BY-LAWS of the IOWA SOCIETY,
ARTICLE I.
NAME of SOCIETY
This Society shall be known by the name, style, and title of THE SOCIETY OF SONS OF THE REVOLUTION IN THE STATE OF IOWA.
ARTICLE II.
ADMISSION OF MEMBERS
Candidates shall send their written application, approved by two members, with documentary or other proofs of qualification for membership, to the Secretary, who shall submit the same to the Committee on Admissions. Upon a favorable report from said Committee to the Board of Managers, and the payment of the membership fee and dues for first year, said applicants shall become members of the Society.
ARTICLE III.
FUNDS,
The membership fee shall be five (5) dollars; the annual dues three (3) dollars. the payment at one time of twenty-five (25) dollars in addition to the membership fee shall constitute a life membership. The payment at one time of one hundred (100) dollars shall constitute a perpetual or endowed membership, and upon the death of the member so paying the membership shall be held by the eldest son, or such other descendant from the ancestor from whom he claims descent as he may nominate; in failure of such nomination having been made, the Society may decide which one of the descendants shall hold the membership; provided always, that the Society reserves to itself the privilege of rejecting any nomination that may not be acceptable to it. All those holding life or endowed memberships shall be exempt from the payment of annual dues.
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ARTICLE IV.
Permanent Fund
All life and endowed membership fees, as well as donations which shall hereafter be paid the Society, shall remain forever to the use of the Society, of which the interest only shall be used.
ARTICLE V.
Annual Meeting.
The annual meeting of the Society shall be held on the nineteenth day of April, except when such date shall fall on Sunday, in which event the meeting shall be held on the following day. At this meeting a general election of officers by ballot shall take place, and a majority of the ballots given for any shall constitute a choice; but if, on the first ballot, no person shall receive such majority, than a further balloting shall take place, in which a plurality of votes given for any officer shall determine the choice. Special meetings shall be held by direction of the Board of Managers, or upon the written request of three members of the Society.
ARTICLE VI.
Officers
The officers of the Society shall be a President, Vice-President, Secretary, Treasurer, Registrar, Historian, and Chaplain, together with a Board of Managers consisting of the above named officers, ex officio, and five others elected annually.
ARTICLE VII.
Quorum.
At all meetings of the Society seven members shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.
ARTICLE VIII
President
The President, or in his absence the Vice-President, or in the absence of both a chairman pro tempore, shall preside at all meetings of the Society, and shall have a casting vote. He shall preserve order, and shall decide all questions of order, subject to an appeal to the Society. The President shall be, ex officio, a member of all committees.
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ARTICLE IX.
Secretary.
The Secretary shall conduct the general correspondence of the Society. He shall notify all members of their election and of such other matters as may be directed by the Society. He shall have charge of the seal, certificate of incorporation, By-Laws, and records of the Society. He, together with the presiding officer, shall certify all acts of the Society. He shall, under direction of the President or Vice-President, give due notice of the time and place of all meetings of the Society, and attend the same. He shall keep fair and accurate records of all the proceedings and orders of the Society; and shall give notice to the several officers of all votes, orders, resolves, and proceedings of the Society affecting them or pertaining to their respective duties. He shall have charge of all printing and publications directed by the Society or by the Board of Managers. He shall be Secretary of the Board of Managers, and shall keep the record of their meetings in the regular minute-book of the Society.
ARTICLE X.
Treasurer.
The Treasurer shall collect and keep the funds and securities of the Society; and so often as those sums shall amount to one hundred (100) dollars they shall be deposited in some bank in the City of Davenport to the credit of "The Iowa Society Sons of the Revolution," and shall be drawn thence on the check of the Treasurer for the purposes of the Society only. Out of these funds he shall pay such sums as may be ordered by the Society, or by the Board of Managers. He shall keep a true account of his receipts and payments, and at each annual meeting render the same to the Society, when a committee shall be appointed to audit his accounts. He shall give such security as shall be required by the Board of Managers. He shall issue certificates of membership to persons entitled thereto. He shall, upon receipt of twelve (12) dollars for the insignia, and twenty-five (25) cents for the button, procure the same for members, and furnish to the Secretary a list of insignia members.
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ARTICLE XI.
Chaplain.
The Chaplain shall perform such duties as ordinarily appertain to such office.
ARTICLE XII.
Registrar.
The Registrar shall keep a roll of members, and in his hands shall be lodged all the proofs of membership qualification, and reference books and documents belonging to the Society; and he, under the direction of the Board of Managers, shall make copies of such similar documents as the owners thereof may not be willing to leave permanently in the keeping of the Society. He shall furnish the Secretary with a membership list and descent, also a list of ancestry for publication in the register of the Society.
ARTICLE XIII.
Historian.
The Historian shall keep all historical records of the Society, and prepare for the records a brief biographical sketch of deceased members, and a historical sketch of any Society entertainment and other proceedings outside of regular business.
ARTICLE XIV.
Board of Managers.
The Board of Managers shall consist of twelve, namely: the President, Vice-President, Secretary, Treasurer, Registrar, Historian, and Chaplain, ex-officio, and five other members; at least five members of the entire Board shall be residents of the City of Davenport, Iowa, and all of whom shall be elected at the annual meeting. they shall elect their own Chairman. In case of a vacancy in any of these offices, the Board may fill the same until the next election. They shall judge of the qualifications of the candidates for admission to the Society, and, upon recommendation of the Committee on Admissions, shall have power to elect the same to membership. They shall, through the Secretary, call special meetings at any time, upon the written request of three members of the Society, and at such other times as they see fit.
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They shall recommend plans for promoting the objects of the Society, shall digest and prepare business, and shall authorize the disbursement and expenditure of unappropriated money in the treasury for the payment of the current expenses of the Society. They shall generally superintend the interests of the Society, and execute all such duties as may be committed to them by the Society. At each annual meeting of the Society they shall make a general report. At all meetings of the Board of Managers four members shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.
ARTICLE XV.
Committee on Admissions.
The Chairman of the Board of Managers shall appoint annually three members thereof as a Committee on Admissions, whose duty it shall be to pass upon the qualifications of applicants for admission too the Society, and report to the Board of Managers.
ARTICLE XVI.
Local Associations.
In any community where there are seven or more resident members of the Society of Sons of the Revolution in the State of Iowa, it shall be lawful to organize a local Association, whose membership shall be limited to persons in good standing in the Society of Sons of the Revolution. Such Association shall be subject to all the laws, rules, and regulations of the General Society and the State Society, and shall be organized for social purposes, and for the promotion of the objects and principles of the Society, and in the interests of patriotism.
ARTICLE XVII.
Order of Business.
1. Meeting called to order by presiding officer.
2. Prayer by Chaplain, and reading of the preamble to the Constitution.
3. Reading minutes of previous meetings not previously acted upon.
4. Election of officers, and Managers when necessary.
5. Report of Board of Managers.
6. Report of officers.
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7. Reports of committees.
8. Unfinished business.
9. New business.
10. Closing prayer by the Chaplain.
ARTICLE SVIII.
Letter Ballot.
The Board of Managers may call for a letter ballot of all the members of the Society whenever they deem it advisable to vote upon any question which may be submitted to the members other the election of officers, and in such case the votes of members so received by letter shall have the same force and effect as if such members were personally present and voting at a meeting of the Society.
ARTICLE XIX.
Amendments.
No alteration of the By-Laws of the Society shall be made unless such alteration shall have been proposed at a previous meeting and shall be adopted by a majority of the members present at any meeting of the Society, five days' notice thereof having been given to each member.
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