Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-06-23

Gno DOaf0 OF trustees OF said corporation
until their successors are respectively
appointed and qualified as hereinafter
provided.
| Section 6. That subsequently the
board of trustees shall be chosen as fol-
lows: The German Evangelical Luther
an synod Of Wisconsin and other states
shall at its annual meeting, elect one
| third of the members of said board, to
/ be elected for the term of three years
and until their successors are elected
and qualified; said election shall be by
ballot and the persons receiving ma
jOrity of the votes shall be declared
elected. Said trustees shall be members
Of said synod or members in good stand
ing of congregations belonging to the
synod. The said synod shall have power
| to increase the number of trustees by a
vote Of said synod, taken at a regular
annual meeting of said synod: but such
proposition shall be published at least
twice in the official organ of said synod,
before such meeting; provided, however.
that at each time Of increasing the num-
Der Of trustees, the additional number
of trustees to be elected shall be divisable
by three, one-third to be elected for one
year. One-third for two years, and one
third for three years. The synod shall
have power to allow other Lutheran
synods of adjacent states, to join with it
in the patronage Of said college
and other institutions, and to allow such
synOds to elect a specified number of
trustees, who must be members of such
synod or synOds. or members in good
standing Of congregations belonging to
such synod or synods; provided, always,
that the majority of trustees shall be
elected by the said German Evangelical
Lutheran synod Of Wisconsin and other
states ;Hprovided, further, that the whole
number of trustees shall never exceed
twenty-four.
Section Z. Any member Of the board
of trustees may resign, by resignation
sent to the president Of the synod of
which he is member. And any mem
ber of the board of trustees, who ceases
to be member of the German Evangel-
ical Lutheran synod of Wisconsin and
other states, OF of synod that shall
have the privilege to elect such trustees,
or who ceases to be member. in good
standing of any congregation belonging
to said synod or synods, shall thereby
lose his seat and vote, and his place
have power to fill any vacancies
shall be deemed vacant. All the va
cancies shall be filled by ballot at the
next annual meeting Of such synod;
provided, however, that the president of
such synod shall have the power to fill
vancancies temporarily until the meet
ing OF such synod.
Section s. Said Eboard of trustees
shall have power to carry on and con-
duct such preparatory departments and
colleges Of learning and seminaries as
the said German Evangelical Lutheran
synod of Wisconsin and other states may
direct.
Section 9. That there shall be two
meetings of the said trustees in each
year, as the said trustees shall by
ordinance, to be by then from time to
time made in that behalf, appoint, to be
denominated, stated meeting. When
any special meeting Of the said trustees
shall be deemed necessary by the chair
main of said board, or he be by three or
more of the trustees applied to for that
purpose, he shall appoint time for
such special meeting, and cause due
notice thereof to be given to all the
members Of the board, through their
secretary; and at such meeting such
chairman, before entering on any Ibusi-
ness, shall certify such notification to
the trustees there met, and major part
of the entire board of trustees shall al
ways be requisite to constitute quorum
for the transaction of any lawful bus
ness.
Section 10. All acts heretofore done
by the board of trustees of the North
western college of Water
town, Wisconsin, or by the German
Evangelical Lutheran synod and other
colleges of learning, are hereby legalized
and declared valid and legal.
Section II. This shall take effect
and be in force from and after its pass
age and publication.
This act originated in the Assembly.
Approved June I, 1911.