Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1913-02-25
TAXPAYERS LEAGUE TO
ADOPT REGULATIONS
Draft Of Constitution and Bylaws
to be Submitted.
MEET THURSDAY NIGHT.
Purposes Of Body to be Thoroughly
Discussed and Permanent Or
aanizalion Eilecttd.


gapizatiOn Effected
draft of the constitution and by
laws for the government of the Tax
PAYERS League of Anne Arundel
county, recently incorporated has heen
prepared by Mr. w. Hallam Claude,
counsel to the League, and will be
| submitted for the consideration and
adoption by the organization at the
meeting to be held at Hotel Maryland
on Thursday night. The meeting
will begin st 80 O'Clock.
AS stated in the constitution, as
we'll as the papers of corporation, re-
| Gently filed in the State Tax Commits
sioner's office, the object Of this
League is ''to supervise and advise
in all matters connected with the or
derly ana proper administration Of
| the public offices of said county, to
examine carefully all existing local
laws with the view of recommending
such alterations in the same as pru-
denee and wisdom may suggest. and
to promote the right of life, liberty
and pursuit Of happiness among che
people of said county.
The constitution provides that
nominations for membership in the
League shall be submitted to the
| president, and by him referred to the
| committee on admissions for consid-
! Grafton. This committee will in turn
make its recommendations thereon
at the next regular meeting of the
League.
The officers of the League shall be
q president. secretary and treasurer
and q counsellor. The president shall
be ineligible for reelection at the ex-
piration of his term. Elections will
| oe held Annually At the annual meet
ings Of the League an executive COM
mittee will also be elected. This com
mittee, the constitution provides,
shall be composed Of four members,
and the officers OF the League shall
| be ex .ofiicio members of the com
mittee.
BY the proposed constitution, the
president is empowered to name
three standing committees, viz: on
| admissions, local laws and grievances.
Each Ct said committees shall be
| composed Of one member OF each o.
the districts of the county represent
ed in the League, and four from An
napolis. A majority of members shall
constitute a quorum at any meeting.
To the committee on admissions
will be charged the duty Of examiu-
ing into the qualifications of every
candidate proposed to the president
for membership in the League. The
proceedings of this committee shall
be deemed confidential and maintained
as secret, except so far as the report
or recommendation of the same shall
be officially made to meetings of the
League.
To note all proposed changes in the
local laws, to consider and report to
the League such amendments of the
law as in its opinion should be adopt
ed, and recommended either in writ
ing or by printed report, from time
to time, any changes which obser-
walton or experience may suggest
should be made therein, are the du-
ties laid down for the committee on
local laws.
Complaints made by a member
4
League, for misconduct as regards his
relation to the League, will be the
work for the committee on griev-
ances. Such complaints are to be
made in writing. Any member may
be suspended or expelled by two.
thirds vote of the League, for mis-.
conduct.
The duties of the secretary anc
treasurer also are regulated by the
: proposed constitution. The date Of
the annual meeting is left to the dis
I erection of the executive committee
! and other meetings will be held IN ac
/ | cordance with the bylaws. The sec
retary will be charged with che duty
; of notifying each member of the tim'
and place of all meetings.
Under the bylaw, it is provided
4 that each committee select its owr
) | officers, and that each standing com
mittee shall continue until it's sue
i cessor has been appointed. 1t is pro
vided that the League shall not con
slider any resolution commentator
+ of any member for servics performed
e paper read or address delivered
j Candidates for membership must b
4 proposed in writing by one or NOR
a members t. the president, and a
i such nominations shall at once be n
4 ferred by the President to the con
= mittee on admissions. Regulation
n as to the right Of any member to il
y terpose objection to any complar
ss that may be lodged against him Al
q included in the bylaws.
Anyone may withdraw me mbershi
in the League by giving written j
tice Of such intention, provided tn
&c M complaint is pending at the tin
y Of such intention to withdraw. I
member Of the League will be perni
% ted to hold Office either elective
re sppointiye, in or under any depai
3 .nents OF the county government, a
q if any member becomes a candida
81 for such Office. his membership in t
League shall thereby be revoked.