Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1900-02-09
BYLAWS.
ARTICLE |.
Duties of Officers.

ARTICLE l.
Duties of Officers.
Section / 1t shall be the duty OF the
president 10 preside at all meetings OF
the association when present and direct
the order of business He shall sign all
warrants for the treasurer, call all spec
ial meetings and perform all duties the
association shall require.
Section g It shall be the duty Of the
vice president TO perform the duties OF
the president in the absence Of that Of
icer, or when for any reason the office
of the president becomes vacant.
Section g. 1t shall be the duty OF the
secretary to be present at all meetings
of the organization and keep correct
minutes of its proceedings; TO keep a
roll of membership and furnish certlf
cate of membership TO all members up.
on payment of fees and dues; 20 collect
all fees from members and keep recon d
Cf the same, transmit all funds prompt
ly 10 the treasurer; to carry on the cor
respOndence of the association, and TO
perform such other duties as the associ-
alton may require.
Section I 1t shall be the duty OF the
treasurer TO hold all funds of the assocl-
alton and disburse the same on the
order of the board # directors, when
approved by the signatures of the presi-
dent and secretary. He shall make a
report of the financial condition of the
association quarterly TO the board Of di-
rectors of the association, and at the close
of his term of office turn over the re-
naming funds TO his successor.
ARTICLE ii.
Fees and Dues.
Section /. A membership fee of twen-
ty-five (25) cents is due from all mem
bers of subordinate organizations and
payable at the time of joining this sub
ordinate organization, and ann ually
thereafter.
ARTICLE III.
Duties of Members
Section |. Each member shall do his
part toward the object of this association
and shall abide by q decision Of the ma
jority.
ARTICLE ".
Section /. Special meetings may be
called at any time by majority vote OF
the board of directors and shall be called
by the president on the written request
of not less than five members but due
notice shall be given of all such meet
ings.
BY vote OF those present the report of
the committee was accepted and the
constitution and bylaws adopted as
read.
Following this committee of three
was appointed to draft resolutions,
Ernest Allen, Geo. Abbott and Rollin
Wood being selected for that purpose.
While this committee was deliberat-
ing it was voted that two delegates from
each township be elected for the purpose
of organizing subordinate divisions IN
the respective townships where the del
egates reside and the following is the
list of delegates as elected:
Seville-John Peterman, II. 3. Angel.
Pine River-Silas Moody Geo. Abbott.
Bethany-Ira Suydam, A. J. Milliken.
Wheeler-J. w Smith, b. Muscott.
Sumner-Burton l. Gee, L. A. Potter.
Arcada-Levi Keefer, j. Fink.
Emerson-Chas Coastman, Geo. Cole.
man.
Lafayette-D. Chisholm, VIM. Gillis.
New Haven-J. w. Chambers, John
Baurer.
Newark-A Hornbeck, w. Tracy.
North Star-A. Milliken, Ira Bovee.
Hamilton-A. j. Sepore, w. j. Broad
beck
Fulton-Chas Tuttle, Geo. Osborn.
Washington-Henr Smith, A. w.
Lockwood.
Elba-John ID. Willis, Zone vacant
Ithaca-Chas. Brown, +. Vanbuskirk.
The committee on resolutions next re-
ported that they wished for further time
in which to draft an appropriate set of
resolutions and upon vote of the meet
ing it was decided that the request
should be granted and that the commit.
tee be instructed to report to the board
of directors.
Ii was decided that it was necessary
to call another meeting and Wednesday
February IL, was the date decided upon,
the meeting TO be held at the same
place.
1t appears to us that If any good is to
be realized from this organization, the
members and those who are assisting in
the work, must concentrate their efforts
along a line more in harmony with all
concerned and leave out all the little
petty grievances they may have. Nc
good can come of such a movement as
this without all work for the same end
the betterm ent of all in regard to the
sugar beet industry, and we believe it i:
the desire of the majority interested &c
bring about this condition.