Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-06-03

The meeting was called for the cleo
ton of officers and directors, the adop.
| ton of bylaws, and consideration OF
amendments to the constitution and
| other business of interest to the so
ciety.
Col. C. A. Lounsberry, president,
called the meeting to order and NJ. Fl.
Jewell was chosen as secretary o. ..le
meeting. Prof. o. G. Libby Of Grand
Forks was present representing by
proxy a large number of members who
could not attend and presented the re-
port of the committee on membership,
reorganization, etc., selected at the last
meeting to prepare and present for
consideration amended bylaws for the
society.
The report was amended in a few
particulars and adopted as a whole as
follows:
Article I-Meetings.
Section 1. The regular meetings Of
the Society shall be held biennially at
the principal place of business at such
time during the month Of January as
the board of directors may determine.
A quorum shall consist of seven mem
bers of the Society, represented In
person OF by proxy.
Sec. II. Special meetings may be
called by the president or the secre.
tary upon the written request of any
other three members.
Sec. III. There shall be held each
year at Bismarck. N. D., a meeting of
the Society, at which papers shall be
read by members and such program
be carried out as shall be provided for
by the board of directors. A second
meeting shall also be held annually
in the state, at such time and in such
city or place as shall be fixed by the
board.
Sec. w. Notice of all meetings
shall be sent by the secretary to every
MEMBER OF the Society.
Article lI-OMcers.
Sec. l. The officers of this Society
shall consist of a president, a vice.
president, a secretary, a treasurer, and
a board of directors.
Sec. II. The board of directors shall
be elected by ballot from among the
members at the regular meetings of
the Society and the members of this
al mold Office for two years.
or until their successors are elected
and qualified.
Sec. I'LL The remaining officers of
the Society shall be elected by the
board of directors from among their
number The duties Of these officers
shall be such as usually devolve upon
such officers.
Sec. Nv. In addition to his usual
duties, the president shall sign all
legal documents for the Society as its
official representative.
Sec. v. The treasurer shall nav all
warrants on the treasury signed by the
secretary. At the regular meeting he
shall make a full report Of all re-
ceipts and expenditures.
Sec. vi. The secretary shall coun-
tersign all documents signed by the
president and no such document shall
be valid unless so countersigned. He
shall keep the records of the Society
and of the board of directors and be
shall have charge of and be RESPONSE
bic for all documents, manuscripts and
rler collections in possession of the
Society. He shall edit its publication,
conduct its correspondence, and shall
in general act as the principal. ad
ministratiye officer Of the Society
He shall collect membership dues, re
ceive all other moneys Of the Society
and transmit the same to the treas
urer. 1t shall further be the duty Of
ne secretary, under the advice of the
board OF directors, to make such col
lection, exchange and loan of histo
rical material as shall best further the
interests Of the Society. He shall, a.
soon as practicable. catalogue and ar
range the collections of the Society
and for this purpose he may appoint /,
librarian and such other officers a!
may be needed.
Until otherwise provided for, tn,
office OF the secretary shall be a
Grand Forks, N. D.
Sec. VII. Meetings of the board O
directors may be called by the presi
dent or the secretary and these meet
ings shall be held at Grand Forks
N. d. The board Of directors shal
appoint officers to fll all vacancie
until the next regular meeting Of tn
Society and arrange programs for al
literary meetings.
Sec. VIII. All property of the Sc
ciety shall be under the control of III