River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-05-12
bylaws of the River Falls
Commercial Club

ARTICLE 1. The annual meeting OF the Club
shall be held on the End Monday of April at
eight O'Clock p. m, in each year. If meeting
for any cause shall fail to be held on that
day, the secretary holding over shall call a
meeting and give notice of the same in the
manner hereinafter prescribed for the call
ing of special meetings, as soon thereafter as
practicable and within ten days of the time
when the meeting should have been held.
ARTICLE 2. At such meeting the members
present shall designate two persons of their
number as inspectors to receive and count
the ballots and compare the results. At such
elections directors shall be chosen in
the place of those whose term shall have eX-
PRED.
ARTICLE g. Special meetings of the Rive:
Falls Commercial Club shall be called at any
time upon order of the board of directors for
the consideration of such business only as
may be specified in the notice of meeting.
Special meetings may be called by notifying
all members by postal card sent to their
last known address at least one day before
the meeting, or by publication in as many
papers as are published within the city of
River Falls, at least three days elapsing be-
time of the meeting.
ARTICLE 4. quorum shall consist of at least
20 per cent of the members of the Club
ARTICLE 5. There shall be board of five di-
rectors, who shall hold their office until their
successors have been duly elected, and con-
sent in writing to serve. If vacancy shall
happen in the board of directors during the
ba ~ directors
thereto some member of the association to
hold until the annual meeting of the associa-
ton. No person not member shall be di-
rector, and permanent removal of any d-
rector from the city of River Falls shall va
cate the Office filed by him.
ARTICLE g. The entire control and manage
ment of the business and all of the affairs of
the association shall be vested in the board
of directors. The directors shall have fun
power to appoint all committees necessary
to carry out the work of the association, to
authorize the payment of money provided,
however, that no amount in excess of fifty
dollars $3.50 OO) shall be drawn from the
treasury without the vote of at least four
fifths of the directors
ARTICLE T. The board of directors shall elect
one of their number president, vice-pres-
dent, and a secretary and treasurer; and the
offices of secretary and treasurer may be
held by the same person The meeting of
the board of directors shall be held immedi-
ately following the annual meeting of the
association. And three directors shall con-
stitute quorum of the board to transact
any and all business, except as hereinbefore
provided.
ARTICLE 8. 1t shall be competent for the
boz of directors to require a bond from
the secretary and treasurer.
ARTICLE 8. The secretary shall keep, in
book provided for that purpose, full
and correct minutes of all proceedings
at the meetings of the association, and di-
rectors and of all votes orders, resolutions
and directions made at any such meeting
Such book shall contain copy Of these by
laws and the list of members of this assoca-
ton.
ARTICLE 10. Such membership fee and dues
shall be charged as the association shall by
resolution determine.
ARTICLE II. These bylaws may be amended
in any respect, repealed in whole or in part
or additions made thereto at a regular meet
ing of the members, or at a special meeting
called for that purpose, by vote of the
members of the association