The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1913-02-07
TWO LEAGUE MEETINGS.
Bylaws Adopted and First NOmina
tons of Permanent Officers
MaIa

Made.
Two meetings of the Oroville Devel-
Opment League were held within the
week, the first Saturday night for the
purpose of adopting bylaws and the
second Tuesday night, at which nomi
nations were made for the election o.
permanent officers of the league. I'm
der the provisions of the constitution
of the league, nominations are made
at the two regular meetings prior to
the election and, therefore, further
nominations may be made at the next
regular meeting, which will be the
third Tuesday of this month, the 18th.
The nominations made were for pres
dent, j. F. Samson; for vice-presiden.,
c. F. Sigrist; second vice president, f
M. Dallam, jr.; secretary. Ernest Riste;
treasurer, A. P. Murray, and for exc
cutive committee of three, r. P. Hos
kyn, J. w. Jordan, Dooley p. Wheele'.
Charles A. Powell and l.. F. Pourtales.
The bylaws presented at the Satu.'
day night meeting were adopted Sec
ton by section and in their final form
read as follows:
ARTICLE /.
Section l. The regular meetings of the
first and third Tuesday in each month
Provided, the time of meeting may be
changed upon recommendation of the ex-
third vote of the league at a regular meet
ing. The hour of meeting may be fixed
by the executive committee.
Sec. 2. The place of meeting of the
League shall be in such rooms as the ex-
ecutive committee shall provide, in the
town of Oroville.
Sec. 3. Special meetings may be called,
a iS
signed by five members of the League
| and filed with the president and secre-
tary, which written request shall state
the purpose of the meeting; and no bust
ness shall be transacted at the meeting
other than that stated in the written re-
quest therefor. The notice, or call. shall
pose of the meeting, and shall be given
three days previous to the date of the
meeting, by notification, by mail. or 9TH
erwise, to each member of the eXecutiye
committee and the chairman of each
standing committee, and such other no.
tice as the president may direct; provided,
that a special meeting may be called and
provided for at any regular meeting, upon
II third vote therefor; but the pur-
pose of the meeting must be then re-
corded in the minutes.
ARTICLE II.
Section l. The manner or voting, ex-
cept upon elections, shall be viva voce, or
by rising vote, as the chairman may di-
rect; provided, that a rising vote shall De
had when requested req by any member pres;
whenever third of the members pres
ent so demand; provided further, that any
absent member, in good standin" may
vote for any candidate, or upon any pend
ing question by written ballot, previously
filed with the secretary, stating his vote
and signed by him, which ballot shall he
read by the secretary and counted, If rel =
vent, and is not objected to by majority
of the members present If relating to a
pending question
ARTICLE III.
Section l. The size of each standing
committee, except the executive commit
tee shall be determined by the executive
committee; and it may increase or dimin-
ish the size of any other of the standing
Sec. 2. Each special committee, unless
otherwise provided, and also each stand
ing committee, except the executive COM
and secretary and all committees may
provide their own committee rules, man.
ner of voting and time and place of meet
ing.
Sec. 3. 1t shall be the duty of the pres
ident and secretary to consult each mem
Der Of the League regarding. his prefer
fers to work, and to note the same and
inform the executive committee thereof.
And the executive committee shall. as
far as possible appoint each member on
some standing committee.
Sec. a.. The executive committee at
any time, or the League when in session
special commr..ee.
Sec. 5. The secretary of the League
and eX -officio secretary of the executive
committee shall keep the minutes of the
meetings of the executive committee sep
arate from the minutes of the League.
but they must be reported to the League
in open session.
ARTICLE w.
Section l.. All money Coming into the
treasury of the League shall be paid to
the secretary and by him properly On.
tered to the credit of the proper fund. and
then. delivered to the treasurer, and his
shall receive and receipt therefor and en-
ter and deposit the same with the proper
fund; and pay the same out only as here
| in provided; and shall keep and render a
correct account and statement thereof to
the executive committee whenever re-
CURED, and at the expiration of his term
of office. And the secretary shall keep
and render statements of the accounts Of
the league whenever required so to do by
the executive committee, and at the ex-
piratiOn of his term of office.
Sec. 2. No money shall be paid out, ex-
cept upon warrant therefor signed by
the president and secretary; and no war;
dered by motion therefor duly carried at
question involving the payment of money
or the auditing of a claim may be referr ii
to the finance committee. by a vote of the
meeting. The secretary and treasurer
shall give such bonds as the executive
committee may require.
ARTICLE V.
Section l. The presiding officer at any
meeting of the League shall fill all va
cancies in office pro tenn, except vice
president and treasurer; and shall ap-
point, pro tenn, the chairman of each
standing, or special committee from any
member of the committee present. He
shall preserve order and rule on any and
all parliamentary questions coming befOr :,
the assembly. And may refer any report
resolution or motion to the proper cori~
mittee, when committee action Is re
quired thereon except when otherwise or
dereu by the meeting of the League
Sec. 2. Reeds Rules of Order shall
govern ard be AUTHORITY on all parliament
tary questions of law or practice not hecc-
inbefore provided for.
ARTICLE vi.
Section 1. These Bylaws may be al
tered or amended only after the proposed
alteration or amendment has been sub
mtted in writing. fled with the secretary
and read In open session. at the last regu-
lar meeting of the League.