The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1895-10-10
ADOPTED.
Consultation and By.Laws Of Board
Of Trade.

It is we'll that our people should have
. chance to read the Constitution and
BY Laws of the proposed Board of Trade. |
We present all the essential features
below:
The object Of this association shall be
to protect, encourage and develop the
manufacturing and other industrial in
terests Of Hillsboro, and to collect and
record such local and general statistical
information as shall best promote the
manufacturing, commercial, financial
and agricultural interest Of said city.
Any person twenty.one years Of age
for membership. All candidates for
membership shall make written appli-
cation to the Board Of Directors agreeing
therein to adhere to the constitution
and bylaws, rules and regulations adopt
ed by the Board of Trade. Such name
shall be announced at the first regular
meeting of the Board of Trade after said
application is received as q candidate
and at the next regular meeting shall be
voted upon by the members. Should
there be three negative votes, the can.
didate shall be declared rejected. and
the application shall not be presented
again for at least six months.
The Board of Trade may, by a three.
fourth vote of it's members, admit to
honorary membership any person who
in recognition of special services done,
or from eminence shall seem entitled to
such consideration; such honorary men,
bership shall confer the privileges of
the Board of Trade, except the right to
vote and hold Offices.
The officers of the Association shall
be President, two Presidents,
First and Second, Secretary, Treasurer
and five Directors, who shall be elected
on the first Tuesday of March, annually,
between the hours of o'clock p. m.
and p. M, by a ballot vote OF the
members of the Association, and who
shall serve until their successors shall
have been chosen and qualified.
A record of the names of the members
OF the Association voting at the election
of officers shall be made as their ballots
are deposited and majority of the
whole number of votes cast, shall be
necessary to choice.
In the event of no choice the Directors
shall provide tor new election.
The administration of the affairs by
| and with consent of this Association
tors of whom three shall constitute q
quorum and who shall have power to
| fill all vacancies that may occur in their
body for the unexpired term.
This constitution may be amended by
vote of two thirds of the members
present at any regular meeting of the
Association or special meeting called for
the purpose, provided that notice of the
amendment proposed shall have been
submitted to the Board of Directors
thirty days prior to the meeting at which
the amendment is to be considered, and
a copy of said amendment posted in the
rooms of the Association at least ten
days prior to action thereon.
Rules 1,2 and 8 of the bylaws pre-
scribe the duties of the President, Secre.
tary and Treasurer.
Rule is as follows:
The Board OF Directors shall, in accord.
ance with the power vested by the Con-
stitution, have control of the Association
They shall meet in regular session on
the first Friday of each month at such
hour as they may determine and three
of their number shall constitute q
quorum for the transaction of business.
| luOy ololl uoNO POWCI w
charges of misconduct in business pre-
ferred against any member of the AS
sOciation, when made to the President
or Secretary, in writing, by a member
of the Association, and if the party
charged shall be found guilty Of any
act contrary to the spirit which gov
erns all commercial transactions or in
consistent with his duty as member
of the Association, the Board of Direc
tors shall report the same to the next
regular meeting, with such recOmmen
dations as they may desire to submit
and the Association shall have power
to reprimand, suspend or expel sucl
member.
Rule 6, Section 2, is as follows:
1t shall be the privilege of the mem
bers of the Association to meet dali,
in the rooms of the Association, ant
said rooms shall be open only to tn
members of the Association and non
resident visitors of the city.
Rule relates to the duties of tn
Committee of Arbitration and Appeal
and is as follows:
There shall be appointed, annually
by the President, a standing cOmmitte
to decide such mercantile disputes a
may be submitted to it. This commit
tee, in consideration of such disputes
shall have power to summon witnesse
from members of the Association, an
, to require their attendance under sue
fines as they may think proper, nnles
satisfactory excuse is made to them.
, Members desiring the services Q
said COMMITTEE sh III notify the Secrt
: tary of the Association in writing
8 both parties in controversy shall sig
!, bond prepared for the purpose, carry
ing with it the power of the confessio
of Judgment for such amount and /
4 such manner as may be decided by th
committee.
The opinion of q majority of th
whole committee shall be held as vail
0 and binding. The decision of the con
q mittee shall be recorded by the Seer
!. tary in a book provided for that pu
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