Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1905-04-08

| lbe NbSleT Wy NcuuNieTy AbSOEIhllOU
held another meeting at the court house
last Monday evening, pursuant to call OF
the president.
Mr.. NJ j. Bailey, chairman ofthe com
mittee on procuring water for the ceme-
terry, reported that it will be necessary to
dig a well, either on the cemetery ground
or some gulch near by, as the Custer
City reservoir is about forty feet lower
than the cemetery and water cannot be
obtained from that point After discuss
ing various plans the committee was au-
thorized to arrange with Mr.. G. Y. Axes
to drill well at some point to be select
ed by the committee, and to interview
the town board of trustees with view
Of their appropriating $4,000 for that
purpose.
Committees were appointed by the
president as follows
Committee to ascertain probable cost
Of patenting cemetery-W. f. Benedict,
William Courtney and l. NJ. Donaldson.
Committee of Inspection and Working
plans-Ed. L. Grantham, j. +. Smith
and n. S. Tubbs.
Soliciting Committee-Mrs. Maud
Ainsie, Mrs. NJ. j. Bailey and Mrs. f.
7. Peterson.
The meeting then adjourned subject to
call Of the president.
CONSTITUTION ASn py.IAws oF THE ssso-
CITATION.
ARTICLE /.
This Association shall be known as the
Custer Cemetery Improvement Associa-
ton.
It's purpose is to beautify, improve and
keep in as good order as possible the
Custer Cemetery.
A membership may be obtained in
the Custer Cemetery Improvement AS
sociation by the pay Of one dollar.
".
The annual dues shall be the sum oil
one dollar, and shall be due and payable
on the first of April of each year. No
dues shall be required in the year in
which membership is taken.
1t shall be the duty of every member
of the Association to advance the inter.
ests and enlarge the membership oftheir
Association in all legitimate ways.
VI
The officers of this Association shall
consist of president, vice president, treas
nrer and secretary, to be elected annual
| Iy.
1t shall be the duty of the president
| to preside at all meetings, call special
meetings, appoint special committees and
countersign all orders on the treasurer
In case the Office is made vacant by res
ignation or otherwise, and in the absence
Of the president, the duties of that office
shall be assumed by vice president
VIII.
1t shall be the duty of the secretary to
do the corresponding of the Association
to keep a record of its business, to keep
the minutes of the meetings to sign all
orders on the treasurer, TO receive all
money and receipt for the same before
giving it into the hands of the treasurer
TX.
1t shall be the duty Of the treasurer to
receive all money belonging to the Asso.
| citation and receipt for same to the sec,
| retary. To pay all orders drawn by the
president and secretary, and to make a
report Of funds on hand at each regular
meeting of the Association and on the
| first meeting in April and November oi
H.
money received aud expended, which
report he shall canse to be published in
a local newspaper.
1t shall be the duty Of the secretary
and treasurer to keep their books open
| for inspection at all times.
| SI.
There shall be regular business meet
| ings every first Monday evening in each
month unless otherwise ordered, from
March 18th TO Nov. 18th Of each year
XII.
The president shall at the first regular
meeting in the year and the last regular
meeting in October of each year, appoint
an auditing committee to examine and
audit the books of tAe secretary and
treasurer preparatory to the semi-annual
report.
XIII
Five shall constitute quorum for the
transaction of business.
XIV.
This constitution may be amended OF
enlarged at any regular meeting Of the
Association, by vote of two-thirds OF
all the members present, notice of such
amendment having been given in writ
| ing at the last previous meeting.