Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1901-06-01

zee OF 10 snail mold Il municipal office,
and any member Of the General Com
mite, who shall become candidate
Tor. or who shall be elected 10. any
municipal Office, by such candidacy,
or election, shah cease to be men,
Der of said committee
The General Committee shall have
authority to organize auxiliary
u MONS such auxiliary Unions to be
known as Ward Branches Of the Cit.
2ens Union OF Martinsburg. ". Va.
OFFICERS.
Article Five The Union shall
elect from its own number the follow
| ing officers whose term of Office hall
be tor one year, or until their success
sors shall have been elected, or APP
pointed. subject to the restriction
named in Article w.:
President, First Vice President,
Second President, Treasurer and
Secretary
The President shall preside at all
meetings of the Union and the Gen
eral Committee.
The First and Second Nice-Presi-
dent, in the order named, shall act
in the absence or disability of the
President.
The Treasurer shall receive and
disburse all funds of the Union, upon
orders signed by the Chairman of the
Fiaane Committee, keeping an accu-
rate account of all receipts and dis
burseaueErs.
The secretary shall keep record
OF all meetings of the Union and the
General Committee, and shall perform
such other duties as the General Com
mittee may direct.
COMMITTEES.
Article Six. The President shall
appoint the following Standing Com
mittees, subject to approval by the
General Committee Executive. Mem
bership and Finance.
The Executive Committee shall con-
sist of a members of the General Com
mittee and the President ex-officio,
and ii shall have the management of
the work of the Union.
1t shall have the power to appoint
subcommittee for special purposes,
as it may be deemed wise and ex-
pedient.
4 rLoI Il ~ h,al
funds of the Union, but 1t shall in
cur no liability in the name Of the
Union. exceeding the amount in cash
actually in the hands of the Treasurer.
The Membership and Finance Conn
mittee shall consist of members of
the General Committee, whose duty
it shall be to invite membership to
the Onion; to consider and act on all
names of persons proposed for mem
bership. and to provide funds for the
use and expenses of the Union.
BY an affirmative vote of the Com
mittee, applicants shall be declared
elected, and such election shall be
certified to by the Secretary, as soon as
each applicant has accepted member
ship in writing under the condition of
this constitution.
MEETINGS.
| Article Eight The President shall
call upon the recommendation of the
executive Committee MEETINGS Of the
Union.
The President shall call an annual
meeting during the month of April
of each year.
Is members shall constitute a
quorum at meetings of the Union.
AMENDMENTS
| Article Nine. The Constitution
may be amended at any regular meet
ing by a vote of three-fourths OF the
members present, provided the amend
ments proposed shall have been re-
commended in writing by at least 8
members of the Union and at least
ten days notice given by publication
in The Evening World
On motion of Mr.. DC. Westenhaver
committee of five to decide upon a
list of nominations for officers of the
Union was appointed by the chair as
follows: d. @. Westenhaver, g. A..
Miller, J. M. Henshaw, Z. p. Licklder.
Jno. E. Boyd.
Mr.. Allen B. Noll moved that a
committee of five be appointed to re-
tire from the room and decide upon
resolutions for the policy to be pursu-
ed by the union, in other words plat
form. The motion was carried and
Messrs. ID. M. Kilmer, Edward Rut-
ledge, J. w. r. Fisher, G. M. Busey
and p. W. Letter were appointed on
the committee.
After a brief absence the committee
IN nominations returned with re-
port nominating the officers named
above, which nominees were unani-