The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-07
ARTICLE ACCOMPANIMENT

' 1. The government of the Chamber of Commerce shall be vested in board of directors of 16 members. l 2. The directors shall be nominated | and elected annually in the manner
 hereinafter described. the election to
 be completed on the first Monday in
 June of each year. except for the year !, 1913, which shall be before June 20 3. (a) Nominations shall be made
 prior to the election by means of direct primary. A ballot accompanied l by the membership roster from which l each qualified member may designate I 16 candidates shall be mailed to such member
 | (b) The 32 receiving the highest number of votes in the primary shall be declared nominated and their names shaH be placed on the official ballot l and mailed back to the member. At the official election the 16 candidates receiving the highest number of votes shall be declared elected. | Co Tn case of tie in the last place, either in the primary or official cleo | tion. the selection shall be made by | lot. under the direction of the com | mittee in charge of the election, nam ed under authorization of the board of directors.
 4. The members shall vote by mail or ill person. by secret ballot in con formity with such additional rules and regulations as the board of direet- ors shall establish
 5. Within 10 days after the annual election the directors shall meet and elect for the ensuing year a president three vice presidents and a treasurer All of the officers must be members of the board except the treasurer, who | may or may not be a member of the
 board of directors. but shall be a mem Der of the Chamber of Commerce. 6. Vacancies in the board of direct ors shall be filled by the board for the unexnired term
 z. The board of directors shall em- nloy a manager and other needed of- flee help. and shall determine the com pensation to be paid for their services S. The treasurer and the manager shali each furnish surety bonds in l such amounts as the board of dire.t ors shali deem necessary, the cost to l De paid bv the Chamber of Commerce 7. The duties Of the officers shall be
 such as their titles, by general usag
 would indicate. and such as required by I law, and such as may be assigned to l them respectively by the board of direc ! tors from time to time
 | 10. The board of directors shall have power to establish sections of the Cham | per or Commerce, which may under the !! sanction Of the board of directors of the l Birmingham Chamber of Commerce or
 ganize and elect it's own officers. All ! acts Of any of the sections so created
 shall be approved by the board of d.rec- 1 tors of the Birmingham Chamber of 1 Commerce before becoming operative | Chairmen of these sections slall be ex- off1clo vice presidents to the Birmingham
 Chamber of Commerce, with the right to
 take part in all meetings of the board of directors.
 ARTICLE v-coMM1rTEEs 1. The board of directors shal authorize
 and define the powers and duties of all lcommittees.
 2. The president shall appoint all com mittees subject to confirmation by the board of directors
 ARTICLE yI-MEETINGS l l. The annual meeting of the Cham Der of Commerce shall be held on the second Thursday in June of each year, the place
 and hour to be designated by the board
 of directors, at which time the annual
 reports of all officers shall be submitted. 1 ?. Meetings of the members may be held. at such other times as the presi-
 dent or board of directors may deter mine, or when the written request of five per cent of the members in good standing provided that when called otherwise than | by the president or the board of direc- 1 tors, the notice shall contain a statement of the purpose of the, meeting. and shall
 be issued at least days preceding the meeting to all members.
 At all meetings five per cent of the members in good standing shall consti tute a quorum.
 4. The board of directors shall meet at regular periods Absence from three con SC cutive regular meetings without an ex- cuse deemed valid and so recorded by the board of directors. shall be con- strued .as a resignation.
 g. special meeting of the board of
 directors may be called at any time by