Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1898-05-05
Constitutional Lancaster Cemetery In
DrOVcmcnt association.
ARTIcLEI- -.

I
The name Of this association shan b. the
| Cemetery Improvement Association Of Ian
| caster Wisconsin.
ARTICLE II-OBJECT
/ The object OF the association snail be the
/ care. improvement and az 0rnment Of the
cemetery Of Lancaster.
ARTICLE III-MEMBERsHIP.
AnT person may become member Of this
association by signing the constitution and
paying fee Of 50 cents.
ARTICLE Iv-OFFICERs.
Sec.i. The elective ofncers shall be 4 pres
identa vice president, a recording secretary
! a corresponding secretary. a treasurer and
a board 81 directors 10 consist Of SIX mem
| bers three ladies and three gentlemen-th
president 70 be an ex onicio member.
| Sec. Four members Of the board IF di-
/ rectors shall constitute quorum for the
| transaction Of business
ARTICLE V-DUTIES or OFFICERS.
Sc l. The duties OF the president shall be
| to preside at all meetings. 10 appoint all
| committees not otherwise provided for, sign
all orders on the treasury. call special meet
| ings of the association when SO requested
and act as general superintendent over all
work of the association.
Sec 1t shall be the duty OF the vice pres
ident to discharge the duties OF president in
/ case of that officers absence or inability TO
preform the duties of that ONCE
Sec. 3. It shall be the duty of the record
ing secretary to keepaccurate minutes of all
proceedings Of the association and to record
the same on the society's books; to make
out and sign all orders on the treasurer.
Sec. I. 1t shall be the duty Of the cores
ponding secretary to conduct all CORES
pondence AND keep copies of the same, and
to preform sLcn duties as are customary for
such an officer, and in the absence Of the
recording secretary to preform the duties
Of that office
Sec. 5. The treasurer shall receive and
have charge OF an funds and shall disburse
the same only upon proper orders drawn by
the secretary and signed by the president.
Sec 1t snail be the duty of the board of
directors 10 expend the fund in the improve
ment and Ornamentation of the cemetery
grounds; also to till. for the unexpired term
any vacancy that may occur in any of the
ofices Of the association.
ARTICLE VI ELECTION OF OFFICERS.
The ofticers Of the ASSOCIATION shall be
elected BY ballot al the annual meeting, 10
serve one year except, the directors who
shall hold their Otfices for the term of three
years. excepting the hrst term, when two
zone lady ana one gentleman) shall be elect
ed for one year. two FOR two years ana two
for three years and thereafter two shall be
elected at each annual meeting. The an
nual meeting shall be held on the first Tues
day in February
ARTICLE VII QUORUM
Ten members shall constitute a quorum
for the transaction Of business. OF which
number five shall be ofticers.
ARTICLE VII MAJORITY.
majority vote shall decide all questions
unless otherwise provided for by the con-
sttution or bylaws.
ARTICLE IX-BY-LAWS.
Sec !. The association shall adopt by
laws at the first meeting of its members
after the adoption Of the constitution and
nay amend them thereafter at any annual
meeting or at a special meeting called for
that purpose by two-thirds vote Of the
members present.
Sec. ,. This constitution may be amended
a any annual meeting BY two thirds vote
OF all members present.