St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-05-22

nominee. Inspector Scheffer moved that
the President cast the ballot of all the
members present for Mr.. White as Sec
rotary.
Complied with. and Mr.. White de-
clared duly elected as Secretary for
term of one year.
The next business in order being
action upon by the Bylaws and rules
and regulations, the Bylaws were first
taken up and read as follows:
Bylaws OF the Board OF school En-
specGOrs.
MEETINGS OF THE BOARD.
SECTION l. The annual meeting of
the Board for organization shall be held
at the time fixed by law in each year,
and shall be called to order by the Sec
rotary. A President pro tempore shall
be elected.a and the Board shall then pro-
coed to ballot for lis regular officers.
SEC. 2. The President, on or before
the next regular meeting after each
election, shall appoint the following
standing committees, viz: Finance,
Supplies, Schools, Real Estate. German,
Fuel and Janitors, each to consist of
three members, except the Committee
OH Schools, which shall consist of five
cient cause, upon the approval OF tie
majority of the members present at any
regular meeting, to change his appoint
mentS of committees, either as whole
or in part. The President shall be, eX-
officiO, member of all committees.
SEC. 3. The regular meeting OF the
Board shall be held monthly on the first
Wednesday of each month, unless the
Board shall designate some other time.
SEC. 4. At each meeting the Board
shall be called to order by the Presi-
dent. or III his absence by the Vice
President, or in the absence of the Vice
President by any member, when a
President pro tempOre shall be elected.
The Secretary shall record the names of
the Inspectors present and absent. call
ing the roll OF members i'll alphabetical
order for that purpose.
SEC. ). The minutes of the last meet
ing shall then be read, land errors, if any,
corrected.
SEC. 6. At all regular meetings the
following order shall be observed in dis
posing of business before the Board.
/. Communications.
2. Report OF superintendent.
3. Reports of standing committees.
4. Reports of select committees.
5. Resolutions.
e. Unfinished business.
Z. Consideration of accounts.
s. New business.
And no business shall be taken up
out Of said order. but by unanimous
consent, and without debate.
LIMITATIONS.
SEC. z. The ayes and NAYS on any
question before the Board shall be
taken at the call of any two members
thereof, and no vote involving the APP
preparation of money shall be declared
carried unless there shall be four votes
in the Affirmative.
SEC. S. No important resolution shall
be considered by the Board. unless sub
mitted IN writing, except by unanimous
consent.
SEC. 9. No communication or appli-
cation addressed to the Board shall pass
to any committee without the consent
of the Board
SEC. 10. Any question of order arts
ing, not provided for in these rules
shall be decided according to well-es-
tablished parliamentary rules for the
government of deliberative bodies, a:
defined by Roberts Rules of Order. >
a motion for the reconsideration of any
vote can be made only by member
having voted with the majority, and not
later than the first regular meeting after
such action has been taken. No mem
Der shall speak more than twice on one
subject, and for not longer than five
minutes at time except by unanimous
consent.
SEC. Ii. The salaries of Superin-
tendent, teachers, janitorS and al
other employees of the Board shall he
fixed not later than June l of each year
unless otherwise provided, upon the
recommendation of the proper authori
ties.
DUTIES OF OFFICERS -PREsIDENT, vICF
PRESIDENT AND PRESIDENT PRO
TEMPORE.
SEC. II. 1t shall be the duty Of the
President, Vice President, or President
pro tempOre, to preside at all meetings
of the Board, receive all communica-
lions and sign all documents in behalf
of the Board. He shall be authorized to
call special meetings of the Board. and
it shall be his duty to do so upon the re-
quest of any three members, but no
business shall be transacted at any
special meeting except that specified in
the call, unless by consent of all In
spectors present. He shall bring be-
fore the Board, from time to time, what
ever business may require their atten.
ton, arising under these regulations Oh
otherwise. In the absence of the Presi-
dent, his powers and duties shall devolve
upon the Vice President, or President
pro tempore, and the object of every
special meeting shall be distinctly stated
in each call.
SEC. IS. 1t shall be the duty of the
Secretary to notify the members of all
meetings of the Board, by causing
notice to be served personally or left at
the residence or place of business of
each Inspector, or placed in the postOf-
fee at least one day previous to such
meeting.
He shall keep a record of the minutes
of all meetings of the Board, and file all
reports, resolutions and other papers
acted upon by the Board, and perform
all other duties and services prescribed
by law or ordered by the Board.
He shall cOuntersign all official dOcu-
ments of the Board which are signed by
the President.
He shall attend the meetings of all
committees when requested by the
chairman, and keep a record of the
same; and shall notify, at the request of
the chairman of any committee, the
members thereof, in writing, of any
meeting thereof.
SEC. Il. Ali claims presented to the
Board must be sworn to by the claim
ants or their representatives, and no
claim shall be allowed unless au-
thorized by a majority vote of