The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1898-02-05

the following premise and consti
tuition, which was read and adop
ted.
Your committee would impress
upon the business men of Green
vile the Importance of uniting il
an organization for mutual pro
lection and benefit, and offer the
following preamble and constitu
ton, as setting forth the objects OF
the order and its government:
CONSTITUTION.
OBJEor.-The object of this or
ganization is to unite the various
business and trade interests OF
the city of Greenville for mutual
protection and benefit, to promote
and extend trade and aid in pub
lie improvement.
NAME.-The name of this or
ganization shall be ''Clty of Green
vile Board of Trade"
MEMBERSHIP. Any citizen of
Greenville may become member
of this organization by paying an
initiation fee of IS, 90 and subscrib-
ing to its constitution and by
laws.
GOVERNMENT. The genera |
government of this organization
shall be vested in a Boald OF
twelve Directors, tobe chosen am
nually on the last Saturday OF
September each year, by ma
iority vote of the members; pro-
vided that the first election sha!!
be held Immediately sfter the
! adoption of this constitution for
| Directors whose terms shall expire
upon the election of their success
ors, at the next regular annual
election in September, 1888.
OFFICERS. The officers of this
organization shall be, President,
three Vice Presidents, a Secretary
and Treasurer, who need not be
members of the Board of Directors.
all to be chosen by the Board OF
Directors, whose duties, and terms
of office shall be prescribed by the
by laws.
COMMITTEES. Tho President sub
iect to the approval of the Board
Of Directors shall appoint the fol
lowing committees, whose duties
and terms of Office shall be prescrib-
cd in the bylaws!
ACommitee Of three on Finance.
A Committee Of six on Member
ship.
A Committee OF six on Public
Improvement.
A Committee of three on Trans
portation.
A Committee of six on Trade.
A Committee of three On Public
Grievances.
A Committee Of SIX on Enter
nent.
A A Committee of three on 1nfor-
nation and Statistics, {
BYLAWS. The Board of Direc-
ors may adopt such Bylaws as I
hey may deem necessary for the s
government of the organization,
nd change and alter same at their {
lleasure. t
MEETINGS. There shall be L
,eneral meeting of all the mem. b
ers of the organization on the t
lst Tuesday in September of each a
ear, for the purpose OF electing +
directors and transaoting any o
Their business that may come be- G
pre- the meeting, but the Presi- ,
ant may call special meetings Of IL
10 members at any time upon five IL
lys notice; but if from any cause hi
@ annual meeting should not be CO
I'D as aboveprovided, the Prosi' "
mt may upon ten days notice by
In some newspaper pub te
he'd in Greenville, call meeting of
the members, for the purpose ha
electing Directors and transact lei
! such other business as may wi
ne before them. tn
The following named Board OF sol
reetors was chosen, the various col
mes being suggested by men, we
g: =
President, n. Goldstein; c. NJ.
N, Edmund Taylor, Chas. Hat
, j. B. Conley, w. T. Rose, ?. 4
R. P. Ransom, J. j. sub
rty, W. 4senberg, A. n. Stone, ", "
B. SCruggs. On motion Of W. sa a.
Everman the Directors wgre To- 6ac
sted to appoint 3 committee to Shy