamber of Commerce. Of the par
sAiae 81 tioo. and we further seversily agree to
tay Tor the tsme in the manner following. to-
w Twenty ave per cent thereof forthwith;
we remaining - per cent 10 be paid In such
snennis aud at such times - the same may 10
nsairvt OF demanded by the board Of trustees
" NE Seattle Chamber 81 Commerce.
FFesiden, Lcary win call . meeting Of the
seS hoard Of trustees for Monday after
noc1, al o'clock. at the Stacey mansion.
WHITE AGAINST BLACK.
1weive-hour Go-ss-you-p please Race
Arranged.
pweive-hour go-as.you-please race for
nae - Ia -