The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-01-11
HAWAIIAN
FISHERIES
The Move to Protect
Finny Tribe.
ORGANIZERS FORECA7HtR
Constitution and Bylaws Adopted
to be Submitted to the
Association.


interest in their welfare and who are
to plan and scheme and pay out good
money for their protection and multi
| plication.
| Yesterday afternoon the majority OF
the members of the organization COM
mittee of the association which is be-
| ing formed for the protection and bene-
fit of the Hawaiian fisheries, met to-
gether in the office of Henry Water
house on Queen street and adopted a
constitution and bylaws. Mr.. Water
house was chairman of the committee
and G. p Wilder was secretary. Other
members of the committee present were
H. E. Cooper, secretary of the Terri
tory; DR.. Emerson, Wray Taylor, Col
Fisher, Cecil Brown and Allan Herbert
With very little argument and discus
sion the following constitution and by
laws were adopted. Secretary Cooper
had prepared skeleton and this be-
came the will of the committee with
a few alterations and additions. First
of all it was argued that the name of
the organization should be The Ha-
waiian Fisheries Association. There
was some little argument on the adj
mission fee to be charged. 1t was
spoken of as an initiation fee at first,
but as there was to be no ceremony of
initiation it was changed to an admis-
sion. fee Wray Taylor thought that
if it was known as an initiation fee II
might be supposed there was some cere-
mony attached to joining; that one
might be supposed to ride shark in
stead of a goat, or something of the
kind.
The organization having adopted the
constitution and bylaws will submit
the same to the association at a meet
ing to be called by Secretary Cooper,
who is the chairman of the associa-
ton.
The constitution and bylaws as
adopted by the committee on organiza-
ton are as follows:s
Constitution and bylaws of the Ha-
waiian Fisheries Association:
We, the undersigned, being DESTROYS
of preventing the wanton destruction
of the food fishes living in the waters
of the Territory of Hawaii, and be-
lieving that much can be done to in
crease the number of fishes fit for food
both by the intelligent propagation Of
the species now living in these waters.
and by judicious importation of spe-
cieS, from other waters, do hereby as
sociate ourselves together for the
above purposes, and do hereby adopt
the following bylaws for the govern
ment of the association:
Principal Office-The principal Office
of the association shall be in the city
of Honolulu.
Officers-The officers of the associa-
ton shall be president, vice president,
secretary and treasurer.
There shall also be an executive COM
mittees consisting of the officers above
named and three members of the asso
citation.
Duties of Officers-The president
shall be the chief executive officer of
the association; shall preside at all
meetings, and shall perform such du
ties as are usual and incident to the
office.
The vice president shall, during the
absence of the president. have the
powers hereby conferred upon the
president.
The secretary shalT record all acts
and proceedings of the association,
collect all dues and moneys of the as
ISOLATION, paying them to the treaSur-
er and taking receipt therefor, and
perform such other duties as are in
cident to his office.
The treasurer shall receive all mon
eys from the hands of the secretary,
keeping a correct account thereof and
paying the same out upon the war
rant of the president.
Executive Committee-The executive
committee shall have general control
and management of the affairs of the
association. ALI applications for men,
bership in the association shall be first
submitted to the executive committee,
who may approve or reject any appli-
cation by a vote of the majority of
those present.
Annual Meeting-There shall be an
annual meeting of the association held
at some proper place in the city of
Honolulu on the second Monday of
January in each year, ten days pre-
Yious notice of the same to be given
by the secretary.
All members in good standing are
entitled TO cast one vote in the cleo
ton Of officers, and upon all PROPOSE
tions raised at the annual meeting
Meeting of Executive Committee
The executive committee shall hold
regular quarterly meetings at such
pace as may be designated by the
president, and such special meetings
as may be called by the president
Quoram-A quorum of the members
of the association for the transaction
of business shall consist of not less
than twenty-one.
A majority of the executive commit
Tee Sndti constitute quorum for the
transaction of business, but no assess
ments shall be levied except by vote
of two-thirds of such committee.
Membership-Any person may be-
come member of the association up
on fling his application in writing, ad-
dressed to the secretary, by paying an
admission fee of So, and receiving a
favorable ballot by the executive COM
mittee.
Dues-The annual dues shall be Sc
a year payable semi-annually.
Assessments = Special assessments
may be levied upon the members for
the purposes of the association when
called by vote of two-thirds of the
members of the executive committee
Suspension for Non-Payment of
Dues-All members who shall be more
than six months in arrears for dues
may be suspended by order of the ex-
ecutive committee.
Amendment to y-Laws-Amend-
ments to these bylaws may be made
at any annual meeting of the associa-
ton at which there shall be quorum
present
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