The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1910-05-25


Constitution and Bylaws.
F.. w. Myers as chairman here re-
ported on the constitution and bylaws
which were adopted as follows:
Recognizing the supreme Importance
/ of the maintenance of good and
practical highway from Council Bluffs
to Clinton, the natural, shortest and
best route across the state of Iowa, we
do hereby associate ourselves in an
Organization to be known as the Iowa
Official Transcontinental Route Asso
citation.
Article 1. The object Of this asso-
citation shall be the encouragement of
good roads generally, the furtherance
of the present road laws and the main
tenance and permanent Improvement
of highway following the general
course of the main line Of the Chi
lcago and Northwestern railroad
across Iowa.
Article 2. The officers Of this asso-
citation shall be a president, secretary
and treasurer, who shall constitute an
executive committee.
| Article 8. There shall be appointed
| a vice president from each county
along the proposed route. There shall
be local chairman, to be appointed
by the vice president, for each munich
lpality through which the route passes.
Article 4. It shall be the duty of
the president to preside at all meet
lings Of the association and to have
general supervision of the work.
Article 5. 1t shall be the duty of
the secretary to attend to all CORE
lspondence, to file all complaints as to
the condition Of the roads with the
county vice presidents and the local
chairmen; to receive and file all re-
ports, and to keep permanent record
of all business transacted by the asso-
citation. and to receive all moneys and
forward same to the treasurer, taking
| a receipt threfor.
Article s. It shall be the business
OF the treasurer to receive and dis
burse all funds of the association upon
orders to be countersigned by the
president and secretary. The treasurer
shall give bonds IN the sum Of 800.
Article Z. It shall be the duty of
the executive committee to inspect
the entire route not less than once a
year, and the actual and necessary ex-
pense Of such inspection shall be paid
cut Of the funds Of the association. It
shall be the outy Of this committee to
act with the president when expendi-
lures in excess OF 500 are contem
plated. The executive committee shall
fix the time and piece OF the annua.
meetings.
Article 8. u she'll be the duty of
the county vics president to appoint n
ut shall in no wise conflict with the
local chairman for each municipality
In his county. and to have general su.
rervision of the work in his county
1t shall be his duty to inspect the road
in his county at least once during each
calendar months ave in the winter sea
son. and to report the condition of said
lroad to the state secretary. It shat
be his further duty to receive all com
plants forwarded to him by the secre
Itary. to act with the local chair nan
upon such complaints. and to make re
port OF such action within one week tc
1.-THE secretary.
Il Article 9. 1t shall be the duty Of the
local chairman to act undr the srrer
vision of the county vice president and
to have special supervision of the road
from point midway between his and
land the adjoining towns. 1t shall be
his duty to solicit members, to collect
annual dues, and to forward one-hali
of the same to the state Organization
the remainder to be retained for use
In his locality. It shall also be his
duty to inspect the road under his
supervision at least once week, save
during the winter season, and to re.
Y nort the condition OF same to the sec.
retary.
Article 10. Each municipality shall
be permitted to form such organiza-
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