The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-11-25
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LIFE PRESERVERS

Following is a copy of the bylaws o
the Hilo Baseball League for the sea
son of 1902, together with the officer!
of the league. The rules are commend
ably brief but read like business from
''kiver to kiver':
Section This organization shall be
known as the ''Hilo Base Ball League. I"
! Sec. 2.-Its object shall be to take full
charge of and govern the baseball teams
that enter the league for the seasons of
A. d. 1901 and 1902.
| Sec 3.-There shall be four officers of
| the league, a president, a vice president.
| a secretary and treasurer. They shall
eb elected from the members of the
| league.
Sec. 4-The league shall be composed
of the officers of the same and two rep
resentatives from each competing team;
| the manager and captain of each respec-
tive team shall be the qualified represen-
tatives. The manager and captain may
appoint a proxy or alternate in writing,
to take his place at any meeting of the
league
Sec. 5.-The duties of the president
shall be to preside at all meetings, sign
all documents requiring his signature,
and do all the duties that president
usually performs.
Sec. 6-The vice president shall act in
the absence of the president, or when
ever called upon to do so by that officer.
Sec. THE duties of the secretary
shall be to keep the minutes of the meet
ings, notify the members of special
meetings. and keep account of league
property and all other duties usually fall
ing to a secretary.
Sec. S-The duties of the treasurer
shall be 10 keep account of all monies
of the league, expend and disburse upon
a warrant countersigned by the president
n of the league. monies be-
longing to the same; collect all assess
ments; supervise the collection of the
gate receipts and perform all the duties
usually falling to a treasurer He shall
present n report of all meetings of the
league giving the state of the finances
of the league.
Sec. 9.-The League shall hold meetings
once each month, on the first Friday eve
ming, at O'Clock.
Sec 10-To constitute a quorum there
must be seven members present in per
| son.
Sec. 1.-THE League shall appoint UNI
| pires for the season, or for a single
game. as it may see mt.
| Sec 12.-The League shall appoint a
body of three disinterested men, who un-
derstand the game of baseball, to act as
a final court of appeal when the decision
of an umpire is protested, or when any
point comes up which cannot be decided
| by the League. This board shall be call
ed the Board of Appeal"
| Sec I3-The latest obtainable Spauld-
ing Base Ball Rules shall be the official
rules OF this League for the seasons OF
1901 and 1902.
| Sec I.-Any player who for any rea-
son is expelled or suspended from one
team is not eligible to play on any other
team in the League during the season.
but however. the person expelled or sus-
pended must be given written charge
containing reasons for such expulsion or
suspension; he may then appeal to the
League.
Sec. Especial meetings may be called
at any time, on a written request OF
three members of the League, or by the
president. and only such business as that
for which the meeting was called snail
be transacted.
| OFFICERS.
| President-L. w. Haworth.
| N-iCa NJ Brown.