Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-05-20
CONSTITUTION FOR
BOY SCOUT COUNCIL
Is Adopted-Provides for a Member
ship of so Representative Men.

A constitution was adopted at a bus
mess meeting of the recently formed
Boy Scout council, held Wednesday
evening in the Board of Trade rooms
in the Thayer building. Leonard o.
Smith, one of the vice presidents, pre-
sided, in the absence of President N. A.
Gibbs
Article 1 of the constitution adopted
says: The name of this organization
shall be the Norwich Council Of the
Boy Scouts of America.
Article deals with the object as
follows: The object of the organiza-
ton shall be to promote the general
welfare of the Boy Scout movement
charter granted under the direction
and with the cooperation Of the Ma
| tional Council of the Boy Scouts of
America.
Regarding membership article 8
says: This council shall be composed
of so members. representing the civic,
business, educational, philanthropical.
religious and other interests of the
territory as specified.
Officers and elections are dealt with
as follows in article 4: The officers of
| the council shall consist of a presi-
dent, three vice presidents, secretary,
treasurer and scout commissioner. The
regular election shall be held some
time during the month of October in
each calendar year and all officers
| SlIc1lI SSINe QullI the ISAL ANNUAL ClGC-
ton or until their successors have been
elected.
Any vacancies occurring in the
membership of the local council or
among the officers thereof may be fill
ed temporarily by the executive COM
mittee, but shall only be filled per-
manently by the action of the council
The subject of meetings is taken
up in article as follows: The coun-
ell shall hold at least two stated meet
| ings in each calendar year, on the
third Tuesday April and October, and
the meeting in October shall be the
annual meeting of the organization.
Due notice of all regular meetings
shall be sent to all members of the
council.
| Special meetings of the council may
be called by the president upon his own
authority and shall be called by the
president and secretary upon the petit
| ton of any five members Of the coun-
Gil, provided notice in writing be given
each member not less than two CAL
endar days before such meeting.
| Article deals with the committees
and says: The standing committees
shall be an executive committee, q
| finance committee, a nominating com
mittee and a court of honor
| The executive committee shall con-
sist Of the officers of the council and
six others. The duties of the execu-
tive committee shall be as follows: To
pass upon the qualifications of scout
masters and assistant scoutmasters or
recommendation of the proper authori-
| ties in charge of local troops; to reg.
lister troops, patrols and scouts: t.
pass upon recommendations of the
court of honor to the national council
for the award of badges and othel
honors; ito recommend ways and
means of giving instruction in scout
craft to scoutmasterS,
Section says the court of homo
shall consist of at least three mem
bers appointed by the president will
the approval of the executive com
mittee. The duties of the court o.
Honor are outlined as follows: To con.
duct examinations for the various mer
it badges and such other scout test
as may be prescribed in the bylaws
to investigate and recommend al
claims for honor medals or other spe
cial awards; to pass upon appeals
made upon scoutmasters' decisions.
1t is probable that the local coun
Gil will apply for charter in the nea
future. President Gibbs was elected
delegate to the National Boy Scou
Council.
There was a good sized attendance
at the meeting.