Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-01-21

shall be referred TO an advisory COM
IAittee of three. to be Immediately ap-
! POINTED by the presiding officer. After
| hearing and statements the member
/ Offering or the members Directing
| Ray desire 10 make said advisory
Ct mmittee shall report back TO the
I same meeting OF the chamber TlIh d
recommendation that the question be
a, ted upon CT once. referred for future
: az ton, or laid ON the table.
Section II. Sections u and Is shall
hot apply TO any communication. re-
port. or resolution submitted by the
hoard Of directors, which shall be act
Cd upon without reference.
Article INFLAMMATION and Eiee-
items.
Section l. At leas: ten days prior
| to the annual election, the president
shall apopint a committee OF seven
, I. embers 10 present the names OF forty
| llembers Of the Chamber arranged In
alphabetical order, Of whom twenty
che shall be elected as board OF di-
reCtOrS for the ensuing year
Section 2. The nominations made
! ~ the committee of seven, or a maj
ority of them. shall be handed to the
| teCI etary at least five days before the
| Gay of election. Other members of the
| association may also make nOmina-
tons for directors; provided, such
! nominations are handed to the secre-
tLry at least five days before the cleo
| ton.
Section 3. The secretary shall bring
Nominations to the notice of all mem
hers by mail, or as otherwise directed
~ the board OF directors, as early as
possible, and not late than two days
before the day of election.
Article VlII-EIection Of Directors. 81
Section l. The hoard Of directors
shall be selected by ballot at the an
nual meeting of the chamber.
candidates to be elected must receive
a majority of all the votes cast at the
election. The election of the directors
shall be held at a pace designated By
the board of directors, and be IN
charge of and under the supervision Of
committee of not less than three
he mbers appointed by the president.
Section 2. When director has fail
tings of the board without leave OF
absence his Office NAL be declared va
cant by the board of directors.
Article IX-committees -
Section /. The president shall, with.
in thirty days after his election by
and with the consen: OF the board Of
directors, appoint the following stand
irg committees of FIVE members each,
unless otherwise specified in the by
laws; the members of such committees
to serve until the next annual meeting
and election
(a) From the board of directors. :
Executive.
Finance and audit.
Cd Chairman to be a member OF
the board Of directors.
Trade, commercial and industrial
Development.
Maritime affairs. =
Agriculture.
Public utilities.
County and municipal affairs. :
Territorial affairs.
Public finance, taxation and 1nsur-
ance.
Public health and Sanitation. T..
Legislation.
Charities and social welfare.
Membership.
Reception and entertainment.
(c) Not members of board of d.
rectors.
Arbitration. :,
No member, other than member or
the executive committee, shall serve
on more than two standing committees
al the same time, and in the case or a.
member of the Executive committee,
lie shall be permitted to serve on two
additional standing committees only.
Section 2. A majority of the mem'.
bers of each standing and special com
mittee shall constitute quorum. -
+ Section 3,-AH standing and special
committees are prohibited from bind
ing the chamber in any action without
obtaining approval of the board OF d.
rectors. Copies of all correspondence
conducted by all Committees in con-
nection with the work OF the chamber
and all documents shall be transferred
to the chamber for it's information and
file. Reports of all committees must
Re submitted in writing to the ooard
or directors and filed in the archives
of the Chamber.
Section 4. The board of directors
shall have power to exercise its dis
erection in discharging any OF the
standing and special committees for
failure to carry out its duties, and the
President shall appoint. subject to the
approval of the Board of Directors
new members Of any committees so
discharged.
Section 5. All standing committees
shall be considered discharged at the
end of each chamber year, and all spe-
cial committees after they have sub
mitted their reports to the board of d.
rectOrs.
Section 6. designations from Stand
ing and special committees shall be
by letter, addressed to the board of dl-
rectors. Any member of a standing
or special committee failing to attend
anv three consecutive meetings may
be considered by the board to have
+an6arod his resignation Vacancies