The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-09-19
AIonq with It's New Bylaws
is Adopted at a Public
Meeting.

Meeting.
At a public meeting Of the Clarks-
burg Board of Trade IN the court
house at O'Clock Friday evening,
new constitution and bylaws were
adopted. The new constitution and
bylaws provided for quarterly pub
lie meetings. II deemed proper. In adj
dition Ia the regular annual meeting.
The regular annual dues remain at
$25 but to reach men unable to pay.
that amount provision for associ-
ate members whose annual dues are
to be $40 a year was adopted.
Associate membership is subject to
the decision of the board of directors
and It carries all the privileges ex-
cept that of holding Office in the
board.
It was announced that the board
of directors at meeting Monday
evening would appoint five delegates
to the state board convention IN
Wheeling In October.
In the absence of President B. F..
Robinson, Virgil L. Highland was
chosen to preside over the. meeting
Friday evening.
The new constitution and bylaws
are as follows:
Article Name.
This association shall be known as
the "Clarksburg Board of Trade"
Article H-Purpose.
The purpose of the association
shall be to protect. encourage and de-
velop the manufacturing, mercantile
and other Industrial interests of the
city of Clarksburg and its vicinity; to
collect, record and disseminate such
local and general statistical fnforma-
ton relating thereto as may promote
the growth and financial welfare OF
said city and vicinity; and to unite
the business interests of said city
and vicinity in a concerted effort to
accomplish such purpose.
Article III.-NIembership.
Sec. 1. Any person, firm or cor
poration recommended for member
ship by any member of the associa-
ton and approved by the board of
directors, may become a member OF
the Clarksburg Board of Trade.
Membership to be divided into three
classes.
Sec. g Active members. those
who shall pay membership fee OF
$25 per year for each membership
which he may hold in the association.
and are entitled to all the rights and
privileges of the association.
Sec. Associate members, those
who shall pay membership fee or
$40 per year. This class designed to
embrace employees and firms or In
dividuals with comparative small
business or property interests. Mem
bers of this class to enjoy all the
rights and privileges of the associa-
ton. except the right to hold Office.
Sec. 4. Honorary members. SUCH
persons as may be so elected by the
membership committee and approved
by the board of directors. Such
members shall enjoy all the rights
and privileges OF active membership.
but shall be exempt from payment of
dues.
Sec. s. Membership dues may bs
paid quarterly. semi-annually or an
nually in advance. Each member
ship in the board of trade shall en-
title the holder to one vote. except
that no individual, firm or corpora
ton holding plural memberships may
cast more than ten per cent of the
total number of votes in any In
stance.
: Article Reorganization.
Sec L. The work lof this associa-
ton may be organized into four de-
partments to be known as follows:
Business Mems Bureau.
Industrial Bureau.
Rural Affairs. or Agricultural Blu
reau.
Traffic Bureau.
Also any additional bureaus In
harmony with the purposes of the
board as set forth in Article II. which
the board of directors may wish from
time to time to establish.
Sec. .. The work of each bureau
shall he under the direct charge of
a committee, selected at the sug-
gestion of the president with the help
of his executive committee nr the
board of directors.
Sec. 1. The board of directors
shall consist of fifteen members. who
shall be elected at the first annual
meeting of the active members of ;
association. Five to be elected for
one year; five to be elected for two
years. and five for three years. hve to
be elected thereafter at each annual
meeting of the association for a perl
cd of three years.
its meeting one month prior to eacn
annual election, shall appoint
committee Of at least five
to suggest five or more candidates for
election. Other nominations may be
made by any member or members OF
the association.
Sec. 3-The board OF directors
shall have power to NIL any vacancy
which may be occasioned by the death
or resignation of any officer OF mem
Der of such board in any meeting oy
a majority of the entire board.
Sec. 4. Should a director fail to
attend four consecutive regular meet
ings of the board. either from ina
biiity or indifference. his position on
the board may be considered vacant
and his successor chosen.
BYLAWS.
No. 1-omcers.