El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-12-14
REVISION OF
BYLAWS
Of the Chamber Of Com
MERGE TO Come Up
Itnight.
AN IMPORTANT MATER

HN lm On HN wi en-
Involving the Welfare OF the Cham
Der New Method OF Electing
Directors and Officers "A Good
aule Regarding Attendance OF
Directors At Meetings.
An extended revision of the bylaws
of the chamber of commerce has been
prepared, and has been considered at
the last two meetings of the board of
directors. Following is summary
of the provisions that will prove of
most interest to members:
Article 1 provides that the cham
Der shall consist of ID active and ca
honorary members. ANY reputable
person, or any business firm or cor
pOration to be represented by some
accredited member of said firm or cor
poration, resident or having business
or property interests in Ell Paso or in
the territory tributary thereto, shall
be eligible to active membership. Any
person not residing or having bust
ness or property interests in Ell Paso
or contiguous territory, shall be eligi-
bic to honorary membership"
Applications for membership must
be in writing, and the admission fee
must be deposited by the applicant or
guaranteed by a member of the cham
Der before the BOARD of directors will
act upon the application. Two or
more blackballs shall lreject the appli-
cant. Honorary members shall be
elected by a ballot at a regular or
special meeting of the chamber, and
the vote must be unanimous for such
election
The admission fee for active mem
bers who apply for membership prior
to January, 1901, shall be 50, and after
that date IS. The annual dues shall
be S12, payable quarterly in advance
Active members whose dues are de-
linquent four months shall forfeit the
right to vote. and after notification
in writing may be dropped from the
roll of membership by the board of
directors. designations shall be in
writing, and after January 1. 1901,
none shall be accepted unless the
dues are paiu to the date of resigna-
ton. Members may be expelled for
misconduct, after hearing.
Article III provides that no indebt-
edness shall be created in excess of
$500. No assessment shall be levied
upon any member and no liability
shall exist against any member of the
chamber beyond the annual dues pro-
vided for in the bylaws. All ex-
penditures shall be made only by the
vote of the board of directors, and no
expenditure other than for the usual
and necessary expenses of the cham
Der shall be made except by majority
vote of ali the directors at a regular
meeting.
Article III provides for officers and
defines their duties.
Article w provides Tor the election
of board of nine directors. The di-
rectors elect the president and first
and second vice president, by ballot,
without nomination, a majority vote
of the entire board being necessary to
elect. The board must meet at least
once a month. Five directors consti-
tute quorum of the board. Absence
from three consecutive meetings of
the board. unless the absence is ex-
cuSed by the board, shall be conSid-
cred a resignation. and the board
shall Immediately proceed to fill the
vacancy" The board fills all vacan-
cies in the board or in the offices of
the chamber.
Article V provides the method for
electing directors, and will be sum-
married. further on.
and directors shall hold office for one
year. beginning with the annual meet
ing. or until their successors are elect
ed and qualified.
Article VII provides that there shall
be nine standing committees of the
chamber namely, first, committee on
transportation and commerce; second.
on ways and means, Ito include finance
and auditing of accounts); third. mines
and mining; fourth. manufacturers:
fifth, lands, irrigation, agriculture, and
horticulture: sixth. statistics, pub
fishing, and immigration; seventh
membership and grievances; eighth,
public improvements and institutions
Including sanitation); ninth. excur-
sions and conventions. The board
shall fix the number of members of
the standing committees. Members of
the committees shall be appointed by
the president and confirmed by the
board. One director shall be appoi- =
ed to membership upon each ste nd
ing committee. and shall be the chair
man of that committee.
Article VIII provides for anr val
monthly. and special meetine: OF The
chamber. The annual meeting shall
be held the first "Wednesday after the
second Tuesday in JAM" " (Seing the
day following the REGULAR January
meeting of the board o. directors). A
regular monthly meetir 6 OF the cham
Der shall be held or tt first Wednes-
day after the second Tuesday in each
month (being the day Ger the reg;I-
lar monthly meeting of the board of
directors). unless otherwise determined
by the chamber. The president of the
chamber shall call a meeting of the
chamber upon the written application
of five members. Twenty members
shall constitute a quorum. But the
chamber shall not give it's formal or