The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1908-07-30

care of the Trustees for such Perma
nent Fund provided for in Section 3 O
, this article.
Section 2. To such moneys and Sc
curitfeS as may be transferred to thu
Permanent Fund as provided in Section
of this article there shall be addes
all requests or donations received from
any source, unless such requests or do
nations are given for another specified
object, and for which object they shall
; be solely used. No portion of the Per.
manent Fund shall be used for Incl.
dental expenses of the National En-
fcampment or be otherwise diverted, ex-
cept by two-thirds vote of the mem
bers present and voting at an annual
session of the National Encampment.
l The interest accruing from the in
!. vestments of the Permanent Fund may
be applied to the incidental expenses
of the National Encampment when Sc
ordered by a two-thirds vote at an an
nual session.
Article lX.-Trustees of the Permanent
/ Fund.
| Section 1. The National Encampment
shall, at an annual session, elect three
| Trustees of the Permanent Fund, one
| member to be elected for one year, one
for two years and one for three years,
Il and thereafter one Trustee shall be
| elected annually to serve for three
years In the event of a vacancy by
death or thru disability of a Trustee to
act, the Chief is en-
powered and directed to appoint a COM
rade to fill such position, to serve until
the next session of the National En-
| campment, when one shall be elected
| to fill the remainder of the term, if any.
Section 2. These Trustees shall have
the care and custody of all funds and
securities voted to the Permanent Fund
| by the National Encampment, and all
requests or donations received for this
purpose. They shall invest and keep
invested all such funds in bonds of the
United States, or of State. or of city
of the first class as may in their juGg-
ment be best for the safety and interest
of this fund.
Ali such investment or changes there
in shall require the consent in writing
of each of the Trustees.
Ne money shall be loaned from this
fund to any individual or upon per-
sonal security.
Section g. The securities of this Per-
manent Fund shall be kept in a box
under the control of the Trustees, and
be deposited with a National bank or
trust company of established reputa-
ton, to be selected by the Trustees with
the approval of the COMMANDMENT
Chief.
The receipt of such depositary shall
be produced, specifying the moneys and
securities so held at each session OF the
National Encampment.
Section 4. The Trustees shall give
joint bond in the sum of $4,000 for the
faithful discharge of their duties; to
be approved by the COMMANDMENT
Chief The expense of such bond shall
be a charge against the interest re-
ceipts from this fund.
Section 5. The Trustees shall make a
report in writing to the National En-
campment at each annual or special
session. TheE shall be allowed for
postage and kilograms and for actual
travelling expenses when required to
meet on business connected with the
investments. but this charge shall not
apply to attendance upon the session
of the National Encampment. These
expenses, when approved by the COM
mander-in-Chief, shall be a proper
charge upon the interest received from
investments of this fund.
By the Department of New Jersey:
An amendment to the Rules and
Regulations exactly the same as that
proposed by the Department of Ohio,
save and except that as to Section =,
Article 6, Chapter 4, a majority" vote
| is proposed instead of "two-thirds"
vote, as proposed by the Department Of
Ohio, and save and except that 1t omits
the last paragraph of the amendment
| OF Section 2, Article 8, as proposed by
the Department of Ohio, and save and
| exec pit that it omits the last paragraph
of the amendment of Section 2, Article
| s, as proposed by the Department of
Ohio.
/ By the Department of Pennsylvania:
That the action of the National En-
| campment meeting at Saratoga, max
| ing provision for the establishment of
a Permanent Investment Fund, and for
the election of Trustees in charge of
the same, should be made a part of the
Rules and Regulations by amendment
| thereto.
BY the Department of Illinois:
| An amendment to Article 3 of Chap
ter 3, by inserting after the word Com
mander-in- Chief in the first paragraph
manders-in-Chief," and by inserting
after the words Past Department Com
manders," in said paragraph /, the
words "all Past Vice Department Com
manders."
/ BY the Department of oklahoma:
IN amendment to Article of Chap
| ter 1, providing that certain members
| of the Sons of Veterans shall be adj
mitted to all meetings of the Grand
Army of the Republic.
4 BY the Department of Missouri:
An amendment to Section ], Article
i 5 of Chapter by adding thereto the
following words: Except that Posts
having less than IS members may hold
their stated meetings quarterly, if, by
a two-thirds vote of the members pres
lent at a stated meeting of the Post, II
4 shall so decide"
Il The Committee on Rules, Regulations
and Ritual will meet at National Head
: quarters at the Body House, Toledo
on Tuesday, Sept. /, at 3 p. M, to hear
n comrades who may desire to submit
arguments relative to amendments to
: Rules and Regulations. or such can be
2 submitted in writing addressed to the
Chairman at that time. No amend
: ments can be considered except those
| presented in accordance with Article
/ Is, Chapter 5.
i XVIII. The business session of the
National Encampment will be called t.
E order at 10 a. m. on Thursday, Sept. 8
4 at the Valentine Theater.
Aids-de-Camp.
XIX. Since the publication of Genera
Orders, No. 6, May II, 1908, the fol
lowing comrades have been appointed
as Aids de-Camp upon the staff of the
Commander-in-Chief. They will repor
to j. Cory Winans, Chief of Staff, Pill
Washington St, Toledo, o.:
Alabama-George II. Austin, Post 6
u Montgomery.
| Idaho-Lewis Jain, Post "a, Genes