The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-04-05


accounts Of tho treasurer.
They shall cause record OF all their
proceedings to be kept and preserved by
the secretary, and shall present at every
annual and summer meeting report of
the state of the association, with o gon-
eral statement of their proceed ,ngs dur
ing the year.
They shall fill from the active mem
bership OF the association any vacancy
occurring by reason Of the death, resig-
nation or removal OF any officer Of the
associa zion, but said appointment for
such unexpired term shall not rendor
the member Ineligible at the next
annual meeting.
They shai, have power to mako such
rules and regulations as may be deemed
necessary for the successful manage
ment c. tho affairs of the association,
which are not specifically stated in the
bylaws.
Any member OF the board of direc-
tors who shall absent himself
from three consecutive and regularly
called meetings OF the board without
previously having obtained its consent,
shall cease to be member Of the board,
and the board shall proceed to fill his
place for the uneXpired term, and due
notice of tho action shall be sent to the
absent member.
Officers on retiring from Office shall
transfer all books, papers or other prop
erty of the association in their posses
sion to their successors in office.
The board shall appoint not less than
three tellers to conduct all the elections
OF the association.
COMMUTERS AND THEIR DUTIES.
Sec. 6. Board of directors shall meet
for organization within ten days after
the annual meeting; when frorA among
their numbers committees of three
members each shall be appointed by
tho president as follows: Finance com
mittee, membership committee, library
committee, committee on information
and entertainment, publication commit
tee and house committee. Tho presid-
ent shall make such assignment that
after the annual meeting in 1892 one
member, at least, of the finance, pub
LEGATION, membership and house COM
mittees shall have served in the same
committee the previous year.
The finance committee shall have
power to order all ordinary or current
expenditures, and no bills shall be paid
except such as have received their ap.
prevail.
The membership committee shall re-
ceive and make rigid inquiry as TO the
eligibility of candidates for member
ship, and report to the secretary only
such as have received their approval:
but in case Of their disapproval they
shall notify only the sponsors of the ap-
plicant of their action in his case.
The proceedings of this committee
shall be secret and. confidential, and no
member of it shall be questioned as to
the action Of said committee.
The publication committee shall re-
ce1ve and examine all papers presented
to the Association, and accept for pub
lication such as they may approve, and
shall publish the same with
record of the proceedings of the
Association. No member shall. with
out the consent of the committee, pub
lish any paper as having been read be-
fore the Association, and such permits
sion, when given, shall not be construed
e. be an endorsement by the Ass o3iation
OF any statement of facts, or opinions,
advanced in such papers or publications.
The president may appoint. on the
recommendation of the publication COM
mlttce, not more than five active nc en-
bers of the association as members of
the publication committee, to aid in
carrying out the duties hereinb before
assigned to that committee:
1ue library committee shall have
charge of all books, periodicals, drawings,
models and other similar property be-
longing to or loaned to the associa ton.
and shall, from time to time, report as
to the condition of tho library to the
board of directors, and advise the pur-
chase of such books and other articles
as they may deem proper.
The committee on information and
entertainment shall provide for the
reading OF papers, delivery Of addresses
and exhibition OF such inventions or
improvements in engineering as they
may deem worthy of consideration, at
the regular meeting of the Associa ton.
They shall also have charge of such
purely social entertainments as NAV he
voted by the Association or board of
directors.
This Committee may associate with
themselves any member, or members,
they may deem desirable to carry out
the duties Of the committee.
The house committee shall have the
general supervision and care of the
quarters Of the association. together
with the property therein, and shall
prescribe such rules relative to matters
under their charge, not inconsistent
with the constitution and bylaws, as
may from time to time seem necessary
They shall employo and dismiss all
employees, receive the complaints of
members and report on them to the
board of directors, and from time to
time procure such articles as may be
necessary for the use and convenience
of members.
All communications directed to the
board or any Of it's committees, shall be
deposited, as received, in little boxes
suitably prepared, to which no member
OF the association, other than members