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Les diagrammes suivants illustrent la mAthode. 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 "^C^O NS-T I TUTIO N, By-Laws AND F^ijlesdf Ofu^fr OF IHE /piE PKD Cl'^.OOrS PIONEER SOCIETY. As Revised December 23rd, \mt Published by Order of the Board Directors, OF ASHCROFT. B. C. 1895. Mining Journal Job Print. Ashoroft. B. 0. r CONSTITUTIO N By-Laws AND Ri;lf:sof Orde R OF THE yplE Pf/D ClljOOi PIONEEH SOCIETY, As REVISED December 23RD. isgs. Published by Order of the Board of Directors. ASHCROrr, B. C. 1895. Mining Journal Job Print. Ashcroft. B. C. Ouvf 1 Y^'^ ART, U . i^. . Order of Business. -- •-C-X^K- •) c. t . s. !). II Roll Call. K<'M(lii)ir of Minutes of l.isr Meeting. I'ic>(iit;iti('poi ts ot ( 'omiiiit t('e>. IJnfitiislied I>iisitiiss. .Mis('t||;UU'nu*i liii^ities", 1'] (I't ion of Ollicei's. FOfiM OF APPLICAIIOM FOR MFMeERSHIP. To THK PiiKsinKxr. ()KFrcKU'< AM) Mkmbkks ok Yai.k and Ltf,L()()Kt Pionfceu Socihty: rjKNTi.KMKN,— I,— A— r>— , InMiiy (lesirous of be- comiiiiT a Member i.f yoin' Sociel}-, do liercihy (lechire in>>elt Ml iiood lieMJll), uiul to have in rived in British CJoJnm 1)111 in IS Prop'^.sed by, . ttiuned, .95029 CONSTITUTION^ i AHTICJ.E I. 'J'i>is Soi^it'lv hiijiJl i>t^ (';i!1 (l('Sii>i>t (1 i(» l)H, Mini is, a inoi'iil, lieiii'x i)liM|ntMil liistoty ot tae c«)anlfv; to t(-iMi siicli lihiHiio ami Crildiiets, ai.d *o |Mi(>ip' Midi liit'iiiiv and scitii;dic ol)jtn;ts as ihf liiiard ()! Dii.'ctois m »v iVom time to tiin<^ d' i( iiiiiiif , and iii ;d ! iippt cpi late inattcfs t o advance tiic iiilt'ii->ts and oerpetuate the inemorv nl" t'losc whose ^mohcmv, iMiefiry and < Mteipiife iinhice i liiem f(» s^'tlh^ in the \vihleine>s and hei;oine thi- ('(junders ol a new cohmv. AIM'ICI.E II. Ativ p.isDii dniv (pialitieil, desiioas of hecouiiiio' a iinMnbei nl' tins Society shall he Election proposed :ind balloted i'oi in a manner to l)e Members p?('S(i-il)i'd ir> 1 1. 1- lU'-La vvs, Mild any persot^ wliii sIiaII h;ive heen once haUoted Tor and rejt'cted, siudl not a^iiiin he propost-'d tor nieni- l)erslii|) uithin s'.k months from the date of such ii'jei'tion . AirncLE III. Eat'li person, on admission, sluill pay such fees as shull he presoriln^d hy the By-Laws, 4 CONSTITUTION. and aM funds arisituv thiMPlrom (unless such donations uro, ^i veil for other specific purposes) shall, alter the currHiit expen.s^-s of th<; society have been paid, be devoted solely to the pur- poses f(jr which, in xVriicle One, it. is declared that tins societv is instituted, AKTK^LE IV. The officers of the Society s!iall consist of a Pioiderit , one Vice Presid«»nt. a Phvsi- ciijn, a Secreta: v, a Trf^asur^-r, ami a l5oarist o»' seven member.*, all of whiin shall be residents of the Lilloo.it and \'A\i' Districts. AirncLK V. Stated ineeiinjrs < f the Socif^ty for the traiisjtctiod id Icisiiu'ss shull be held on tim second .VIoi;d;iy in .laim.jry, April, July and October; but tlie President inav call specid ineeiinjrs at such times as he siiali deem neces JVf S..ciety and the Board of Direc-^""^ °-^ lors, and slwill dfieM line ' he older of business Prc^wten*! 10 e;ich . lie shall strietiv enfort^e the pro- vi'M.i,s ()*' ihi' (Joestitii; loi! ;tiid I3y-Laws, and stiindinir Itidrs of Older, ai>d shall see that idi nllicci^ ami e"iiiinii lee-. j)erforn) their rt!-piTt ivc dtilies. H(^ shall siun all resolu- iioiis ioid orders p:i-sed i»v the Boaid of I )ii t iMi'rs . Fie shall t.eithfi m.iki'iiof seeontJ iiiiv moiioii (ir I (M)lir, ion, lior uikt; part III any debate while Hi the chair. He shall iioiieei aiiil a"ni>,im''' ih'- re>uit ol all ballot- iiKvs or other v'jtmi: l)\ 'he Society. The \'l ab-ence of the Presi dent. >liall ixeicise the same power and au- thor it \ a> t hf I'lesid.i t AirnciJ': ix. 'I'lie Physician shall eive his piofessional .servier> lo ail u Imiii l.e Board ol 1 )'' ♦^CtorSy^jj^j^'.s 0/ mav deciu 'o he prcejei sn!)iect>. and shall be-f '//•''■ ""'"'^ e.\-hall keep collect minutes of all the pioceeiliiio- I f t lie Society, sill d Boar»i t.f |)iieciors; >iiaii rectid its hv- I >aw'« and^,,^,-^^, ^^j (.|iloi,iiic"s 111 a hook ivcpt lor that purpose; ^t'<^'*'''"''^ shah i)resei\e a re;jiste!' o' the naicesof (Ik* lnemt>t■l■^ and Ueep a coi reel aceoiiiit there- 6 CONSTITUrroN. willi. ;«ii'l shall (;'illt-('t mxii pay ovm' to the Trt'asuicr all moDcvs due itie Sociftv; h(^ sli.iil he ro[) 'n>il)le l''>r ilic salVkt'cpiuo- of all the boolo ;iiiil pipers Ixjlniijiiiir to ilic Society, exce|itiiiU' those oi" liie 'l\easuier. AIM'KM.K XL The TreaMiMT siiall ket-p a book in uhioh Trcasurn-^^^' shall r.cor, viMielieis. and oihrr |)ropci' y, mto the hands ol lii^ snect'Ss( n- . virrKhF. XH. It >|ia 1 li" ;lic duty t»t' eveiy Meillher oT Duties ()/\\\,> Sueie's to use all la udahle cllort'^ to '"olh'Ct MciHhe7'N I , II 1 atel priMMite such ree(ti'(ls, r'(Mies, mii.eials, (Mil iiisil i<>, &. ., ('''"I'^'^'ted with the cailv his loi V o! thr conntiN as tiia\ hi* 'isidnl .ind \)t'\\- efieial to Miis issociaMon, find to iratiu;r any inlonnatioii that aiav he of interest to the Society and fo/waid tiic same to the S*'Cfetatv at Ashc'inlt. AKTICLK XIII. Members iruilty of inis(Miiidm't may, upon convK^tion (altef a proper- investigation), Ix' ex- pelleil, siispendeil, lined o?- reprimuruied bv a vot(i ol two-thirds ol tin- Members prest-nt ut any stated meetitii opiiji.>n may be (let-MDt.'d ^5ufficlent. provided tiiat siK'li procerditi^s sIihII have no eflfect until it is confirmed by a two tliirds vote of all fh»^ Mt'mbet.s (there being not less than one third Ol :»ll the Members on the roll) present at .1 ^tated meeting. ARTICLE XIV. This Constitution shall not be altered or amendefl mdess by vi vote of two thirds of the Memb'Ms present at n stated meetini.l(iit. .JOHN (;LASSKV,.S,ci.M,iiv. \V. )}. (.I.ADWIN, licasiiKM'. S.J. TlX.^rALi., Al. 1), I'Lvsiciaii. LIST OF CHAliPFK .\1 F.M HKKS. ^ ncnu'iit F. (' .mwali.. Thas A Scmlin, X (;iia.^. Fci.nic. X .lohn (' Barnes,' X \^ alter [}. (ilativviii, Pliilii* Pfirks >C .Malcolm '!"|i(, 11, ps(-n, ^ U. FO, 'Willanl', ^ William Moiijsoi), y, .lolm Saiil. >< James A. Nculaml. X 'IMlOS. J. (^)l('. Steplicn 'riiiL'lcy, Joseph lUMJdaid, > Wm. Walker, >< VVilliam Lyno, X A. B J''erjLi:U!S(>i), ^ John VV' ilson, X itichuiil Cuiiiow. X Fdwar.l Doiiylierlv, X K. F. IJlinj,, >< James Fcaisoii, X Will. II. Keall, V, X JkIim CJIasM'v, X A. Peii(h)la. I'.. F. Fimhsh, X .laiiie.s Siiiarl. • BY-LAWS. ARTICLE L Every applioant Cor Moriibership in this Socifiy iiiiist be: of the ("nil aire of twenty-one ve.irs, and have been a resiiietU of British Cohiinhia prior to the 1st day of .Ja!)Liary,1871, ;o;d >hall he proposed hv a Member of the Sdcietv at a retridar ineetiiiir thereof, who shall present t(» ( he Secretary his fidl name, place ol re.sideru'e, occupation, (condition of healf h, and dale m| juiivil in the ( lejnt ry. The eiitrarx'e lee of >'icli Applicant havintj; been depoxiit (i with the Seeretaiy, he shall be Lal- l( led foi ;it the ^anl« ineetiiiir at which he has been proposed. Three blacU balls shall reject a C-oidi late . Skc. 'Z . — S'ltisol I'ic.neers (who are the ,• selvi s. (II would have been elii>lblf to beCO.'i Mein!)ti> of iliis SceuMy, wlieiher they a • Members or rioi), of the lull ajjt^ of twenty - one ve.i[<. ^I^all be ile»'iMi'i| (pialified Idr »de ■••• tion . Airricr.K n. K.i(d) pei>oii nil .idini-sJMii as a Mend)er of 1 lii> Sf "(Met \ .shall p!iN into I he Ti easurv the sum m| ^'2 oO, and si^m I lie Constitnfion ami I5y-l/i\v>., \vi;li lii^ nam 'in I'idl, l"^et her wit h liis place (if biitli. lesidelice, ( K'(M»pat i< tn deelat iitjiin ol oood liealth, and to the l)est ol' his belief I lit> dale ol liK airivil within the limits ol Ibii sli (^iliimlmi, ail of which shall be eni' r' (I b\ ili(» S'cretarv in a rec^-ister to b(? kept lor tli.,t purpose. 10 BY-LAWS. ARTICLE HI. Atiy porson who slmll heoomo a McmdIkm* jVaudulenily, l)V rn;tkiii<; a lalse ciitrv oC tlui tune ol' his arrival within ili(» limits ol British Coluinijia, shall ho <'X[)(^II(m1 tVoin the Soointv, aijd shall I'orteil aijv amount lu- mav have paid. AirncLE IV. On payiiKMit oC forty dollars in advanfr, hy anv McmlxM. he stall lie rtdt-ascl from all lurtlu"' jMvmcnt of dues mikI shall he ciMisid en*d a Ijilf Mendx'r ol' the S n-ictv. AUriCLK V. j^Jver MiMblxT of this S 'iM'-'y >h-ill pay into lli(* Ircasiuv Five Dollais vearlv in ad vaiic'c at the mimmmI Mii'ftinu'. Any ivIcmbiM' who shall \i '.: ■ 't to pav sncth dni'S I'ty >,ix months may i"' ~ 'ickcn iVmn the rod <>l .Mcni- hcrship, hut anv person so sn ickcii Irom tho roll, upon till' pavniiMit, of all iirrcaraLi''-. ina\ bv that act hc! re .'idniittcd ov -i vote o| the Directors. Airncfd': vi. Anv Menihcr wiio slmli he in ^orcars for dues for more than six inorilh^ shall he ineli- for the t inie heirio to pay the (Jiies iiei einhel<)i«* pies.rihel, it slndl have power to reinil such d.ies. AKTICI E VII. ( )n the second Mondav in January of each and eveiv year, after the clo>e ol the .i- BY-LAWS. 11 .1 if'oiihir mootiiiu: for election of Officers, &c., tli(» Society shall hold an annual dinner to be j)ai'l for out of tin? funds of the Sf>ciptv (to wlji(!h Memh-Ts are privi leoi-ed to invite one or Mioic fri(Mids, on payinciit tjf the reon iipprMval, will diffct the Secretary to issue '.lie said in\itMt ions). AlM'KddO VIII. The I'ri'sid.'iit slidl Iimv(» power to L'^ratit leavt' of ;d)stMict' of suc*i (jfficcr. .\HrU LK IX. W'heiM'ver the i^iHnl of I )i''t'('tors shall be notihi'd that aiiv oIlictM' of the Society has bciMi absent lor a lotiircr period thun six iii'Mitlis, the lioaid niii V t liireupeii declare the ollie- vacuii, Mild appoiMi >oin'' oiln^r person to fill I he vacaiicv . AuricLH X. Kach Mi'inber ^licn speaUinjr shall address tiie |*tM'sidmj- ( )llic('r, and wlicn cailcd to order bv hi 111 -'hill iiiHn"(|i;ir.-lv fake his scat ; but he may appeal Irom siichoider, and a majority of t In- .Mtnibf'i s ma V reverse it . AHIKLK XI. In debate ik) .Memher shall be personal in his remarks. AlMhbK XII. All iiiotKMis, if reijuireil by tlu} Ohair, 12 J! Y LAWS. shall Im' inaJi' in wiitiii;^-, ;ni(i read I>v thf mover at lus sea?, ht'foif* olIVMitKr. AUTHLE Xlll. " TU*' S«ici»'tv mn\ elect as Honorary Metti- bers Mich persMfis ..nlv as shall have reml' red unportarit st-rvi«:es to tlie SixMdv or to tlif ccuntr-.-, but no person shall he elected an Honorary M«*inl>'-r uli(» has not at sonic nin-* resided m Britiso Colutnhia . AiniCLE XIV. r«'n MHinii.-is shall constitntf^ a (|nonnn lor the tl4n^a«•lion ot' husincs-, ot her tlian al- teriiiiT t Im' C'»n>ritutif.n. AnrfCEH XV. Th.- iii«'Hfii,^r> ,,i til.. Soci.'ty shall be htdd at Asiicr"r the SocwMv, and signed bv thi- pr^sMlnisi and Sccrctatv AinicEE xvn. A fiiK" «»f o.'ie dollar shall Ic ini|')osed on an\ ()ni<('r for ab>eiici*, il' mich OfliciM- catniot yi\ (J a ^ood exr-u-e, Mivif LK xvni. V\ eati By-Laws shall not be aineiidiNJ ntiless by a tw<» ihirds vote at a 'e^ular meet- ing- ol which rliie n. >»!(•, • si,;,ll }).- oiven in one or nicK' :je'A.*|)a|>-rs, at leas! one montfi prior thereti,, at which fliere shall not be Ie>s than otie lil:h of all the M.-mbcrs of tfie Society present, afUT due notice of snch ! j;y-i-avvs. in iitiieiMlnifiit being- givcd as KKjiiiird to amend iht' CoiiStilutiuti. .losEl'H W. BuKli, iloN. U. F. (JoiiiNWALL, Secretary. l^rekident. Abhcroli, 15. C, 31ht Dec, 189'). ' rr 1 ?7