Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-07
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AMENDMENTS TO
Be ACTED UPON At
c. Of c. MEET, TUES.

Several amendments to the bylaws
now in operation will be made at the
annual meeting Of the Chamber of
Commerce which occurs at it's assem-
bly, room on Tuesday evening at 615.
Among the more important amend
ments which will be presented at the
meeting is the amendment of Part B
of Section 8, Article II, relating to the
manner of choosing the board of direc-
tors. This amendment provides that
there shall be IL directors and that
they shall be chosen in accordance
with special classifications set forth in
Part B. This amendment, if adopted
and put into operation, will allow
board to be made up of two merchants,
ian agricultural expert, an industrial
expert, a lawyer newspaper or pub
licity expert. banking or accounting
expert. and five members selected at
large who may be either men or wom-
en-. The amendment provides that the
president of the merchants division
becomes automatically a member of the
board Of directors.
Another very important amendment
which will be presented is the amend
ment of Section of Article V, regard
ing committee. This amendment pro-
vides that the board of directors shall
select a committee on committees, to
consist Of not more than five members.
This committee on committees shall
have the power to select the person.
mel of all committees, but these conf
mittees will not function until approx
ed by the board of directors. If this
amendment is adopted and put into OPP
Grafton, the committee on committees
evil tof al cfo mt n
the committees and divisions for the
new organization system, which will
start on May /. Hereafter the COM
mittee on committees will be selected
at the regular December meeting of
the board of directors and will COM
lnence their duties on January l imme-
diately following. This will allow a
lapse of five months between the time
of their appointment and the starting
Of the Chamber Of Commerce year on
May l. and will give the committee
sufficient time to carefully analyze
each person before they are given a
, place on any committee. This will
cause the selection of people for any
particular position to be made only
from those best adapted for the job
which is to be undertaken. and will
make for better and more efficient COM
mittees.
There are many more minor changes
in the bylaws which will be presented
at this meeting, one of which is the
elimination Of the so-callcd primary
system of electing directors. which is
a long and expensive procedure. The
amendment will provide for the cleo
tion of directors either by nomination
from the floor or by having a slate
drawn up by a nominating committee.
The return postal cards which were
forwarded with the notices of the meet
ing, to be signed and send back to the
chamber in order that they might no.
tify the caterer Of the number expected
to be present at the meeting, indicate
that there will be an exceptionally
large attendance. The many important
projects which are being planned for
the coming year, and the changes in
the bylaws combined with the cleo
tion Of new board of directors. GER
tainly assures those who will be in at
tendance an exceptionally interesting
evening.