Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-05-25
AMALGAMATION
TOBE complete
WEDNESDAYR.M.
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AT that meeting the following res
olution was adopted:
l. RESOLVED. That the chsirmaRI
be authorized and instructed to APP
point a committee of three to amend
the charter of the Chamber of Com
meree to comply with the constftu-
ton and bylaws adopted ct this
| meeting. -,.-
The charter committee appointed
at that netting consists Of Messrs.
T. II. Petrie, w. o. Smith and O. c.
Swain. To carry out this resolution
the committee finds that inasmuch
as the charter is issued to and be.
longs to the Honolulu Chamber Of
Commerce il viii be necessary to con-
tinue the organization of that body.
This would mean that the new by.
laws must be formally adopted by
: that body. The present bylaws OF
the, chamber of commerce provide
| that before new bylaws become effec-l
( tive action must be taken by the
! trustees and at two special meetings
! of the chamber. Since the present
charter is being retained with amend.
ments, it will be necessary for the
chamber to once more formally adopt
the new bylaws They have already
been accepted and adopted by the
| trustees and at one meeting of the
! chamber, so that upon being passed
upon once more they become effee-l
tive and supercede the old bylaws
"The charter committee has fur
Their advised that the quickest, east
. est and most logical method to com
pIete the amalgamation of the two
commercial bodies win be to amend
( the new bylaws before final adoption
| as follows: es->- - ->
On Membership.
Article II. Membership Add an
other section to be known as Section
II:
Every person now member Of
/ the Merchants Association of Homo
i lulu or an accredited representative
of firm or corporation having mem
bership in that association, not al
reaoy a member of the Chamber Of
Commerce, shall upon the adoption Of
/ these bylaws, become member Of
this chamber. without the payment
/. of any admission fee
i Amend Article VIII by adding
paragraph as follows:
/ Upon the adoption of thest by
i laws the term of Office of the present
officers, trustees and committees OF
this chamber shall terminate, and
,tl1ereupon an election shall be held
of officers and directors to serve un.I
/ til the next annual meeting or until
/ their successors are elected In ac.
hcordance with these bylaws, and for
/ the purpose Of holding said election,
nominations of officers and directors
may be received at this meeting.
Upon the final adoption sof the by
laws the amafgamation is consumat.#
ed and the members of the two
bodies become the members of the
Chamber of Commerce Of Honolulu,
and Immediately proceed to the cleo
tor of officers and directors to serve
until the next annual meeting, which
will be in March, 1915. It will then
/ be in order for the temporary chair
man to preside until the officers and
tdireetors are elected. Nominations
fmay be made by the committee which
has already submitted a report to the
members, or by any individual mem.
Der of the organization II might
here be stated that the list of nomi,
nees made by the special committees
and sent to members was simply to
advise them Of the names they Of
J fered aud was not intended to be
used for a ballot Only those pres.
ent at the meeting will be entitled to-
vote for officers and directors.
To Hear New Charter.
"As soon as the officers and direc-
tors are elected. the report of the
Charter Committee will be in order
and this committee will present the
form of charter which it has prepared
Land which has already been submit
lied to the executive bodies OF both
organizations. and been app1byed by
/ them. Upon the adoption OF this re-
port and the amended form of char
ter, the officers should be authorized
and directed to present same to the
| proper government officials for their
approval and acceptance.
| This will complete the full organ
Eization of the Chamber of Commerce
of Honolulu. Two calls have been
| issued for the meetings. The meet
: ing OF the Chamber Of Commerce has
been called for p. m. and it is an
, ticipated that it will take but a few
minutes to accept the amendment to
, the bylaws proposed and formally
and finally adopt same, which will
complete the amalgamation.
! The meeting at 3:15 p. m. viii
then be the continuation of the fore
: going meeting for election of officers
and directors and amendments to
the charter and transaction of any
ether business"