The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1920-01-15
Constitution of the League of Women
Voters of Mt. Pleasant
Township,

Constitution of the League of Women
Voters of Mt. Pleasant
Township.
The Mt. Pleasant League OF WO-
men Voters adopted the following
constitution at meeting held in this
city saturday afternoon.
Article +.
Name.
The name of this organization shall
be he Mount Pieasan, League of
Women Voters.
Article II.
Object.
The object of this League shall be
to secure the effectiveness of wo-
mems votes i'll furtherlng better gov
eminent.
l he League, as an organization,
shall Dc strictly non-partisan. Its OF
ficers and members are free to join
the party OF their choice.
Article IN.
Membership.
Any person may become a member
upon payment OF dues.
Article ~.
Officers.
There shall be President, one or
more vice presidents, Secretary and
Treasurer These officers shall be
elected III April shall take office the
following May and shall serve one
year.
Article v
There shall be an annual meeting
h alb th.. In ,,,oo1, -, M,1, 20 haoe
ports of officers and committees and
to transact business, at which time
new officers shall be installed.
BYLAWS
Article |.
Duties OF Officers.
Section /. The duties OF the Pres
ident shall be to preside at all meet
ings and to perform all the work PERI
tanning to that office.
Section g. The duties of the Vice
President shall be to perform the
work of the President in her alb
sence.
Section 3. The duties of the Secre-
tary shall De to keep correct rec
ord of ALI proceedings. She shall
have the custody of all the papers of
the League, keep correct list of the
members and shall call the meeting to
order i'll absence of the President and
Vice President. She, shall issue all
notices of meetings and conduct all
correspondence. At the annual meet
ings she shall render written report.
Section !. The Treasurer shall
receive all moneys of the League, COL
lect all dues, and keep an account of
all such proceedings. She shall rem
der written report at the annual
meeting.
Article II.
Dues.
The dues OF TINS League shall be
Fifty Cents per annum, payable be-
fore the first dav OF March. Twen-
ty-five cents of these dues shall be
sent to the state (From that Twen-
ty-five cents the state pays ten cents
to the National, making each men,
Der of a local League member OF
the Nationally Five cents are to be
sent to County Chairman for use in
County Organization. The balance
OF the annual dues remain in the local |
treasury.
Article III.
Regular and Special Meetings.
The regular meetings of the
League shall be held once a month,
the time to be decided by the men,
bers of the League. Twelve men,
bers shall constitute quorum to
transact business. Special meetings
shall be called at the discretion of
the President or upon the request ii,
writing of ten members.
Article w.
Election OF Delegates.
For election of delegates to the
State convention, Art. vi of the State
constitution provides that delegates
shall be on the basis of membership
paid UP, two for fifty three for one
hundred and one for each additional
fifty members.
Article v.
This constitution and bylaws may
be amended by two-thirds vote at
any regular meetir~ of the League
provided previous notice of the pro-
posed amendment be given in writing
ten days before the meeting.