Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1910-04-29

OF
THE PROSPERITY LEAGUE
OF
CAPE MAY COUNTY
Article L.
The name of this organization shall
be the Prosperity League of Cape May
County.
Article II.
The Prosperity League is organized
to aid the agricultural, municipal. ma
rine, manufacturing, transportation
aud resort development of Cape May
County, and to advocate and encourage
whatever may contribute to the well
fare of the citizens of Cape May Coun-
ty.
Article III.
Section /. Any individual, firm, or
%ganization, or corporation, of good
standing is eligible to membership.
The partners, officers. or members Of
a firm, organization or corporation, are
entitled to all the privileges of the
League, except that each firm ,%organiza-
ton, or corporation shall have but
one vote.
Article ".
Dues
Section l. Each individual Der
shall pay into the Treasury the sum of
five dollars per annum, in advance.
Firms, organizations and corporations,
ten dollars, and municipal organiza-
tons, twenty five dollars. The first
years dues must be paid when the APP
p~lieation for membership is filed.
Section 2. A bill for dues shall be
mailed to each member, and anyone
failing to pay the same within sixty
800 days may be declared delinquent
and be dropped from the roll by order
OF the Board or on recommendation of
the Committee on Membership, but
upon payment of the amount due may
be reinstated to full membership, by a
two-thirds vote of the Directors present
at any regular or special meeting.
Article Y.
Directors and Officers
Section l. The business of the Lea
que shall be under the supervision of a
Board of Forty Directors. Provided,
however, that each municipality in the
county shall have at least one director
lHSseA- the- said hasSd 81 diEecteEs cleo
ted as follows:
AT the annual election on the third
Thursday in January, 1911, the mem
bers of the League shall elect ten direc-
tors for one year, ten directors for two
years, ten directors for three years, and
ten directors for four years, and at each
annual election thereafter they shall
elect ten directors for four years.
Section 2. The Directors shall have
a special meeting within five days after
the annual election and choose, by bal
lot, one of their number to be Presi-
dent. three of their number to be first,
and third ce-Presidents, re-
spectively. q Secretary and Treasurer.
Provided, however, that the officers as
they now are shall continue in and
hold office until the annual election of
1911. They shall also elect such other
officers as they may from time to time
deem necessary. All officers are to
serve for one year, or until their sue
cessors are elected and qualified. Pro-
vided further however, that beginning
with the election of 1911 no one shall
be eligible for election to the Presi-
dency for more than three successive
terms.
The Secretary and Treasurer and
other officers to be hereafter created
need not be members of the Board of
Directors.
Section 8. An Advisory Board shall
be formed composed of ex-Presidents
of the organization, who shall meet
with the board of directors, and have
the privilege of directors, except that
of voting. Retirement from member
ship in the League shall make anyone
having a place on this Board ineligible
for continuance.
Section 4. In case of the death, resig-
nation or disability of any member of
the Board of Directors, such vacancy
shall be filled by the Board of Direc-
tors, until the next annual election of
the League, when such vacancy shall
be filled by the League for the unex-
pired term.
Article VI.
Nomination and Elections
Section /. The elections shall be by
ballot, and the arrangements for con-
Quoting the same shall be made by the
Board of Directors. They shall be con-
Quoted by one judge and two or more
t%ellers, to be appointed by the Presi-
dent,