The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-18
CITY NEWS.
PREPARING TO WORK
Block Presidents Of the Eighth Ward
Central Association Meet
Tonight.
The Plan Now About Ready to Put
Into Active OPP
Grafton.

A special meeting Of the dock presi-
dents of the Eighth Wards central I'M
proyement association will be heid TINS
evening at Lyndale Congregational cnurch
to consider the constitution and bylaws.
The plan of the association is so compre
hensive and simple that 1t mas 'attIac.cu
much favorable attention thruout the
city, and may ultimately be EXTENDED pc
yond the limits Of the eighth ward. me
Constitution and by-daws are as follows:
Constitution OF Central Association OF
Eighth Ward.
ARTICLE L.
This shall be called the Central Association OF
che eighth ward.
Its purpose shall be to unite all resident
voters to insure prompt action Tor genera wei
fare, within its territory.
ARTICLE III
Its territory shall be between Girard and Piiis-
bury avenue, both inclusive. and -. ana 3atn
streets, both inclusive in the Eighth WARD Oh tne
City of Minneapolis.
ARTICLE ".
81 The unit of this organization Ashail De
block which shall consist of all voters RESIDING
on both sides of an avenue, between Two stree's'
p Blocks shall be grouped into districts of
not more than twelve blocks each, In the dis
cretion of the Executive Assembly.
ARTICLE ".
l. The government Of this association ana
xhe management Of its affairs shall be vested
In an Executive Assembly, which shall be eiectea
by delegation from other assemblies Us io1iows:
2. All enrolled resident voters Oh each DION ."a
shall constitute its Block Assembly. Delegates
one from each block IN a district, shall consul
tute the Executive Assembly. Fl
ARTICLE VI.
1. No can be member OF any assembly
until he has registered his name ana correct resi-
dence address upon the roll which the secretary
shall keep in book for that purpose.
%. Residents on streets may register IN ELMER
1t,tr,~ h,,tf yr0 only
5. Tire members at least shall be necessary
20 constitute Block Assembly. If there are
less than three residents in any block, all may
register in either adjoining Block Assembly, IN
their district, but in. one only
81 ARTICLE VII.
4 1. Tho officers OF each assembly shall be
President Vice President and Secretary, who
may also be Treasurer.
% The Secretary shall have custody Of the
hooks and records Of his assembly, and may be
elected for fixed term Of office.
& 8. Any District Assembly. or the Executive
Assembly may appoint its Secretary from out
side its members, and fix his term Of office by
bylaws not Inconsistent herewith.
sy ARTICLE VIII.
II The regular place of meeting of an as
sembly shall be at the residence of its President
unless otherwise especially noticed. or other
wise fixed by its bylaws.
q Any meeting Of any assembly shall be
regular though without formal notice, II a
majority of all members attend and vote But
any member not then present, and who received
no notice. may, by motion at any subsequent
meeting compel reconsideration Of any action
then taken ..,
I g. A majority of members shall be necessary
to constitute quorum for the transaction OF
business. But non-residents shall not be counted
in estimating this majority, notwithstanding
former registration.
ARTICLE TX.
-. Voting shall always be by ballot IN per-
son There shall be no voting by proxy.
ARTICLE x. $3.50.
s&Ns 20 eli ,,op,hars shall be
necessary to elect delegate to an upper asse"-
= Delegates shall have no fixed term of office.
zach shall serve only until his successor ls
elected and without notice of such election
8 g. Immediately upon election OF a deiesate ny
any assembly, its secretary shall issue WRITTEN
credentials of such election, and transnnt tneih
tn tho secretary OF the assembly to which the
delegate Is elected. and also to the secretary ol
the Executive assembly. Inc ming VI SUN u,
credentials with such secretaries shall AVOID al
prior credentials issued to any other pei'oii W
the same assembly.
In estimating the majority requisite 1or !
quorum or for election, no person snail pe
counted who is then absent from or no longer
resides In the block district or territorg OF the
assembly in question, as the case may pc:
The Executive Assembly may establish bylaws
for general government. and each other assem-
bly, for its own government: In either case no.
Inconsistent with this constitution.
q ARTICLE XIII.
Fl Any resident voter who signs the roll AMI
anrol,aaa under this constitution shall be a mem
Der Of any assembly regardless of political be
lief or afhliation.
O. The fact that man Is holder OF poiltl
cal office or candidate for such office shall not
Be sufficient to disqualify him from being del
agate to any assembly. =
ARTICLE XIV. ,.s -
This constitution may be amended supple
nnented or repealed only by majority vote o.
ri members OF block assemblies at separate
meeting Of each assembly called for that purpose
and so noticed.