The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1908-06-24

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ton. together with matters of gem
eral policy to be acted upon includ-
ing the election Of officers of the as
ISOLATION, but excepting routine bust
ness, shall be sent to each of the
branches fifteen days before the meet
ing. and notice of such meeting shall
be published in the local paper. IL
any such paper is published. On all
matters voted upon, the votes east
! by the branch association shall be
certified to by the secretary and pres
ident of the branch association and
forwarded within two days to the see
rotary Of the central association, and
the votes shall be added to those
cast at the central association in de-
Gliding the matter voted upon. ANY
member of any of the branch associa-
tions in attendance at the meetings
held by the central association shall
have the right to vote, but no man
shall vote at more than one place at
any election.
ARTICLE Officers
The officers of this organization
shall be. President, vice president.
secretary, treasurer, and executive
committed
The officers of this organization
shall be elected annually by the mem
bers hereof on the second Saturday
of January at 1:30 y. M. each year,
at which time all members of this
association shall be entitled to vote
in person, but no votes shall be cast
by proxy, and shall serve one year
or until their successors are duly
elected and qualified. provided that
the first election shall be held at the
pleasure of the association.
Duties of Officers.
The president shall preside al all
meetings of the association at which
he shall be present. He shall have
the right to appoint special commit
tees, to report upon matters pertain
ing to the furthering of the objects
of this association.
The vice president shall have the
powers of the president in the alb
sence of the president.
| The secretary shall keep the min
utes of the meetings held, send out
notices of meetings to be heldand
perform such other duties as he may
be directed by the president
The treasurer shall have charge
of all funds raised by the association,
except where special committees are
empowered to raise special funds for
special purposes.
The executive committee. of which
the president of this association shall
be, eX-officio, chairman, shall have
full control of the affairs of this as
ISOLATION. The executive committee
shall elect ,-.e members of the publ
city committee, the membership COM
mittee and the legislative committee,
hereinafter provided.
ARTICLE VI-Mcctings.
Special meetings of this organiza-
ton may be called by the secretary
upon the order of the president or
by instructions from the executive
committee, or by petition presented
to said secretary by at least fifteen
members of said organization in good
standing
ARTICLE VII-CommittccS.
The standing committees of this
association shall consist of an exec
utive committee of Is members. and
one member in addition for each
branch association, $50 shall be cleo
ted from and by each branch associa-
ton; a publicity committee of Is
members; a membership committee
of ID members and a legislative COM
mittee of l ) members. Five members
of any of these committees shall con-
stitute quorum No committee
shall have the power to contract any
indebtedness in the name of the as
ISOLATION, except such as shall be APP
proved by the executive committee.
The publicity committee shall gath
err and distribute from time to time.
| by means of newspaper articles. pub
lie meetings and otherwise, such in
formation relative to good roads as
10 OF general interest and of educa
tional value to the public.
| The membership committee shall
have charge of the extending of the
membership of this association to the
end that every taxpayer in Yakima
county shall become member.
The legislative committee shall
have charge of all matters pertaining
to the enforcement of existing road
laws, or to the enactment of new
laws by the state legislature, or to
regulations made by the county COM
missioners.
ARTICLE VIII
This constitution shall be in eff
feet from and after the time of its
approval by the members who have
signed the roll and who are present
at the meeting held for the organiza-
tion of this association. 1t may be
amended at any meeting of said or
ganization by majority vote of the
members present, provided that said
proposed amendment shall be sub
mitted to the secretary at least two
weeks prior to the date of said meet
4 ing and shall be published in week
| ly newspaper in each district, where
! the main association ar branch
/ thereof has been organized. at least
twice prior to the date OF said meet
ing.