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Ne* York I46C ■ uS TT- (''16) 482 - OJOO - Phone E^ (756) 288 - 5969 - Fox ■l^i'- *>■ v./> •« ■ > '«it THE NAVY LEAGUE BRITISH Columbia branch No. 5h VICTORIA, B. C. Authorized by Warrant of Incorporation, March nth, I9OI. ^««/>7r^>^:tiU«< «^.l(,*»v. Rcr ':rj2ic« il&idk§!£% THE NAVY LEAGUE. BRITISH COLUMBIA BRANCH, VK TOUIA. M. r Ma^«c:m Htm. 1901. A STRICTLY NON-PARTY ORGANIZATION TO URGE UPON GOVERNMENT AND THE ELECTORATE THE PARAMOUNT IMPORTANCE OF AN ADEQUATE NAVY AS THE BEST GUARANTEE OF PEACE. \"lCTORIA. B. C. The Colonist Priming ;nul Pullishiiifr Co. 19UI. ii^^ V V.CTC.V.A. 3. C »if TlIK llllV. Mil IlKMIV r, I'. (KKAMK. K. li. llIK \\"\. KiK.AII IlKHh KY. TlIK Hon. Mk. .liKTUK I'vuwiiirr-IhiAKi-:. TiiK II' \. .Mk. JiNTK k Mautiv. TlIK KkmIT IJkV, TlIK l.ollll r.lNII K (',,11 MlilA, TlIK II, IN. I!. \V, I'KAIISK. (ai'I-. I;, I'.aicki.kv, I!. N. (niiicil.) ('ait. .1. Dkvkukiv. Coinmtttcc : llov. .1. 11. Tn vKii. M. I'. I'. .I,,ski'ii rKin»,,\, .1. |v ('•. .\. KiiiK, (1!. .\. rctircii.) Cait. ,1. li. (',i\. Ma.i.ik C. T. IliniNT. CArr. .1. T. Wai.mkvn. (». .MkUKIUTII .Io.NKS, M. 1)., WuilAlll. .lllNKN. lli.C.S., (I!.\. rrtiiT,!.) .IaMKM Ti|(I>ISII\, I'. W . VlNCKNT. ('. S. I!a.\tkii. ('Al"r. .1. InvI.N(i. S. A. UiiiiKKTN, (U.S. ri'tiicil. R01.A.NI) Stcaut. Ci.KMKM' l!iivj)H, (li.N. n.|iii',l.) .\. I!. KllAfKII, Su. KiciiAKii IIai.i.. M. r. 1'. K. 1.. Xkai.k. \V. II. l,A.\(il.KY. Sknatiik \V. Tk.MI'I.KMAN. ('. II. l.niKi.v. Crcagurcr : A. .1. ('. (lAi.i.KTi.v, r.aiik ,,|' .Miiiiirriil. Sccrctarv; : ])n)\iiij;- of its aims •< lir nuiiilicrs ul' tlir liTJtisli ('iiliiiiiliia liiaiicli m ,iic .\a\ \- l,c'a;;iii' ( Victi.iia. |{. ('.) II. MANA(iHMK.\T 1. Tile iittiiirs of tlif I'.ritisli Coliiriiliia liiaiicii nf till' Na\_v Lc'ii^'iic sliall lie iiiidi'i' till' j;o'. ('riiancc (it" a Picsidciit, "lie or ii'ort' V'ici'-l'n'sidcnts, a Tifasui'i'i-, a SfCTt'tary and a ("iiiimiitti'i' ol' ii;s in the offices of Trcasiirii- of Sccii'tai-y, tli(' ( 'oniniitti'i' shall have jjowcr to Hll the vacancy for- tln' iciiiaindcr of the year. ■'!' II lit liny liini' Niili-cniiiiiiilli'i'N ari' ili'iniril iii'civssiiiy lor till' t'mtliciiiiicr dI' hiiv uI' tlir ipIiJci'Im oI' llii' lilillicll (pT tlir Lrn;;ili', tlif ('i)iiifiiitti'i- (if Mnilil<,'i'- iiii'iit niiis iitiil sliiill iiliiiii' liMM' |iii\\i'i' tn iiciiiiiiiali' III' iJiM'limj,'!' liny Hiili-cdiiiinilti'i'. Ill SKCHKTAHV. 1. Till' Sicicliiiy is ll xicnlivi- dtlicir nl' tin' liiaricli III' ilii> l,iiij;uf, iiiiil it is liis iliity In sim' llmt till' iiiisiiii'ss lit' till' liiaiicli is ill all ii's|ii'c|s <■ iui-li'ij ill ai-ciiiilaiiri' witlitlir ilislnii-tii)lis uj' tjif ( 'iiiiihiitti'i'. 2. Ill' shall atti'iiil all ii tin;;s ul' tln' ( 'oimnittfi' anil shall ii'ciiril in tlii' Miinitf liiKik thi' tiansactions 111' I'lich nii'i'tini,f : anil at I'lU-h ini'i'tini; ul' tlif ('nniiiiittfi' 111' shall ri'jxii'l tin- i)i'ii('i'i'ilin;;s ul' all siil)-i'i)niniitti'i's siiici' (lie jiri'v imis tiiij; ul' tlu' ( 'uniniittt'i'. •"i. Ill' shall la\- lii'l'mi' till' ('iiinniitti'i' all inl'nr- inatiiiii anil ini]ii)rtant i-onnininicatiuns ailili'rssi'il to till' lirancli ul' thr Loaji'iU', and unili'r thr iliii'ctiim ul' till' Cuniniitti'i' shall cnniliii't the ('iiiii'siionili'i I'l' ami imsini'ss lit' till' liiani'li of tlu' Fii'a;,'Ui', -4'. Ill' sliall ('oii\ I'lii' iin'i'lin<;s of thi' ( "onnnitti'i' ami snli-coiiiiiiitti'i's at such tiiiit-s as may lu' n'i|uiii'.il. ■■). Hi' siiall at all tiiiu's iisr his iitinost I'liili'avouis to jiiociii'i' aililitional nii'iiihi'is for tlu' liianch of tin- Li'aijni', ki'i'pinjr a corn't't list of iiu'inin'is. with tlii'ir aildii'ssi's anil the dates of their joiniiij;, takinj; care to apjily for all annual siiliserijitioiis as thev Ijecimie iliii'. mill riilli'i'i ill;,' i\\\ <. ti. Ill' sliiill kii|i nil ( )rilri- IScHik. iiiiil siilij.ci i,, thr lllllllulity i>f till' ( '.lllllllitl.'.' •.Illlll iil'll,'!' ,'||| jiili.'l.s i'i'i{iiii'i'i| I'm tln' linini'li ul' t l,iii;,'iii'. 7. He slmli ilci ail iitlii'i- lliiiiLjs wliicli iiiny !"■ iicci'ssiii'v III I'll 11 y I ml till' ri'i|tiiiiiiii'iits ul' ili" ( 'nnsi i- tlltifPII III' til.' I.l-il 'l. IIS Will MS 111' till' llr.nl iittici' III' till' Li')i;,'iii'. ■S. Ill' sli.ill issiii' ili|iliiinMs nil till' iiayiiiiiit uT tln' Hist .'iniiii.'il siiliscii|iiiciii, IV. TRKA.NlKKK. 1. Hi' .Illlll iiTiiM' rniiii till- Si'cii till all iiiip|ii'\-,s pail! til till' liraiicli, pa.x in;; tln' saiiu' to a ik a('ciiu;il til 1)1' ki'jit in till' n.i of tlii' " Hiitisii ( 'iiliiiiiliiii Piiaiicli 1)1' till' Na\ y I.i'a;,'iii'. " ami sliall iiiaki' ilislmisi'- nit'iils liy ('lii'i|iii' I'liiin tiiiu' tu tiiiir undi r tin' ijiii'i'- tiiin 111' till' ('laiiniitti 1- ; all ('ln'i|iii's mi tln' liankiii;; account lii'in;;' si;;ni'(l liy tlic 'rrcasiiiii anil coiniti'f- siM'tii'd ],y one int'iiilii I' of the ( 'oiiiniittri'. 2. At till' ii'e;iilar nn'i'tili;;- of the ( 'oimnitti'i' in I'lieli month he shall sulanit the cash liook, showiii;; all i'ecei])ts and ex])enditure since the jaevious ineet- illj;- toe;ethel' with the hank jiass IwMik lllilde H|) to date. ."{. He shall suhliiit a statelllelit at the close of the hiaiich's tinaiK'ial year (iotli Decenihir) oi' at sucli other time as the Committee may call foi' it, the .same Ix'iny duly audited. 'tt(|iiciit Auditors shall he appointed at thi^ annual ecnelicl nieetinj;, hut in the event of a vacancy hetween ainuial ;;eneral nieetinjjs, the ('r)ni- luittee shall till the vacancy for the remainder of tin- year. VI. MKKTIXCS. J. 'I"ln' (."ouiniittee shall meet once a month at such time and ])lace as it may hy resolution detenniue. •2. Special meetini;s (tf the Counuittee may be convened at any time at the recpiest of any otficei' of the branch of the Leaijue, or on the wi'itten reipiest to the Secretary of three members of tlii' (,'omniittee. 8. There shall in every year, be held in or before the month of April, a i;encral ineetinj; (jf the branch of the Leairue, to be called the " Annual ( ieneral Jleetinjj," for the eU^ction of Secretary, Tieasurer and Connnittee for the ensuing year, of which due notice .shall be ijiven; at this meetinif, the ()ut<,foin;; l"om- mittee shall render a full account of all their proceed- iiiifs, furnish a statement of the fluids of the branch of the League, and of the receipts and payments dinini.;- the past financial year, certified l)y the Auditor. 4. The (."onnnittee may convene a <;eneral meetinj,f for any special purpose, whenever it deems it nece.ssjiry. •"). Tlic ( "oiniiiitti'i- sliall CDiivctif a cfcncnil iiici't- iiij; i'((r a special ])Uf])<).si' upon a rc(|iii.siti(iii to tliat vtt'rt't, signed hy not less tliaii twi'lvc iiii'nihcis of tlir hraiicli of tlif Lcajriic. ti. At all iiicftin;;s tlic eliair shall 1m' takuii l)y tln' Prt'sidfnt. or in his ahscncc, hy one of the Vici'- I'l'csidi'nts, or failinj; these, hy some nieniliei- to he chosen hy the meeting. 7. Notice of eveiy e;enenil nieeline' shall he ad- vertised in the daily |)ai)eis, or as the Coniniittee may think necessary: hut in the event of a special jjeneial meetine', the special purpose shall he stated. H. Xo husiness shall he transacted at a special ireneral meeting;, othei- than that for which it shall have heeli convened. !l. No memh<'r whose suh.scfiptioii is in aiieai- shall he entitled to dehate or vote at any e;eneial meetine;. VII. AMKNDMKNTS. 1. Any amendments to these Hy-laws must he pi'esented in wiitinj; to an annual or special e;eneial meetinw, when if ajrieed to hy two-thii-ds of the niem- l)ei's present, shall he adopted. 'f^hit CONSTITUTION OF THE NAVY LEAGUE. I. Tliis Association sliall lir called "'riiKNAvv LKAdiK." Its purpose shall l)c to scenic as tlic prim- ary oltjcct ol' the National I'olicv, ■The Connnan.l ,,r the Sea. ' be 2. The cffiicial aims of Th,. \,ivy League shall (") To spread iiil'onnatioii, showiiii; thi. vital ini- poitance to the British Knipiicof the Naval supremacy ujioii which depend its trade, ompii-e, and national existence. (/') To call attention to the eiioiinous demands which war would make upon the Navy.aiid to the fact that the Navy is not Ntronj; enoujjii to meet them: and at all times to point out any shortcoming's in this icspect. ('■) To call attention from time to time to such mea.sures as may he re(piisite to secure ade(|uate preparation for the maritime defence of the Kmpire. ('/) To ur^e these matters on ]inl)lic men and, in particular, upon candidates for Parliament. 10 ••{. Tlif Lcii;,'!!!' Himll 1«. alisdluti'ly distinct from all pjiity politics. 4. All ]M rsDiiM ii|>[)n)viiiu; ,,f its uiiirs iind coiitri- l)utii);r to its funds, accord iiijr to tlic following' rates of sidiscription, sliall be Hon. Vic'-l'ivsidcntMrMcnilHTs or A.ssociatcs of the Lcaj;uc. as tlic ease nmv lie, viz.: 11.111. Vi.c-I'resi,l..|its f, Ti luiniially. 'I'l iVir life 2") (t I) ^''■'"'"■'•'' I 1 ll.iMnnMllv. '•" f'lr life KMll U .\MS(iciiite.«, witli piililieatioii.-i iKist free, not less timii n iininiiilly. lie without luililicatioii.-^ any less aiiioiint. '). The Leai;ue shall he under the direction of a President, Vice-l'rcsident.s, (Jeneral Council and Ek- ecutive Connuitteu. (i. At each annual ffeneral ineetin<; an Executive Connnittee to conduct the business of the Leiijrue for the en.suinji year .shall he a])])oiiite