Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1915-02-18
BYLAWS.
ARTICLE 1
Meetings.


The regular meetings of this Assoc
citation shall be held on the first
Thursday night of each month.
ARTICLE II
Dues.
Section L. The dues of this Asso-
citation shall be $12 a year, payaDle
$1.OO in advance and $1.O0 per month
thereafter.
Sec. 2, Any members allowing
themselves to become more than 8
months in arrears shall he suspended
But the members car be reinstated
upon payment of back dues.
ARTICLE III
Duties Of Standing Committees.
Section l. The Committee on FL
nance shall have jurisdiction over all
matters relating to the finances of the
Association; INC shall audit the books
OF the Secretary and Treasurer, and
report at the meeting every three
months.
Sec. 2. The Committee on Legisla-
ton shall have control over all The
work relating to legislative matters.
to devise plans to secur more favor
able laws to the merchants and to OPP
pose laws detrimental to the welfare
of the Association.
Sec. 3. The Committee on Member
ship shall devise plans to secure more
members. To this committee shall be
referred to all applications for mem
bership; to report on their characters
and fitness to become members.
Sec. 4. The Committee ON Trans
~portation shall see to all matters Of
freight rates, express abuses, and all
other matters pertaining to transpor-
tation.
Sec. s. The Committee on Arbitra-
ton shall have power TO, settle all
differences and complaints of what
ever nature presented 10 them, with
fun power to adjust the same, subjecS
to an appeal to the Board of Direc-z
tors.
They shall also have the control OF
adjusting any matters pertaining to
ratings or the collection system, and
shall from time to time make such re-
ports to the Board Of Directors ms viii
insure the most aaeqpateSm method Of
preventing fraud by dishonest debtors,
Sec. g.. The. Committee IN Weights
and Measures, shall consider .andJRe+
commend the actions to be taken by
the Association on reports made to
them on short weights or falsely label
ed or branded goods.
Sec. z. The Committee on Adver-
Using shall investigate all methods of
discounts and rebates, assare referred
to them by the Secretary, examine all
schemes and advertising methods
other, than the regular newspaper adj
vertising. Shall make recommends
tions regarding the ~worthiness Or UNI
worthiness Of such schemes or pro-
jects, and shall pass on all fake adj
vertising' schemes that are referred
to them by the secretary OIL Associa-
ton from time to time.
Sec. 8. The Committee on Indus
tries shall see. to the bringing of new
factories to Hendersunville and shall
look up sites and other matters per-
tang to the bringing here of new en-
terprises and report same to the Board
of Directors.
ARTICLE w.
Closing.
Section /. Each particular branch
of Mercantile business (such as Hard
ware, Groceries, Druggists, Dry Goods,
Shoes and others) may adopt holidays
and closing hours suitable to their
needs.
Sec. 2. Any member failing to OBJ
serve any agreement entered into,
shall be fined $500.
ARTICLE v.
Special Meetings.
Section. /. The President shall in
struct the Secretary to call a special
meeting upon the written request of
90 members. No other business shall
be transacted other than that fol-
which the meeting is called, except
by a rtwo-thirds vote Of the members
present.
Quorum.
Sec. 2. Seven members shall con-
stitute a quorum for the transaction
of business.
Sec. 8. Five directors shall consti-
tute a quorum for the transaction Of
business at a directors meeting.
ARTICLE vi. ;
Section 1: These Bylaws may be
amended by a majority vote Of the
members of the Association, OIL their
proxies. ii E1 soa 5
ARTICLE VII.
Order of business.
1. Roll call of officers. (
2. Minutes of previous. meeting
read and approved.
8. Reports, of President, Secre-
tary and Special or standing Com
mittees.
T. Proposals, for Membership read
and referred to. proper committee.
5. Balloting on applications.
6. Bills and communications
Z. Unfinished business.
8. New business.
9. Remarka papers or articles for
the good. OF the Association.
10. Adjournment.
The Committeeman.
Transportation. L. Durham,
lnhairman. C. q. Innea. ] a. Rurek-