El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-12-17
THE NEW PLAN FOR ELEC-
TON OF DIRECTORS
OF the Chamber of Commerce, as EN-
bodied in the New Set of Bylaws
Just Adopted.

Section l. Nominations for direct
ors shall be made in the following
manner On Friday before the annual
election a primary election shall be
held to nominate. 1t shall be the duty
of the secretary. subject to the direc-
ton of the board Of directors to cause
to be printed and mailed to each active
member of the chamber on the Tuesday
before the primary election. notice
setting forth the time and manner
of holding the primary election and
the annual election, the purpose for
which each election is to be held, the
time for opening and closing the polls.
and other matters relative to the pow
ers of members TO vote as set forth
in these bylaws. The voting at the
primary election must be by ballot.
The ballot box must be locked and seal
ed and under the charge of the secre-
tary or other person or persons ap-
pointed by the board of directors for
that purpose. and it shan be accessible
to all members at the rooms of the
chamber between the hours of o'clock
p. m, and 8 o'clock p. m. of the Friday
before the annual election. The sec
rotary shall make a full list of all mem
bers entitled to vote. and as each MEM
Der casts his ballot the secretary or
Otner authorized person shall write
opposite his name the word voted"
Members must vote in person and not
by proxy. If the names of more than
nine persons shall appear on any ballot
the first nine names only shall be
counted. Any ballot having on it the
name of any person more than six
months in arrears for dues shall be
void rs to such name.
At 8 o'clock p. m. of the day of the
primary election the voting shall cease,
and Immediately thereafter the board
of directors, which is hereby consti-
tuted an election board for that pur-
pose. majority of whom shall con-
stitute a quorum. shall meet open the
ballot box and count the ballots. The
eighteen persons who shall respect
lively be found to have received the
highest number of votes shall be the
nominees for directors, and no other
persons shall be eligible to be voted for
at the succeeding annual election; pro-
vided, that in case of tie that would
carry the number OF nominees beyond
eighteen, all persons thus receiving
an equal number of votes shall be nom
inees.
Section 2 The election of directors
shall be conducted in the following
manner: On the day following the
primary elections it shall be the duty
of the secretary, under direction of the
board of directors, to cause to be print
ed and mailed to each active member
of the chamber a ticket containing the
names of all the nominees in alphabet
cal order, and a copy Of said ticket
shall be the official ballot of the cham
Der. A list of the nominees shall also
be posted in the Office. of the secretary.
In case any nominee files written no.
tice declining the nomination, the sec
rotary shall note the fact on the post
Gu list. The annual election shall take
place on the first Wednesday after the
second Tuesday in January. 1t shall
be conducted in the same manner as
provided in section l of this article for
the primary election. Vot-
ers shall cross out the names of all
persons for whom they do not wish to
vote. The persons who shall respective
ly be found to have received the high
est number of votes shall be the di-
rectors of the chamber for the ensuing
year. Their election shall be then and
there declared, and shall be reported
to the members of the chamber by the
presiding officer thereof at it's annual
that night, except in cases
where two or more persons have re-
ceived an equal number of votes. the
tie shall be decided by the members
az said meeting by ballot.