The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-19

association and board of directors anf
perform such other duties as provided
nefein. He shall call meetings of the
association or board at such times nc
he may deem necessary or as raouest
ed by written request of seven ca
members OF the society or five (O
members of the board. He shall an.
point all committees except the mem.
bership committee. and auditing com,
mlttee, approve all bills after being
passed upon by the auditing commit.
tee and be member of all committees
Sec. 2. Vice-President- vice.
president shall perform the duties of
president in case of the absence or in.
ability of the chief executive to act.
Sec. 5. Secretary-The secretary
shall take charge of all books and ma.
pers of the association; keep record
OF all meetings of the board and of
the association and perform such 9th
er duties as may be herein provided
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for or outlined by the president.
Sec. 4. Treasurer-The treasurer
Shall receive and disburse all sums of
money received by the association
upon proper authorization. He shall
keep and submit to the board quarter.
ly true and full account of all mon
eys handled by him and submit an
nually to the association complete
account of the transactions of his Of
nee for the year together with a re-
port of the moneys received and ey-
pended by the association and showing
the balance or deficit in the treasury.
Sec. 8. The Board OF Directors
The board shall hold, manage, admins
ter and control all money, property,
effects and affairs of the society. The
board shall authorize the expenditure
OF the money of the society and no ex-
penditure shall be made without such
except by majority vote OF
the association where a regular quor-
UNI is present.
Article Il.-(Election.)
The members of the board of direc-
tors shall be elected annually for
three years, three each year at the reg
ular annual business meeting of the
society. The first board shall be
formed by electing five additional
MEMBERS, who with the four officers
elected at the first meeting held in Ke-
vance, shall act as the first board of |
directors. Their terms shall be Sc
ected by lot by the officers, except
hat the present officers shall serve for
.hree years, except one. selected by
OF, who shall serve for two years Of
icers shall be elected by the board an
lually, Immediately after the annual
meeting of the society. /
Article IIl.-(Membership.)
The membership shall be confined to
hose who are eligible as herein set
orth. Such eligible members shall
)e-
A. Working Memberships class
II members shall include only actual
writer's of baseball or newspapers in
he Central association circuit or cor
espondents for outside papers or press
ssociations, whose presence in the
ress box is actually essential to the
roper fulfillment of his duties as such.
. working member shall be considered
UGH while he is thus actually en-
loyed, either all or part of the time
uring the season in actually handling
aseball. To each member eligible to
his class of membership will be issued
working card, upon the payment of
is dues each year and this card shall
ntitle him to admission to the press
OK in any ball park in the Central
ssocation circuit In no case, how
yer, shall any one paper be allowed
lore than two working members, one
ocular man and one sub to take his
lace when necessary.
b. Active Memberships class
hall include sporting writer's of vari- ,
US departments not actually engaged ;
/ writing baseball at the time of their !
DIS dCllNe members. L HIS \
lass shall also include retired sporting
rters and special writer's. :
c. Corresponding Memberships 8
ass shall include such members as at 8
nee belonged to this association and s
ave removed from the immediate To- r
ility but who desire to retain mem +
ership Also such members as desire =
belong to the society who are other G
Use eligible but live at a distance. I
d. Honorary MEMBERSHIP this i
ass shall belong such members as i,
ave no other claim to eligibility than c
lie desire ON the part of the society F
thus honor them for the perform v
ice of some good deed in behalf of a
lis society. Z
E. All applications for membership t
lall be passed upon by the member
Zip committee before the applicant is
limited into the society To menu
rs not classified as working members
membership card will be issued !.
lowing that the bearer is a member .