The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 63, July 1959 - April, 1960 Page: 315
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The treasurer shall collect the dues of members and all subscriptions
and donations in money, keep full account thereof in permanent form.
He shall be the custodian of all moneys and property of the Society,
giving sufficient bond therefor, when required.
He shall pay all bills approved by the Board of Directors, preserving
vouchers therefor, and shall, at each annual meeting, present a detailed
report of the receipts and expenditures, with proper vouchers, and of
all funds and property of the Society in his hands, which report shall
be preserved in permanent form.
The Board of Directors shall have the general oversight of the prop-
erty of the Society, its classification, care, and protection, audit all
financial reports of the officers and all accounts and claims against the
Society, for which drafts shall be drawn on the treasurer, signed by
the president and secretary.
They may appoint committees from the Board of Directors or from
the membership at large, when necessary, and take all needful and
proper steps to forward the affairs of the Society and to conserve its
best interests. But the Board shall not at any time expend (above the
authorized fixed expenses of the Society) more than ten per cent of the
dues for the current year, except on authority of the Society given at
the annual meeting or at a special meeting called for that particular
purpose. ARTICLE V. LOCATION
The office and place of business of this Society, where its historical
collection and Museum shall be maintained, shall be at ____________
the county seat of said county. But meetings of the Society, both reg-
ular and special, may be held at other places in the county, as directed
by the Society or its Board of Directors, from time to time, the object
being to honor all sections of the county and especially those places
of special historical interest and thus to arouse and perpetuate a
knowledge of and interest in such local history. The annual meeting
for the hearing of annual reports and the election of officers shall be
held at the office of the Society in the county seat.
ARTICLE VI. AMENDMENTS
Any of these articles may be amended by written resolution, setting
forth the form of same when amended, adopted at any annual meeting
of the Society, or at a special meeting of the Society called for that
purpose at which one-half of all active members are present and voting.
President Merle Duncan has been maintaining a vigorous pro-
gram for the Association making contacts with various historical
movements and activities throughout the state, particularly those
of the local, county, and municipal groups. Recently Mrs. Dun-
can called attention to the development of the Jack County
Society in a statement that will be of interest to Association315
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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/m1/391/: accessed April 30, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Texas State Historical Association.