The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-04-08
GOOD ROADS ASSOCIATION.
Constitution aud By Lave showing Object
of the Association.

Constitution aud BY Lave Showing Object
of the Association
on March 2sih abont fifty men from diff
/ ferent parts Of the state met at Burlington
to talk over the state highway situation
and at this time a temporary organization
/ under the name Of "The Vermont Good
4 Roads Association was formed and tue
following constitution and by laws were
adopted
The name Of this society shall be The
/ Vermont Good Roads Association
/ The objects Of this association shall be
the Improvement of the public highways
of Vermont.
Sectien i. Any citizen Of Vermont who
shall approve Of the objects Of this asso-
citation and agree to promote its aims, and
pay membership fee Of one dollar per
year, shall be an active member Of this
association.
See. 2. The officers OF the association
shall be president, a secretary aud treas.
urer and one vice president from each
county Of the state. Said officers shall be
elected by majority vote at the annual
meeting and shall hold Office until the
next annual meeting or until their success
sors are elected.
Sec. 8. The officers named In section ?
shall constitute the executive board Of the
association
Sec. A. Vacancies in the executive
board shall be filled by the president,
which appointment shall hold until the
next meeting Of the association, at which
meeting said vacancies shall be filed by
election.
Sec. 8 The duties Of the president,
secretary and treasurer, and the vice
presidents shall be the same as usually
appertaln to such offices, except as Is here
10 otherwise specified.
The executive board shall have full
charge Of the work Of the association, and
said board may delegate such Of its duties
To members Of said executive board, or 20
members Of said association who are not
members Of said executive board, as said
board may deem to be for the best inter
ests Of the work Of the association,
II shall be the special duty Of the sew
eral Vice presidents to solicit memberships
TO said association I'D their respective
counties, to collect the fees and issue GER
tiieates Of membership, and forward COP
les Of the same TO the secretary aud treas
ursr together with the money collected
and the address Of each member enrolled.
Sec g All meetings Of the association
shall be called hy the president and the
secretary, and they shall call meetings OF
the association at such places and at such
times as directed by a vote of the associa-
tiou or by the executive board
Written notices Of the time and place Of
all meetings oi the association shall be
mailed By the secretary to each member 0f
the association AT least seven days before
the time Of meeting, Meetings of the ex-
eeutiVe board shall be called By the presi-
dent and secretary, notices for which
shall be issued in the same manner as
those Of the association
See y Five members of the executive
board shall constitute q quorum for the
transaction Of business
Sec s. The funds Of the association
shall be held By the secretary and treas
urer and sh all be paid out according to the
vote Of the association or on the orders 0f
tha executive board.
Sec ., The secretary shall procure a
record book In which be shall keep a copy
Of the constitution and bylaws together
with all amendments thereof, record Of
all meetings Of the association, and also
those Of the executive committe. and list
Of members with their correct addresses
Sec. 10. The first annual meeting or
the association shall be held at such time
and place as shall be designated by the
executive board, not however. to be held
held later than May 1st, 1904 The oflic-
eFs elected this day shall hold Office until
such annual meeting
Sec. H. These bylaws may be amend
ed or repealed at any annual meeting OF
the association, or at meeting called for
that purpose.
AT the meeting Of the association It is
expected that the subject OF national aid,
improved state laws and Of the best meth
DDS ol highway construction will be thor
oughly discussed and 1t is hoped that a
sentiment 10 favor OF better improvements
may be created throughout the state.
The subject of good roads ought to In
terest every tax payer for although he may
not often used the roads himself the food
which Is on bis table is brought over the
roads and If they are poor he must pay
part Of the sdditi0nal expense Of trans
portation
c. X. Allen, Jr., Of Barre is the vice
president from Washington county and as
such IS ready I'd send membership re-
eelpt for every dollar which he receives
for that purpose.
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