The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1917-02-15
CONSTITUTION and BYLAWS OF
THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Adopted at the Organization Meeting Held at the Court
House Thursday Evening, February 9Th.

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board of directors shall be chosen to
act temporarily.
Sec. 3. Treasurer-The treasurer
shall receive and disburse the funds
of the chamber, and shall keep all
moneys of the chamber deposited in
it's name, and shall pay out same on
the order of the board of directors,
or upon orders of the secretary, coun-
tersigned by the president, and shall
be required to give bond as may be
deemed sufficient by the board of di-
rectors.
Sec. 4. Secretary-It shall be the
| duty of the secretary to keep and
preserve in proper form the minutes
of the Chamber of Commerce and of
the board of directors, to keep the
books and accounts of members, to
collect all dues, fees, assessments,
subscriptions and the like, to conduct
the official correspondence of the
chamber, preserve and keep all books,
documents. and communications, etc.,
and perform all duties incident to his
Office, subject to the direction of the
board of directors. At the expiration
of his term of Office he shall deliver
| to the board of directors all books,
papers and property Of the chamber.
The solary of the secretary shall
be fixed by the board of directors.
Sec. 5. Executive committee The
president, vice president, and treas
urer, with two other directors to be
appointed by the president shall con-
stitute an executive committee which
shall act in the interim of board
meetings in carrying out the plans
and purposes of the board, and shall
have such additional powers as from
time to time the board of directors
may authorize.
Article V.-COMMITTEES.
The president shall appoint from
time to time such special committees
as may be deemed necessary for pro-
noting the various interests under
taken by the Chamber of Commerce,
or ordered by the board of directors
or the chamber.
An auditing committee shall be
nominated by the president at meet
ing Of the chamber prior to the an
nual meeting, said nominations to be
acted upon by the chamber. 1t shall
be the duty of this auditing commit
tee to examine the books and ac-
counts of the secretary and treasurer
at the close of each fiscal year and
report it's findings to the board of di-
rectors. This committee shall fur
ther be empowered to make sugges-
tions as to the manner of keeping the
books. records, accounts, etc., and the
manner of conducting the business of
the chamber.
Article Sl.-MEEI1NGS.
Sec. /. The annual meeting of the
chamber shall be held on the second
Tuesday in February of each year,
at which date the fiscal year shall be-
gin. Regular meetings of the cham
Der shall be held upon dates deter
mined upon by the board of directors
not less frequently than once in three
months. Special meetings may be
called whenever the directors deem it
advisable. Special meetings of the
board of directors or of the chamber,
may be called upon request OF ten
members of the chamber.
QUORUM.
Sec. 2. Twenty members shall
constitute a quorum at any regular
or special meeting of the chamber,
and four shall constitute a quorum
at any meeting of the board of direc-
tors.
Article VII.-ELECTIONS.
Sec. l. The election of directors
shall be held on the second Tuesday
in February of each year.
Sec. 2. At the last regular meet
ing of the chamber prior to the an
nual election nominations shall be
made from the floor of twenty-five
names of members from which mem
bers may select seventeen for direc-
tors. The secretary shall furnish
each member with a list of these
nominations prior to the election in
suitable form to be used as ballot.
The seventeen receiving the highest
number of votes cast at the annual
election shall be constituted and de-
clared members of the board of di-
rectors for the ensuing year. All vot-
ing for directors shall be by ballot.
No proxies shall be allowed.
Sec. 3. At the time nominations
for directors are made, the president