The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 63, July 1959 - April, 1960 Page: 314
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Southwestern Historical Quarterly
Society, a museum for the assembling, care, and preservation of all
such articles and objects of interest, natural and artificial, as are usually
contained in similar collections over the country.
ARTICLE III. MEMBERSHIP AND DUES
Persons over the age of sixteen years, residing in - ------
County, are eligible to become active members in this Society. Such
persons residing out of the county are eligible to become correspond-
ing members, but without voting privileges.
On the payment of the sum of---------------___dollars in cash, an
active or corresponding member shall automatically become a life
member and be exempt from further payment of annual dues.
The dues of active members shall be-----------__--dollars per
annum; of corresponding members, one-half that sum, all payable
in advance.
The name of any member one year in arrears for dues shall be auto-
matically dropped from the membership roll.
ARTICLE IV. OFFICERS AND THEIR DUTIES
The officers of this Society shall be a president, four vice-presidents
(one for each commissioner's precinct represented in the membership),
a secretary, treasurer, and an advisory committee of three members,
said ten persons composing the Board of Directors. They shall be sev-
erally chosen by ballot (when more than one name is in nomination)
at the annual meeting of the Society, but the first meeting for such
purpose shall be held at ------------------ on the _____-------day of
----------------------------, 19-------
The duties of said officers shall be those usually devolving upon
officers of similar titles under general parliamentary law and custom,
except where otherwise herein or hereafter specifically prescribed.
The president shall preside at all meetings of the Society and of the
Board of Directors, and shall call special meetings of the Society upon
the written request of a majority of the Board of Directors or of ten
members of the Society.
In the absence of the president at any meeting the members present
shall choose one of the vice-presidents to preside over the meeting and
perform ad interim the duties of the president.
The secretary shall keep in a well-bound book full and correct
minutes of all meetings of the Society and of the Board of Directors,
and submit the same for approval of the respective bodies, and shall
submit to the Society all matters of general interest. He shall keep a
list of all applicants for membership and a full and correct roll of the
members. He shall have charge of the seal of the Society, conduct all
of its correspondence, give notice of all meetings, regular and special;
notify new members of their election and members of committees of
their appointment; make an annual report upon the work of the
Society, which, when approved by the Society, he shall preserve in
permanent form.314
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Texas State Historical Association. The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 63, July 1959 - April, 1960, periodical, 1960; Austin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth101186/m1/390/: accessed April 30, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Texas State Historical Association.