Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1908-10-01
Territorial Organizations Rep
resented at Big Meeting
Called by the
Governor.
|t. |. MEDLER HEADS
LIST OF OFFICERS
Officers Are Selected and Consti
tuition and Bylaws Adopted
at First Meeting of CONNER
Cial Bodies Ever Held In
the Territory.

Commercial bodies of the territory
formed an association at a meeting
held at the Commercial club today.
Fifty men from various parts of the
territory were present and a tempo
rary organization with E. L. Medler
chairman. Mr.. Graham of Roswell
secretary, Mr.. Haskins of Las Vegas,
Mr.. Medler and l.. Bradford Prince a
committee to prepare resolutions.
This afternoon the organization was
made permanent and the temporary
officers retained. with Mr.. Lane Of
Carlsbad as vice president. The ex-
ecutive committee is as follows: Il
e. Twitchell, ]. A. Mahoney of Dem
ing, L. Bradford Prince of Santa Fe,
c. C. Stub of Belen, Howell Ernest Of
Clayton.
The bylaws of the organization
were adopted as follows:
Whereas, believing that a great deal
OF good can be accomplished for New
Mexico in general by an organization
OF Its commercial bodies, to the end
that they may cooperate for mutual
benefit, and to the advancement and
exploitation OF the resources Of the
territory as a whole. and the popula-
tion of the territory having now
reached about five hundred thousand.
and the individual commercial bod
les are pursuing ttTrir own objects In
tl&r own way witnOutSin ctf9 :
! there Is hereby formed an association
to be known as the New Mexico Com.
| mercial association, and there is here
| by adopted for It's government the
following bylaws:
Article I.
Membership: Every commercial
body In the territory of New Mexico
may acquire membership in this asso-
citation oy filing with the secretary a
duly certified copy of a resolution
passed by the organization. accom-
panied by the proper membership
dues.
Article III. ~@&
Meetings: Sec. /. The ann1a
meetings OF this association shall be
held at such time and place as may
be fixed by the previous annual meet
ing. Special meetings may be held 1t
any time and place upon call of the
president, at the request of seven
commercial bodies holding member
ship In this organization.
Sec. 2. Each commercial body shall
be entitled to representation at all
meetings of the association by one
delegate. and an additional delegate
for every fifty members or maj n
fraction In addition thereto. Each
delegate shall be entitled to vote al
all meetings of the association, either
in person or by proxy held by mem
ber of the body the delegate repre-
sents.
Sec. 8. A quorum of this associa-
ton shall consist Of the accredited
delegates representing not less than
seven commercial bodies holding
membership in this association.
Article Ill.
Officers: Sec. /. The officers of
this association shall consist OF a
president, vice president and a secre-
tary, who shall also be the treasurer
and an executive committee of eight
members, which shall consist Of the
above named officers and members of
commercial bodies holding member
ship in this association. The officer
and executive committee shall be
elected at the annuaI meeting and
hold office uRtil the election of their
successors.
Sec. 2. The duties of the officers
shall be those usually pertaining to
those of like organizations, and the
executive committee shall have active
control of the management of the as
sociation and temporarily I'll all va
cancies caused by death or resignd-
ton until the next regular annual
election.
Sec. 3. The secretary shall give
bond for the accounting of all funds
coming into his hands as treasurer In
such amount as shall be fixed by the
executive committee.
Article ",
Membership Dues: Sec. l. The an
nual membership dues shall be five
dollars for every delegate to which
each commercial body who IS a mem
Der of this association is entitled 70,
payable on the first day of Octob r
Of each year.
Article v.
Amendments. These bylaws may
be amended at any annual meeriRg,
or any special meeting called for that
purpose, by a two-thirds vote OF the
commercial bodies who are members
OF this association present at such
meeting.