Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1898-10-15
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the president.
Article ". Officers and Committees.
Section The officers of this Union shall
be president, four vice presidents, Sec
rotary ard assistant secretary, treasurer,
a Junior superintendent and assistant an
auditor and excursion manager.
Section 2-There shall be an executive
committee and other committees as follows
On finance, nomination, credentials, reso-
lutions, and programs, and such other COM
mittees as the president shall see fit to
appoint from time to time, a, herein after
provided.
Article V. Duties of Officers and Com
mittees.
Section THE duties of the president and
vice presidents, the Junior superintendent,
the auditor and the excursion manager
shall be such as usually pertain to those
offices. The secretary shall communicate
with the several societies of the Union,
and obtain from them facts in regard to
the number of members, additions, trans
fers from one branch to another, number
from the societies becoming members of
the church, amount of contributions, and
such other facts in regard to the status of
the several societies as shall be of value to
the Union. The secretary shall also keep
a record of and report all meetings of the
Union. The treasurer shall hold all mon
eys of the Union, pay all bills from said
moneys, and submit a report at each con-
vention of the Union.
Section 2-The finance committee shall
determine the current expenses of the
Union and suggest methods of meeting
such expenses. The committee on Gre
dentials shall examine the list of delegates,
and the credentials presented, and COM
pare them and determine therefrom in
what manner the several societies Of the
Union are represented and report the same
to the secretary. The committee on pro-
gram, shall procure speakers to have part
in each successive convention of the Union
and prepare and cause TO be printed SUI
fcient number of programs for said meet
ings.
Article VI. Election of Officers and
Appointment of Committees.
Section THE officers of the Union shall
be elected by vote of the delegates from
the several societies upon names of candi-
dates proposed by the committee on NOM
nations, or others proposed at the time OF
report of said committee.
Section 2-All committees of this Union
shall be appointed and dissolved by the
president or by the vice president acting
in his stead; except that the executive
committee shall consist of the officers and
the chairmen of the several committees
Article VII.
The rules in Roberts Rules of Order
shall govern the proceedings OF this Union
wherever applicable in cases not specified
in these articles.
Article VIII. Adoption and Amend
ment.
Section 1-Theseeight articles with their
several sections shall become the constitu-
ton of this Union when ratified by two
thirds vote of delegates present at the
annual meeting.
Section 2-Tbis constitution may be
amended by two-thirds vote of the dele
gates present at any annual meeting of the
Union; providing that notice of such
amendment be given at the previous annual
convention and also written notice to be
sent to each society of the Union at least
two wee ks previous to the meeting at which
said vote is to be taken.
BYLAWS.
1. The conventions Of this Union shall
be held annually at a time and place
determined on by the president or com
mittee appointed by him.
2. All officers and committees of this
Union shall serve without remuneration.
3. The necessary expenses attached tc
the several offices of the Union shall be
met from the treasury.
4. These articles shall become the by
laws OF this Union upon a majority vote o.
the delegates present at the annual conven
ton and they may be amended by major
ity vote.