Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1905-01-27
CIVIC FEDERATION Is ORGANIZED
TO PURIFY POLITICS.
CONTINUED from PAGE H.

consisting OF DR.. Scudder, ID. L. With
ington and Senator Dickey. was elected
To revise the proposed constitution.
This committee occupied but short
space Of time, making but few changes
In the original draft Of the constitu-
ton and bylaws as submitted by Mr..
Horne. The constitution was then
adopted. The following trustees were
elected: To serve for three years,
wilmington, Scudder, Dickey; to serve
for two years. w. r. Castle. +. j. Low
rey and Theodore Richards; to serve
for one year, President GrifIiths Of
Oahu College, David Al and Edward
Towse.
This afternoon there will be meet
Ing OF the trustees in the Offices Of
w. r. Castle on Merchant street, at 4
o'clock.
After the organization had been eff
fected the meeting was thrown open
and there were general remarks on the
proposed work Of the Federation. Ex-
smples OF the work Of such Fedora
tons were discussed. Mr. Martin, the
painter, said he had belonged to q
similar institution In California and
that the society had done much In
the way OF preventing brutal prize
fights and In the matter of defeating
bad bills in the Legislature.
Following is the constitution as
adopted:
CONSTITUTION.
ARTICLE
The name Of this organization shall
be the Civic Federation OF Hawaii.
The purpose of the Civic Federation Of
Hawaii shall be to aid In securing good
government through the election and
the appointment of honest and able Of
ficers.
ARTICLE II.-TRUSTEES.
l. The affairs Of the Federation
shall be managed by a Board Of Nine
Trustees.
2. The Board of Trustees shall he
elected at the first regular meeting of
the Federation, three to serve until the
annual meeting Of 1906. and three to
serve until the annual meeting Of 1907.
At the regular annual meeting there
any vacancies for an unexpired term,
and of three additional Trustees to
hold Office for three years.
3. The Board OF Trustees shall fll
any vacancy in its own body until the
next annual election after the occur
renee of the vacancy.
4. The Board Of Trustees shall cause
to be prepared annually a detailed
statement OF the financial condition OF
the Federation, showing its receipts
and expenditures for the current year.
the number Of members, and other
matters Of general interest to the Fed
GRAFTON; q copy OF such statement 10
be sent to each member within thirty
days after the end Of the year
5. The Trustees shall hold regular
meetings at least once every other
month. Any trustee absent from two
consecutive regular meetings. except
through temporary absence from the
Territory, or temporary sickness, shall
cease to be member Of the Board. 4
At any meeting of the Board Of Trus- |!
tees each member present shall, upon
request, vote upon any question before
the Board for action, and IL he refuse,
shall cease to be member of the
Board. 81
ARTICLE III.-OFFlCERS.
There shall be President Of the
Federation. and such other officers as
the Trustees may from time to time
determine. The Board of Trustees
shall elect the officers Of the Fedora.
ton, and shall appoint from its own
number, and from the Federation mem-
bership, such standing or temporary
committees as 1t may deem necessary.
ARTICLE IV.-MEETINGS.
!. The annual meeting of the Fed
GRAFTON shall be on the third Wednes-
day OF January, Of each year, for the
election. by ballot, Of Trustees. and
for the transaction Of such other busl-
ness as may properly be brought before