Las Vegas free press. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1891-1???, 1892-01-09
COMMERCIAL CLUB BYLAWS.
RULES OF ORDER.

l.. Inc president shall at all meet
ings enforce the observance Of order
and decordm.
2. The president shall not recog
nize nor allow to speak any member
who does not rise in bis place and
address the chair.
8. The president shall appoint,
with the approval of the board of di.
recrors the, following standing com
mittees:
Executive, consisting of the presi-
dent and two directors; mining and
manufactures, five members; railroad
and transportation, five members;
territorial and national legislation,
five members; county and city affairs,
five members; land grants and land
grant legislation, five members; re.
ception and entertainment, five men,
bers; agriculture and timber, three
members; press and immiragtion
three members; taxation and stats.
tics, three members; water and irri-
cation, three members; finance
and audit, three members, which
committees shall consider such
business as may be referred
to them, and shall also take
cognizance of all matters which may
occur and which would properly be
referred to such committee, and NAV
report at any meeting on any subject
under consideration by such commit
tees.
4. The standing committees shall
report in writing to the club at the
first meetings in January, April,
July and October of each year as to
the doings of such committees.
5. All committees shall report in
writing on subjects referred to them
at an early date as possible or when
ever required by the board of direct
ors or the club.
@. The secretary shall notify all
committees of the subjects referred
to them, together with instructions, if
any.
7. The president shall appoint
committee of three to attend the
funeral of deceased member, which
committee shall also draft suitable
resolutions of respect and cause them
to be published and spread upon the
minutes.
8. The president may remove any
member from a committee and APP
point another in his place, if in his
judgment the member is not doing
the work required.
o. The president may refer any
subject to the proper committee be-
tween meetings, and re quest report
thereon at the next meeting.
10. Upon motion any subject may
be recalled from one committee and
referred to another, or it may be so
done by the president.
IL. A majority of any commit
tee shall constitute a quorum of such
committee for the transaction of
business.
~. At all regular or special meet
ings of the club fifteen stockholders
actually present shall constitute
quorum for the transaction of bust
ness.
10. At all regular meetings the
order OF business shall be as fol-
lows:
/. Roll call Gf demanded).
2. Reading and approval of min
utes of previous meetings.
8. Reports and correspondence.
4. Elections.
5. Unfinished business.
6. New business. o
IA. All motions shall be reduced
to writing if requested and handed
to the secretary.
Is. No question or motion
of a political nature shall be
entertained by the president.
10. All motions appropriating
funds must state the limit to be ex-
pended. The secretary shall notify
the treasurer of all appropriations
authorized, and the treasurer shall
thereupon separate such sum from
the general fund and in no case shall