The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-06-30
new RULES FOR THE
NORTH DAKOTA
TENNIS assn.
Local Commute Submits Set
For Bylaws For Adoption
at Meeting August 6.

herewith published for the approval or
disapprOval of the members of the
North Dakota State Tennis association
The tennis players of the state are to
gather here In annual tournament, Aug
9Th, at which time 1t is expected that
the following constitution and bylaws
will be adopted Those who have
ideas, are requested to make no
bones" about expressing them.
This organization shall be known as
the North Dakota State Tennis as
ISOLATION"
Every resident of the state who has
entered one of the annual tournaments
shall be considered a member.
Section 1. The officers of this asso-
citation shall consist of president,
vice-president, secretary, treasurer
and an executive committee, including
the president, the vice-president, the
secretary and the treasurer, who shall
be ex-officio members of the commit
tee. No person can be an officer who
is not an active member of this asso-
citation.
Section @ Time and Mode of Elec-
tion-The election of officers shall be
by ballot or roll call at the annual
meeting in each year. They shall be
voted for separately, and receive a
majority Of all votes cast to entitle
them to an election; and they shall
continue in Office for one year, or I'M
til their successors shall be elected.
Section 8. Vacancies-In case va
cancy should occur in any of the Of
fees, the executive committee shall
elect a member to fill the vacancy for
the uneXpired term.
Section 4. Duties of the President
1t shall be the duty of the president
to preside at all meetings, to preserve
order, to appoint all committees not
otherwise provided for, and to see that
the officers and committees perform
their respective duties.
Section The e-President-The
president shall assist the presi-
dent in the performance of his duties,
and shall exercise all the powers of
the president in his absence.
Section 5. The Vice President-The
rotary shall keep roll of all the men,
bers, and from time to time amend
and correct the same as circumstances
may require. He shall conduct all the
correspondence of the association, and
keep copies of all letters in book
provided for that purpose. He shall
keep the minutes of the proceedings
of the association, and record of
such matters of interest as may occur
Section Z. The Treasurer-The
treasurer shall keep, a suitable book
provided for that purpose, an account
of all moneys received and paid. He
shall liquidate all bills against the as
ISOLATION, and shall report in writing
the state of the finances when requir-
ed; and, at the annual meeting, he
shall present a written report show
ing all the receipts and expenditures
for the year.
Section s. Executive Commute, etc.
1t shall be the duty of the execu-
tive committee to see that the gen.
eral provisions of the constitution and
bylaws of this association are COM
piled with by members of the same;
to hear and decide all questions sub
mitted by members for decision, notice
of hearing being given to any other
question; to construe and enforce all
the rules of the association. All deci-
sions of the executive committee shall
be complied with forthwith; but an
appeal therefrom may be taken by
any member of the association at it's
next annual meeting. The executive
committee and the secretary shall
cause official notices, and such mat
tiers Of information as they shall deem
of interest, to be published in a paper
to be appointed annually by the ex-
ecutive committee the official bulletin
of the association. All members are
to be given notice of said appointment,
and thereafter are expected to take
notice of official publications therein.
Section 1. There shall be stated
annual meeting held, on date to be
fixed by the president, between the
LIST and 18th of August in each year,
at place to be designated at the pre-
vious annual meeting, or by the pres
ident in the absence of other designa-
ton.
Section 2. Special Meetings, etc.
Special meetings may be called by the
executive committee at any time, and
shall be called by the executive COM
mittee at the request of any five men,
bers of the association.
Section 8. At all meetings Of the
association eleven members shall con-
stitute a quorum
Amendments to this constitution
may be made at any annual meeting
by vote of at least two-thirds of all
amended at any annual or special
meetings under the same provisions.
Any article or section of these by
laws may be suspended for any one
meeting by two-third vote Of all
cast.
Section /. The order of business for
this association shall be as follows:
1. Reading Of minutes.
Q. Secretary's report.
8. Treasurer's report
4. Report of committees
5. Address of the president
6. Elections.
z. Miscellaneous business.
s. Adjournment
Section 2. Time of Electing officers,
etc.-The election of officers at the an
nual meeting shall take place imme-
diately after the reading of the reports
of the various officers and commit
tees.
The officers elected shall Immediate
ly enter upon discharge of their re-
spective duties, and be entitled to the
possession of all books, papers, mon
eys, and other property belonging to
the association pertaining to their re-
spective Offices, and in the possession
of their predecessors.
Section 8. Authority of Rules of
Order-For the Rules of Order" and
any and all parliamentary rules not
herein mentioned, those laid down In
"Cushing's Manual" shall be authority.
This association shall be governed
by the laws Of lawn tennis as laid
down by the United States National
Lawn Tennis association.
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