New-York tribune., 1909-02-10
VOTE ON NEW CHARTER
Dog Fanciers Nag Settle Their Diff
fcuLties Tomorrow.

Members of the American Kennel CLUB VIII Vo'e
tomorrow on q special charter that cans to
a re-incorporation. A majority OF the deIesa'es
now In this city take optimistic view Of the out
ons and they, rrofess 10 believe the split Of
2 wear ago will be wiped by the acceptance or
the committees report. This acceptance however
is necessarily uncertain. for the reason that single
negative vote will prevent its adoption
Should the vote to accept not be unanimous the
dissenters will have to pay the costs Of legal pro-
ceedings which would be almost certain TO follow.
The original disa greenent became prominent when
q minority of the delegates met ct the Ashland
House 10 voice their troubles.
Their chief grievance was that the American
Kennel Club directors had incorporated themselves
under a permission that had lapsed, and that they
had cancelled the right of the club delegates tevote
for directors have any control the assets
interest in the business proceedings These priv
leges are restored under the new charter.
The committee of adjudication agreed upon
by both members Of the organization TO take the
case out Of the after suit had been started
by. the Ashland House committee. It consisted Of
thirty members. and II was found that as an as
sociation Of different clubs the American Kennel
Club could not get papers under the regular club
incorporation act.
special charter had 10 be passed through the
Assembly and Senate at Albany, but before signing
It Governor Hughes made several changes that in
creased the powers OF the minority. including that
of the one dissenting vote The charter is modelled
on that Of the National Trotting Association,
granted IN Connecticut twenty-five years ago, and
reads in part follows:
Section J. William C. Rockefeller, Dwight Moore,
Howard Willets, B. s. Smith, Marcel a VIII Fred
Lawrence NJ u Mcclure. Henry Jarrett, August
Belmont b Emery. Edward Brooks, G W.
Keyes. James W Appleton. 6 B Post, II, Thonlas
/ Cadwa lader, Winthrop RutherfuTd, James Mortl-
nler. George LauHer. jr., William Rauch. SanueI
r cutler. John c. Bates. J. H: Brookfeld, Chet-
Schaick, H. II. Hunnewell J. Sergeant Price and
" 9 Goldman, and all other persons, corporations
associations and organizations shall hereafter
become associated with them as members, az may
lie 1o-oyj5ed FOR bv the constitution bylaws,
der and for the purposes of this charter and act
of ton, hereby organized ana constr
tuted body corporate and are corI9oratIq uIiueI
and by the name Of the American Kennel Club.
The charter defines the scope of the organization
as the ruling body dog club affairs and provides
that the old club shall turn its assets and bust
ness to the new corporation, providing no dissent
has been filed" when the incorporation is voted on.
The new constitution provides that each club in
the American Kennel Club membership shall be
entitled 10 voting delegate Il also provides that
any person may become an associate member, the
latter 10 have no interest in the assets the prop
erty OF the American Kennel Club, but to be en-
! titled to elect one voting delegate for every one
| hundred associate members up to five hundred.
After that one vote for every two hundred and fifty
associate members Formerly every fifty associates
had one delegate. The bylaws provide for a board
| Of thirty directors TO be elected at the annual
meeting six TO drop out each year and their sue
cessors 10 be elected at the next annual meeting
The directors will elect the officers from their own
number and have the general management Of the
| club