Arizona republican., 1903-11-14
ARIZONA BANKERS
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| delegates from those institutions must | be officers of them or an individual doing business as a bank. There shall be no voting by proxy in the meetings of the association. The management | of the affairs of the association is vested in president, first vice presi- | dent vice president for each county | !n the territory, a secretary. treasurer and an executive council of which the president and the first vice president shall be eXotlicio members. Most O. the business of the association is left to the executive council, a majority of which shall constitute a quorum. Spe- cial meetings of the committee may be called on two weeks notice by three members of It and it shall have power | to fill vacancies which may occur in it's own body.
 Among its functions is the appoint ment of a committee of three persons whose names shall not be made public and who shall constitute a standing protective committee, which shall have control of all actions, looking to the detection, prosecution and punishment l of persons who commit or attempt | crimes against the members of the as sociation The membership dues are | graduated according to the capital of the banks and range from S5 to $15 annually acording to the capital of the banks. The dues are payable on the | first of the year but under a special resolution those of the first year were made payable yesterday to meet i'm | mediate expenses. It happened that all the members had the money with l them.
 The following is the official list for the tirst year: President. R. N. Fredericks of Prescott; first vice presi- dent, A. G. Smith of Clifton; secretary. J.. J. Sweeney of Phoenix. treasurer, John M. Ormsby of Tucson. The fol- | lowing are the members of the eXecu- | tive committee chosen for periods of one, two and three years, the time of service or the members having been fixed by lot: for one year, M. P. Free man of Tucson and H. J. MClung of | PhoenIX: two years, T. F.. Pollock of 1 Flagstaff and NJ. B. Hazeltine of Pres colt: three years, M. J. Cunningham of Bisbee and T. A. Pascoe of Globe. Mr. J. J. Hawkins moved a vote of thanks to the board of trade of Phoe- nix for the use of the room for the purpose of the conveption and a vote
 
 William Christy and Mrs. T. w. Pem- berton for flowers with which the rooms were tastefully decorated.
 President Fredericks then offered the following resolution:
 Resolved by the Arizona Bankers Association in convention assembled that the thanks of the convention ara due ana they are hereby extended to MT. A. c. Smith for the energy and zeal displayed in taking the initiative in the inauguration of the niovemen: which has this day crystallized in thl formation of this association. The resolution was unanimously adopted by a rising vote.
 After luncheon a committee which had been appointed for that purpose presented a report containing an ar rangcmcnt Of an order of business and in the absence of MT. Sweeney Mir Ed M Blake became temporary secre- tary. The following appointments ot vice presidents by counties was announced: Cochise. T. R. Brandt of Tombstone; Coconino. C. O. Robin son of Flagstaff; Graham, J. C. Purs- ley Of Stafford; Maricopa, w. J. Kings bury of Tempe; Nacaio, George A Lane; Pima, H. B. Penney of Tucson; Mohave, H. H. Watkins of Kingman; Santa Cruz, Bracey Curtis of Nogales Yavapai. NJ. B. Hazeltine of Prescott Ciila, r. P. Greer. Apache and Yuma arc without representation. Pinal is tht only county in the territory which ha: no bank. The business of the associa- tion was concluded quickly and eff fectually and in a manner character istic of business men. There was nc time lost in debate. Early il the afternoon an adjournment wa: taken subject to the call of the presi dent and the members accepting an in. Vitation by Lloyd B. Christy on behal of the bankers of Phoenix, took . drive about the town. Among tht places visited by them was the capitol where they remained only q short time the governor being out Of the city , Most of the bankers left for thei homes last night.