Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-06-04
JURISDICTION AND MEMBERSHIP

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Annual 800 per year $3.50 $3.50
Subscribing 200 per year $50 80
Contributing 500 per year 800 200
Sustaining 1000 per year 700 800
Life $500. one payment $500 None
Patron 10000, one payment 10000 None
Membership in the Red Cross is a
pre- -requisite to membership in this
Chapter. Unless he otherwise requests.
any member of the Red Cross residing
within the jurisdiction of Augusta
Chapter shall be presumed to affiliate
Herewith, and shall pay his annual
dues thereto. The Executive Commit
tee shall have authority, for reasons
satisfactory to itself, to terminate the
membership of any member of this
Chapter at any time by notice.
ANNUAL MEETING
Sec. 2. The annual meeting for the
election of the Executive Committee
shall be held in the City of Augusta on
the second Monday of April. at 3 o'clock
in the afternoon, at the Chapter Head
quarters, or at such other place as may
be designated in the notice, which
shall be published in the Kennebec
Journal at least one day prior to the
meeting. Failure to publish such no
| tice shall not invalidate the meeting, as
members may ascertain it's hour and
place from any Chapter officer. All
| officers, and all members of the Chap
ter committees, shall be entitled to
participate in said meeting, at which
the Executive Committee shall be
elected for the ensuing year by plu-
rality vote of those present. Voting
by proxy shall not be allowed.
OFFICERS
! Sec. 8. The officers of this Chapter
(who shall be members thereby shall
be Chairman, Nice-Chairman. Treas
urer and Secretary. They shall be
chosen at organization, and thereafter
by the Executive Committee immedi-
ately after each annual meeting, and
shall hold office until their successors
are appointed.
Chairman
| Sec. 4. The Chairman shall be the
executive head of the Chapter, under
the advice and direction of the Execu-
| tive Committee, at the meetings of
which he shall preside. He may from
| Service Reports" to the chairmen and
secretaries of the appropriate commit
tees or departments with reference to
National or Divisional instructions and
requirements pertaining to their duties,
and therein request action. when
deemed necessary.
| Vice Chairman
| Sec. S. In the absence or disability
of the Chairman, the Vice Chairman
shall exercise all his functions.
Treasurer
Sec g. The Treasurer shall be eX-
officio a member of the Finance Com
mittee He shall receive and receipt
for all moneys, from whatever source
paid to the Chapter, and shall keep
books of accounts open at all reason
able times to the inspection OF mem
bers. Except as provided in Sections
8, Is, 20, SO and As, he shall disburse the
funds of the Chapter, and make ad-
vances of such funds for disburse-
| ment, only on the approval of the
Chairman of the Finance Committee
or, in his absence or disability, OF
some other member of the Finance
Committee designated for that pur-
pose by the Chairman of the Chapter
| He shall keep a separate account of all
| funds derived from fees paid for Red
Cross instruction. since, except by
special permission from National
Headquarters, these can be used for
educational purposes only. He shall
keep a separate account of all re-
| ceipts from the Winthrop branch, dis
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Secretary
| Sec. T. The Secretary shall issue
notices of the annual meeting. and OF
all meetings of the Executive Commit
| tee, keep the minutes thereof, conduct
such correspondence of the Chapter as
shall not fall within the province of
the Military and Civilian Relief De-
partments, keep all records and card
induces not otherwise specifically pro-
vided for send out bills for member
ship renewals, preserve and file all pa
pers and documents coming into her
possession, and make such reports and
perform such other duties as are Incl
dent to the office or as may be required
by the Chairman of the Chapter. She
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as may be necessary for the proper
discharge Of her duties. She may
make expenditures for stationery and
supplies for Headquarters from the ap-
preparation therefor, without inter-
yention of the Purchasing Commit
tee, but shall use the form of purchase
order provided in Section 35, signing
the same as purchasing Agent" and
checking the supplies received and
making requisition for payment
thereof.
EXECUTIVE SECRETARY
Sec. s. The Executive Committee
may employ an Executive Secretary
who shall aid the Secretary of the
CHAPTER and the Secretaries Of the
Military and Civilian Relief Depart
ments in the discharge of their duties.
and attend to the clerical work In
connection Herewith. She shall keep
regular office hours at Headquarters, OF
which public notice shall be given. Her
salary as voted by the Executive Com
mittee shall be paid by the Treasurer
without requisition.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
Sec 9. The Executive Committee,
Of which the officers enumerated in
Section 8, together with the Chairmen
of the Military and Civilian Relief De-
partments and the Chairman of the