The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-04-05
OUR POLITICS THE BYLAWS
Of the New Victoria
Hospital.
Meeting Held Yesterday--lncurabIes
lobe Cared fOr-The Oirec-
tors are Elected.

At a meeting held yesterday after
neon at the rooms of the Hawaiian
trust * Investment Co., the bylaws
of the hospital for incurables were
discussed and adopted and the officers
to act for the ensuing year elected.
The meeting was a representative
gathering of gentlemen interested in
benevolent and charitable works.
Bishop Willis presided and George r.
Carter acted as secretary of the meet
ing. The bylaws were taken up for
discussion by sections and were passed
as follows:
Bylaws Of the Victoria Hospital AS
ISOLATION.
Article 1.-The Victoria Hospital is
established for the care and treatment
of persons suffering from incurable
diseases excepting leprosy.
Article 2-There shall be five (5) di-
rectors who shall be elected by the
members of the association, and who
shall serve for one year, and until their
successors are elected.
Article 3-Three 90 of the directors
shall serve as president, secretary and
treasurer of the association, respect
lively, as may be decided by the direct
ors.
Article Amy one paying $40 to the
association shall be a member thereof
for one year.
Article Amy benevolent, charitable
or religious society contributing twen-
ty-five dollars 1920 to- the treasury
shall be presented in the associa-
ton by a delegate who shall become a
member thereof for one year.
Article 6-The directors shall appoint
| a board of five 90 persons, who shall
be managers of the hospital, and have
authority to expend such moneys as
are furnished by the directors for the
conduct of the hospital, including the
purchase of food, medicine and furni-
ture, and the employment of necessary
| assistance.
| Article 1.-The directors shall have
authority to appropriate moneys from
the funds in the treasury, from time to
time, as may be necessary for the
maintenance Of the hospital
Article S-Until such time as all per-
sons afflicted with diseases other than
incurable are admitted to other hospi-
tails. the Victoria Hospital will be open
board of managers.
/ Article 9-The board of managers
shall have full authority to decide
whether or not any applicant for ad-
mission to the hospital shall be adj
mitted, and shall have power to remove
any patient from the hospital.
Article 10-Five (5) members, of
| whom three shall be directors, shall
constitute a quorum of the association
| for the transaction of all matters of
business. sFs
/ Article 1l-Meetings may be called at
any time by the president or secretary
or at the written request Of not less
than five members of the association.
Article 12-An annual meeting shall
be held in Honolulu during the month
of April in each year, for the purpose
of receiving reports and the election
by ballot of directors.
| Article 13-These bylaws may be
Iamended or added to at any meeting
by a two-thirds vote of those present
at such meeting.
| After adopting the bylaws the meet
ing proceeded to the election of the
first board of directors. Mr.. j. p. Cooke
lplaced in nomination the names of the
following gentlemen and they were
detected unanimously: Rt. Rev. Bishop
Willis, President 5. b. Dole. 5. T.. Da-
mon, Father Valentine. Alexander
Young. This board will meet today to
lelect its officers.
Mr.. George Il. Carter in speaking OF
the name of the association said that
the idea of the Victoria Hospital was
first preached here during the Queens
Jubilee year and not until lately had
any definite steps been taken towards
the actual work of formation. The peo-
pie here are broad-minded enough not
to object to the naming of the institu-
ton after England's Queen who il
honored all over the world and espe-
lcially by the English speaking peoples
Had any serious objection arisen in the
minds of any TO the name there has
been ample opportunity to voice IL. Nc
objection has been heard and the in
stitution is to be known as the Victoria
Hospital.
Those present at the meeting were:
President s. b. Dole. British Commits
sioner Hoare, Bishop Willis, Rev. Alex
ander Macintosh, George r. Carter
Father Valentine r. A. Schaefer. ]. f
Eckardt. DR. Bowman. Robt. Cation. j
p. Cooke. Thos. Rain Walker. A. Louis
son. f. s. Damon. w. F. Allen, Allan
Herbert.