The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1915-06-25
LOCAL TRADE BODIES
WILL AMALGAMATE
Marriage to Take Place
Early in the Coming
Week.

certain patriotic members OF Cne IA
latka board of trade and the Putnam
county chamber of commerce, plan
of action was brought out last week
which met the approval of the men
to the unofficially representing the
two bodies.
This plan was laid before the board
of trade at its meeting on Monday
night and was approved.
On Tuesday night at meeting OF
the chamber of commerce that body
also gave official sanction to the plan.
Early in the coming week love-
| feast will be held at the board of
trade rooms to take drink Of prohi-
bition punch in honor of the approach
ing nuptials.
On the first Monday in July the
united bodies will hold a meeting to
nominate officers. All the present
officers of both bodies are to resign.
On the first Monday night in August
VII be held the first election.
q The following are the proposed
amendments to the constitution and
bylaws of the board of trade which
meet with the approval of the Put
nam county chamber of commerce,
and which are to be adopted as part
of the constitution and bylaws of
the united bodies:
The Constitution.
Article II, Section 2. Applicants
for membership shall fill out on a
blank provided for that purpose, their
application for membership in this or
ganization and shall be recommended
by two members in good standing;
and this application shall be accom-
panied by the membership fee of so
cents. No application shall be con-
sidered by the Board of-Governors or
the board of trade unless the member
ship fee is paid. The membership
fee shall cover the dues for the month
in which the application is made.
Article III, Section g. Nominations
for president, vice-president and gov
ernors shall be made annually at any
regular meeting of the board of trade
in the month of June, or may be
made in writing to the secretary until
within three hours of the time of bal
lotng. Such nominations shall. be
posted by the secretary at the board
of trade rooms.
Article III, Section 4. The officers
of the board of trade, authorized by
the constitution, shall be elected by
ballot at the annual meeting to be
held the first Monday in the month
of July and they shall serve until
their successors are chosen. AT the
same time and in the same manner,
there shall be three governors elected
to serve for two years. The three
candidates receiving the highest num-
Der Of votes shall be declared elected
for term of two years Except that
the first annual meeting shall be held
the first Monday in August 1915,
when there shall be elected a presi-
dent, vice-president, second vice
president and six governors, the three
Governors receiving the highest vote
shall serve for two years and the next
three receiving the next highest shall
serve for one year,
Article III, Section T. No member
of the board who is in arrears shall
be permitted to vote for officers at the
annual election.
Article III, Section 10. Vacancies
in the board of governors, or officers,
by resignation, disability or death
may be filled at any regular or special
meeting of the board of trade.
The Bylaws.
Article l, Section |. The time for
regular meetings of the board of
trade shall he fixed as the first and
third Monds. of each month in the
board of trace building and special
meetings may be called at any tira
by the secretary at the direction of
the president or any three members
of the board of governors, or on he
written request signed by any ten
members. The board of governors
shall meet twice a month at such
time as may be fixed by them for
the purpose of transacting such bust
mess as may come before them.
Article III, Section |. The annual
dues for membership in this organiza-
ton shall be $500 payable monthly
in advance and any person, firm or
corporation having subscribed to the
special fund for employment of a sec
retary shall be entitled to one vote
for each S100 subscribed to said fund
and paid to. July 31st, 1915, at the
election to be held the first Monday
in August, 1915, and thereafter any
person, firm or corporation shall be
entitled to one vote at the annual cleo
ton of officers for each membership
subscribed and paid.
The News does not regard it as out
] of place at this time to offer its con-
gratulations to the level-headed men
who have brought about this happy
J coalition. Palatka is too ."mall city
to support two trade bodies and sup
] port them well. That is the case in
any city, no matter how large or
small. These bodies both have a
common purpose-the upbuilding of
Palatka and Putnam county. The old
! board of trade was somewhat afflicted
with the dry rot; it needed &imu-
liant. The loss of interest began
/ when the board changed its constitu.
ton and placed the management ir
= ihe hands of board of governoss
= this board of governors did well, bu
= it lifted responsibility from the Creat
body of members, and where there j!
\ 4 = ,1,.,., .