Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1909-11-05
Constitution and Bylaws Of the Round
Table Society Of the St. Joseph
High School.
PREAMBLE.

dents of the st. Joseph High School, do
hereby organize ourselves into the Round
Table Society and pledge ourselves to
support the following Constitution and
Bylaws:
ARTICLE |.
Section !. The society shall he called
the Round Table.
Section ,. Our motto shall be calm
High and Perform, Without Fail, What
We Resolve"
Section 3. The colors of this society
shall be: Red and Blue.
Section I. The badge of this corpora
ton shall be made after the following
design: design to be selected.
ARTICLE II.
Section /. Members shall consist of
two classes: honorary and active.
Section 2. Any student OF the st. Jo-
seph High School may become an active
member of this society.
Section 3. Voting for candidates for
membership shall be by acclamation,
three negative votes being sufficient to
reject any candidate.
Section 4. After his election, any can
didate having assented to the following
pledge shall be declared by the President
an active member: "Do you promise
upon your faith and honor to obey all
rules and regulations of this society, and
to use all the means in your power con-
sistent with your own honor and integ-
rity for the promotion OF the objects for
which it was constituted?'
Section 5. Any person may become
an honorary member of this society by
the unanimous vote of the members of
the society.
Section g. Honorary members shall be
entitled to all privileges of active MEM
bers, except voting and holding office
Section Z. BY two-thirds vote any
member bringing disrepute upon the So
ciety may be expelled.
ARTICLE III.
Section l.. The elective officers shall
he President, Vice-President, a Sec
rotary, and Critic.
Section .. The officers shall be elect
ed by nomination and ballot for term
of four (4) weeks. Ii there be only one
candidate he may b. elected by acclama-
ton.
Section 3. The duties of the Presi-
dent, -Presiden', Secretary and Crit
ic shall be such as set forth i'm this Con-
stitution and By-L VS.; as, more gener-
ally stated, such as pertain to like offices
in like associations
Section 4. The retiring President at
the first regular me ting of officers shall
administer to the i've officers the fol-
lowing oath of offic 'Do you solemnly
promise that you W ! faithfully perform
he duties of your respective offices to
he best of your abiity?"
Section 5. The p esident shall preside
It all meetings, dee de all points of or
.ar, make all appointments not other
Use provided for, impose all fines, at
end the execution of the laws, appoint
hree judges whs shall decide the de-
bates, and call all special meetings.
Section 6. The Vice-President shall
perform all the duties of the President
in case of his absence.
Section Z. The Secretary shall keep a
record of the proceedings of the society.
read the same for adoption at the sue
ceeding meetings, attend to the CORES
pondence of the society, preserve its doc
uments, call the roll at the opening of
each meeting, keep a list of absentees
and those failing to perform duty and
report same to the society at each meet
ing, keep record of the appointment of
all committees, and report them if they
fail to perform their duties, and assist in
counting ballots at all elections. The
Secretary shall. also, have charge of the
finances.
Section s. The Critic shall offer such
criticisms on the exercises as he may
deem proper.
ARTICLE ".
The regular meeting shall be held every
Friday evening in the school building.
ARTICLE V.
This Constitution can be amended by
a two-thirds vote at any regular meeting,
provided proposed amendment has been
submitted in writing at the previous reg
ular meeting. :
Bylaws.
ARTICLE |.
Section l. Two-thirds of the members
shall be necessary to constitute quorum.
Section =. The society shall stand adj
journed by majority vote of the MEM
bers.