ARTICLE III. The object of the Association shall be to meet in convention on the twenty-second of July, or the following day if the twenty-second fall on Sunday, each and every year, for the purpose of commemorating the day with appropriate public exercises, and bringing the members into more intimate social relations, and collecting all such facts, incidents, relics and personal reminiscences respecting the early history and settlement of the county and other parts of the Western Reserve as may be regarded of permanent value, and transferring the same to the Western Reserve Historical Society for preservation; and also for the further purpose of electing officers and transacting such other business of the Association as may be required. ARTICLE IV. It shall be the duty of the President to preside at public meetings of the Association, and in his absence the like duty shall devolve upon one of the Vice-Presidents. The Secretary shall record in a book provided for the purpose the proceedings of the Association, the names of the members in alphabetical order, with the ages and time of residence at the date of becoming members, and conduct the necessary correspondence of the Association. He shall also be regarded as an additional member, ex officio, of the Executive-Committee, and may consult with them, but have no vote. The Treasurer shall receive and pay out all moneys belonging to the Association, but no moneys shall be paid out except on the joint order of the Chairman of the Executive Committee and Secretary of the Association. No debt shall be incurred against the Association by any officer or member beyond its ready means of payment. ARTICLE V. The Executive Committee shall have the general supervision and direction of the affairs of the Association, designate the hour and place of holding its annual meetings, and publish due notice thereof, with a programme of exercises. The Committee shall have power to fill vacancies that may occur in their own body or in any other office of the Association, until the Association, at a regular meeting, shall fill the same, and shall appoint such number of subordinate committees as they may deem expedient. It shall also be their duty to report to the Association, at its regular annual meetings, the condition of its affairs, its success and prospects, with such other matter as they may deem important. They shall also see that the annual proceedings of the Association, including such other valuable information as they may have received, are properly prepared and published in pamphlet form, and gratuitously distributed to the members of the Association as soon as practicable after each annual ineeting ARTICLE VI. At an annual or special meeting of the Association the presence of twenty members shall constitute a quorum. No special meeting shall be held, except for business purposes and on call of the Executive Committee. All nominations for honorary membership shall be referred for consideration to the Executive Committee, and only upon its favorable report thereon shall final action be taken. This Constitution may be altered or amended at any regular meeting of the Association, on a three-fourths vote of all the members present, and shall take effect as amended from the date of its adoption. ERRATA. On page 307, next before the introduction of Judge Tilden, should have been entered the following: "On motion of S. E. Adams, Esq., the following officers were elected for the ensuing year: President, Hon. Harvey Rice. Executive Committee, Hon. A. J. Williams, R. T. Lyon, Darius Adams, John H. Sargent, W. S. Kerruish, Wilson S. Dodge, Solon Burgess." On page 582, the heading of the list of members should show a total to September 1, 1891, of 945, instead of 893. INDEX TO VOL. 2, BEING OF ANNALS FROM 1886 TO 1891 INCLUSIVE. Adams, Darius-Elected to Executive Committee..12, 119, 212,394(XI.),521 .24, 119 211 531 29 ..119, 212, 394(XI.), 521 124 363 11 278 255 219 513 461 580 11 239 159 513 .334, 514 138 552 559 .327, 514 Bolles, Rev. Dr. James A.-Sketch of Caleb S. Butts, by. 370 427 467 360 555 139 146 372 304 347 Elected Treasurer... 11, 119, 212,394 (XI.), 521 tee................. ..12, 119, 212, 394 (XI.,) 521 521 370 513 212 574 .234, 354 154 575 158 165 241 215 215 292 581 152 613 .393 (XI.) .11, 119, 212 .8, 114, 206, 305 374 47 572 150 12 |