Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-12-12
All. CHAMBER OFFICERS GIVE
 UP POSITIONS
Expected Contest Over Num- ber of Trustees Fails to
 Develope; "A to Serve
ONLY RESIDENTS OF
 ONE YEAR CAN SERVE
Splendid Spirit of Co-Operation Pervades Meeting at Which Constitution and Bylaws
 are Adopted

are Adopted
 designations of all officers and trustees of the Chamber of Con- merce were presente dand accepted at the meeting at the Hotel Pines last night and the 1900 members of the chamber will today be mailed ballots containing the names of all members. From these AS are to be voted on as nominees for trus- tees, the ballots to be returned by December IT, and the result of the primary announced on December IS, the AS receiving the biggest number of votes to be declared nominees. Ballots bearing the names of these AS will be mailed out on December IS, and are to be returned by December 23, on which date the result is to be an- nounced. The bylaws adoptel last night provide that the trustees shall meet within 10 days after the election, and elect a president two vice presidents, and a treas urer. Later. they are to elect a manager.
 The primary and election of trustees will be in charge of a committee composed of H. C. Couch, chairman; Dr. J. I. Norris, Jo Nicholfi Rabbi l.. J. Rothstein and S. c. Alexander.
 In future elections the commits sioners are to be designated by the president. with the approval of the board of trustees, the bylaws providing that the com missioners of election shall not be candidates or partisans of candi. dates
 I By a close vote the meeting adopted motion by Senator Creed Caldwell providing that for a mem Der of the chamber to be eligible te election as trustee he shall have resided in Jefferson county one year. The motion was opposed bv Rabbi L. J. Rothstein, who contended that under the demo cratic system of election adopted such restriction is unnecessary and that if a man is sufficiently we'll thought of bv the member. ship he should be eligible, fires pective of whether he has resided in the county one month or five years. Two risino vn+ce were re quired before President w. w Taylor could determine that the motion had carried.
 No Contest on Trustees.
 Except for this little clash o: opinions, everything went or smoothly, though there was indi cation of determination to insure that the trustees should be elected by sealed ballot; that only the commissioners should have access to the ballots, that upon petition of 10 or more members the ballot: might be examined after result! of the election have been promul gated. Unless an election is con tested, the ballots are to be des troyed after 60 days have elapsed Special envelopes will be provide; to the members for mailing thu ballots, which are to be addresse, to the chairman of the electio, commission. In the first election MT. Couch serves in this capacity
 The anticipated contest over thu number of trustees did not mater alize. In presenting the report e the committee on constitution am bylaws, composed of w. F. Cole man, s. G. Seabrook, M. c. Hol lis and J. H. Means, the chairman MT. Coleman stated that the com mittee had accepted the draft sug gested by the American City bur eau representatives. He said was suggested that the board b. composed of 12, but the commit tee decided on 16, although tn
 bureau representatives had sug gested that when composed 0 more than 12 there was a disposi tion to appoint subcommittee from the board, and this worke against a democratic organization MT. Coleman stated that since tn committee had learned that ther was sentiment against a reduction , the committee suggested tha wherever the figures 16 and 3 appeared in the copies distribute
 to those present they be change to "A and 48, and with this alter , nation the report was submitted MT. Coleman said the chamber al , ready is incorporated, and thi constitution and bylaws need onl < be attached as amendment, thu ! becoming a substitute for the ol . constitution and laws.
 f Adopt Bylaws.
 , A motion by Dr. Norris, secon y by Creed Caldwell, to adopt tn constitution and bylaws as sus
 mitted brought from Pinchbac
 Taylor the objection that no prs vision had been made for holdin I the election by mail, as had bee contemplated. This provoked d discussion in which MT. McKenn
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