The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-01-24
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. NOTES
Proposed Changes to COnstitu ion.


rectors held on Friday evening GER
tain changes were proposed in the
Constitution which proposed amend
ments were signed by five members
not on the board. The Board indors-
ed the proposed amendments and
they will be voted upon at the next
regular meeting which is to be held
within the next few weeks. At this
same meeting the secretary made a
report of the proposed act which had
been drawa for the government Of
Sumter by the special committee. This
proposed form of government will
be discussed at the smoke4 soon to
be held and IT is hoped that every
member will be on hand to discuss
this plan.
The amendments to the Constitu-
tion as proposed are as follows:
Amend Article Nv. Section 1. Strike
out the word Nineteen (19) and in
place thereof insert "Niae" (9) and
after the word directors" add who
shall hold office for term of three
years each."
Add to Section 2. Article Nv. "At
the first meeting Of the Board of Di-
rectors after the annual election in
March. 1912. the newly elected board
shall select three Of Sheir number to
serve for one year. three to serve for
two years and three to serve for
three years.
Amend Art. w Section 6. Strike
out the word mine" and in place
thereof insert the word five"
Amend Article V. Section 1 at line
z. strike out the words forty names.
from which to select nineteen direc-
tors and in place thereof insert
eighteen names. from which to Sc
lect nine directors to be voted on in
the year 1912 but for each and every
year thereafter to select not less than
six names from which to select three
directors"
Amend Article ", Section / by
striking out the word forty"
Amend Article V, Section by
striking out the word twenty" and
add after the word declared" the
words elected to fill the vacancies on
the Board of Directors for the en-
suing year."
Amend Article w. Section Is 10y
striking out the entire section and IN
lieu thereof the following:
The work Of the Chamber of Com
merce shall be divided iato seven de
partments as follows: Publicity and
Education; Industry; Transportation;
Commences: Membership: Entertain
ment; Conventions and Quarters; Ru-
raj Relations; Civic an Public
Affairs. The President. inn. ediately
upon election u office. shall appoint
from the Board of Directors with the
IL
man for each department. The fol-
lowing committees shall be apportioned
L. and the chairman and members
thereof shall be appointed by. the
chairman Of each department. as fol-
lows:
Department of Publicity and Edu-
cation; Advertising, press. Educa-
tion. Industrial Excursions.
Department Of Industry; New In
dustries, Manufacturing New Bust
ness. Wholesale. Retail. GeneraD.
Department Of Transportation.
Traffic and Freight Rates, Public
Utilities. Postal Affairs (Telephone,
Telegraph). Railroad Extension and
Passenger Service.
apartment Of Commerce: Whole
sale. Retail, Finance and Banking.
General Business.
Department of Membership. Enter
tainmcnt. Conventions. Quarters:
Membership. Entertainment, Conven-
tions. Fairs. (Expoitions, Carnivals,
Quarters)
! Department Of Rural Relations:
| Highways. Home Market. Farm I'm
provemcnt. Diversifcation. County
| Fair, immigration.
! Department of Civic and Public
Affairs: Health and Sanitation, Parks
and Public Buildings, City Streets,
Highways and Trees. Legislation. Fire
Protection and Building Code.
All special committees that may be
| appointed shall be designated by the
President to serve under one of the
said departments"