Management.
Section 1. The officers of the Club shall consist of a president, vice-president, secretary, treasurer, and an executive committee, of which three shall constitute a quorum; said committee to consist of the above named officers and three active members chosen by the Club.
Sec. 2.
Any office vacated during the year shall be filled
by
the executive
committee.
Article V.
Section 1. Nomination for officers and judges for the ensuing year shall be made either by mail or from the floor, at a meeting to be held in November, at least twenty days prior to the annual meeting, the call to contain the purpose of the meeting, after which nominations shall be closed. The secretary shall mail a ballot containing all regular nominations to each member in time to be voted at the annual meeting.
Sec. 2.
The officers of the Club shall be chosen by ballot
at
the annual meeting
and shall hold their respective offices for
one year or until
their respective successors are elected.
Sec. 3.
Mail voting shall be allowed on amendments to the
Constitution,
By-Laws, Standard and Scale of Points.
Sec. 4. Each member shall have the right to vote on the election of officers and judges by mailing the official ballot duly marked and sealed to the secretary, and enclosed in an envelope, which envelope shall also contain the name of the member so voting.
Article VI.
Meetings.
Section 1. There shall be meetings of the Club, at which seven members present and voting shall constitute a quorum, held at Boston, Mass., at such time and place as the president may direct, but the annual meeting shall be held on the second Wednesday in December of each year.
Special meetings.
Sec. 2.
A special meeting of the Club shall be called by the
president on the
written application of five members in good
standing.
BY-LAWS.
Article I.
Duties of officers.
Section 1. President.—The president shall discharge the usual duties of his office, preside at all meetings of the Club and of the executive committee, call special meetings of the Club, or of the executive committee, and enforce the provisions of the Constitution and By-Laws of the Club. He may vote on amendments to the Constitution or alteration of the By-Laws and Standard or Scale of Points, on the expulsion or suspension of a member, and on election of officers and judges. But on all other matters he shall vote only in case of tie and then give the deciding vote.
Sec. 2. Vice-President.—The
vice-president shall discharge all
the duties of
the president in the latter’s absence.