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

enairmen Of all other committees shall
members ex-officio, shall be chosen
'ne organization of the branch on
LII !, 1877. by plurality vote of the
r.s present, and thereafter in tho
nanher provided in Section ~ ~
ep. as otherwise provided in thesa
Ds-iaws, the entire control MANAGE
ment ana administration of the AFFAIRS
'ne branch shall be vested in said
o.m '.ee. They shall meet on the
VI the chairman or of any two
uers OF the committee, on not less
-. Two hours written or oral notice
Tue secretary to such members as
winthrop at the time. Three
snail constitute a quorum. if
S y the officers enumerated in Sec.
are present, otherwise five: proyid-
e. tnat less number may act in case
y. emergency, in which case the record
~ the meeting shall show aff1rmativelv
snat an emergency existed. and the
iacts constituting the same. The ex-
ecotive committee shall fill all va
cahcies occurring by death. resignation
OF otherwise in their own or otber
committees. or in the list Of branch
os' Ihey may delegate, for the
time being, the powers and duties ~
any person or committee to any other
person or committee.
osner Committees, in General
sec. AZ. Branch committees shall be
CHOSEN at organization on June / 1917
III Such manner as shall then be de-
.erinlned, and thereafter by the execu
i've committee Immediately after each
annual meeting. The executive COM
mlttee, by vote Incorporated in their
records. may at any time define the
powers and duties of said committees
and vary their personnel. in any man
her not inconsistent with the proyi-
sions of Sections 80 to SO inclusive of
these bylaws.
Finance Committee.
Sec. 49, The purposes of expendi-
lures shall be determined by the
branch executive committee: the ex-
pendltures pursuant to such purposes
shail be made under the supervision of
the branch finance committee, the bills
Tor same to be approved as provided in
Section As. They shall audit the
treasurer's accounts at the end of each
month. and make special audit
whenever requested by the chairman
of the chapter. and shall procure from
the treasurer a duplicate of the &C
counts so audited and send it, with
their certificate of audit thereon to
the treasurer of the chapter at Au-
gusta.
Membership Committee
Sec. so. The duty of the member
ship committee shall be to procure
new members.
Military Relief Committee
Sec. 81. The branch military relief
committee shall consist of as many
members as there are chapter commit
tees under the military relief depart
ment. Each member of the branch
committee shall be sub committee
corresponding to the chapter commit
mittee for the same activity. When
ever a new chapter committee is add
ed to the military relief department.
the branch executive committee shall
add another member to the branch
military relief committee in accord
ance with the foregoing plan. Sections
consulted for purposes Of outlining the
general scope of the subcommittee
activities. but are in no way binding
upon the branch as such. which
through its executive committee, may
define and vary the powers, duties and
personnel of all committees, as pro-
vided in Section As.
Civilian Relief Committee
Sec 50. The personnel and activi-
ties of the branch civilian relief COM
mittee shall be determined in precise
ly the same manner as those of the
military relief committee, under Sec
ton 81, substituting Sections 20 to 80
inclusive, for Sections II to rs therein
referred to.
Deposit Of Receipts
Section So. The deposit of all mon
eys received by any branch officer,
committee or member, shall be gov
erned by Section SO of the bylaws,
EXCEPT that the deposit is to be made
with the branch treasurer, who shall
forthwith transmit the same to the
aptcr treasurer. as provided in Sec
ton As.