quorum. All voting ahall be aontined ~to.a&~v~.~nmabera. ,*&&on a. - &ll elect&n of oifio~ra~aha&l 'bq.$y.hLbti A.ma~.a%?lty of aXi voter oaat'. ihal& oowtitute a ohQloe. "Seotlon 3. - The term of office shall be one ~year.or until a successor has been eleoted.
- 9. ~Adj.ournm&nt. "ll$YiTe@ VIII "Section 1. - This oonatitution may be, eltered, amidid, or added to c&L~ by 8 two-third8 vote of the members present et the annual meeting of the Association. T.o be considered, any proposed ohaage in the oonstitution ahall be submitted in w%?iting to the president, a&least 30 days before the date Hoiwwble g. S. Buasey, page 5
c$ t&nma&t aunual meeting, and oOpiea of aaoh ~p~iL,rhall be promptly 8uppEled w,tha pzeri- dent tg ellaative~ me&era of the aa~oaietion. The propoWi1 ah611 then be eated upon at the next annual meeting." It reema that the Comptroller haa refused payment 0r expenses of your employees incurred in attending the Annual meet- ing of thla association on May 7th and &%h, because In his opJ.n- ion the meeting was a 'convention," and the advance approval of the Attorney General wee not obtained es required by the our- rent departmental appropriation bill In the followlug term: "No moneya appropriatedtiere3.n shall ever be apent,$o pay.the traveling expenaea of anystate employee to any type,of oonventiqn wi$hin the State or wltho~ut,the State'~~ept.llpon.sdvsncs written proVal ~of.the ~Attorney Qenerel'aa .be,ing ,for.@e~e~a :. fmeaa.:. ~~I&& this ~prbviaik, trevelh-e%$eneia' lnc&bd G attending + 'bcon6intlona oqot be paid unless. before they uere incurred the written approval of the trip must be aepar+ely ep- proved; this Department till not undertake to give blankvt au- thorizationa._ tIfe,are ,or the qpJ.nlonthat the mwttng involve~iaon~ lt1tute.d t !q6qentlOn* tithjm the aieening.,of the ~&ppr$~'%ttlon bill, Phe deaeription.of then assemblege~of & 'meeting;. 8 uoolifer6noe a etc.,' ia not in@rtant~ its ahs*roter 38.. ~A ?conventS&!:as .wed in the a$@o~iatian bU% ia a 'masUng or ~~epa,,:.~r',delegatee. 0r 8 prlvete'6~gan$Eat2on, partr, olub, so~~ety,,or .+e like y" Bee our qpl..ni.on~~Ho.,O-1731;* : %#ha hrpcroterrof i+e b~ganlaeti~h.88 "private* or *orrioiel depadfi, not alone upon its purpose, but..slao upon.ita ayuberahip~ :The Conatlttition'and By-lewa of the Aaaoolatlon revea,.l that the '%a- sooiirtion la 8 "~pMva,te organisatlon." ~$Phe,privete oharwter of the organlaetitin is emphaaieed by the.folowing prgviai4$i$ar (1) Private indivldtiala, firms a.733aoqor.stiowmi4~ be 'eaaooiate" members. (2) ' Duea are oolleoted from a%1 members, regular an& --
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: rmooistei these due8 are not oolXe&hd bg they~are: eqe&+#j UUheut an,8pprqwl.atlon r&herLt would be 'H#kd,'%f % puhblio mmie&*), .&i$ : ', for puipoeies fdr~'whlah, If the46 ~funds vere not tI?e.pmperty: of a private orgaailsatlon, they could not be expended, (POT_ instance, floral~tributeo ~l.n event of slokuees or death in the household of a member of the asrociation.) Ye trust that the.foregolng answer@ your ln~ul%i. &I the'future, you should request the approval of thla, De- ~. psrtment in kdvance of attendanoe~upon the meetings of,tLrir organirsation. Yours very truly :
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