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"^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. 
 
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 '3(>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. 
 
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 1 Y^'^ 
 
 ART, 
 
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 . 
 
Order of Business. 
 
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 s. 
 
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 II 
 
 Roll Call. 
 
 K<'M(lii)ir of Minutes of l.isr Meeting. 
 
 I'ic>(iit;iti<iti m( (,\)i|j(iii|lli(';it:()tis. 
 
 l^-l»'fiti<»n to fill \';»c;nici(^s, 
 
 NominHtidii of (^;»'rli(ln*(»«< for MHmbership. 
 
 Hrjllot \'iu- (yjindidMtcs I'or' Membership. 
 
 I^t'pOftS of OfTici'i s. 
 
 I >('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<m1 h!u1 kuowii a8 
 llu^ ''YaLK LuAAHiKV DlsritlCT PiUNKEli So 
 CIKTY." I. i> (l('Sii>i>t (1 i(» l)H, Mini is, a inoi'iil, 
 lieiii'x i)l<Mit, liti'iarv hixI scuMitido association, 
 iiini Its ()1))(h;'s ;»!(' ; 'I'o i-ulti vatt' sm'ial inter- 
 cotiisc, t'.)iiii a iiKu.' iKTlt'c' iiriinM amoiiir its 
 memliers, and (Mcau* m t'liinl lor cl»arita!)lej^„„j^ „^f^ 
 i)iifOMS(-s ill tlit'M Icvi.ili; tcxMillcct iind nr^'-'^etve Ohjcct 
 iiiloi iiijitioii coimtcKMl uitli li:*' Ciirlv settle- Socictif. 
 iiMMit ail. I siil»,>iM|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 l5oar<l of 
 Officers Directors, tc coii>ist 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<T^i'/jr/.s'siii y. Tlic annind nuH^tino; of the Soci<''v fiT 
 the election ol oflii-eis shall be ludd on the 
 second Monday in Jaioiirv, in e:»cli year, and 
 at such iiUM'tinufs tln^ Annual Ke[ioits of the 
 Officeis of the Society shall l)c made. 
 ARTJCI.K VI. 
 The officers of \\Mt Societv .shall be »*le(te(i 
 
 _, ^. by ballot, and shall hold ofTice for ono\ear, 
 Election i i i , , " 
 
 of Oncers'* 'i^t until tlieir sncccssoi^ wre elec ed. 
 
 ARTICLE VII. 
 
 The Board of Directors shall meet for 
 business at the call of the IVesident, and a 
 majority of the Hoard may fill an;, vacancies 
 wliich may occur in its own body. il'!ie Pros 
 
 ^IHiM 
 
CONSTITUTION. 
 
 1 
 
 idciit, Sncrctaiy, aji(i Treasurer shall bo ex- 
 Ollicio Mt inbers 1)1" the Board, a majority of 
 whom must be present in order to form a 
 (lUOMitii for llie transae ion of business. 
 AKTICLK VIII. 
 
 Tlie Proidcnt shall oreside at the meet- 
 inos of tiri> 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<c I're^i(lell^, ill lt,c> 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.\<nij.t lioiii lee--, lines and dues. 
 
 Airrici.^: x. 
 
 The Si'detary >-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- 
 
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 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<i all reet'ipts ami (IJshnr ycinerits, 
 and ^hali icpo't th<* same aiiniiallv, or at s'.kiIi 
 prcio S as I (If Soi'iel \ m»v itMpiiie. Il»' shall 
 pav n . m'i'.:eys *-\ it 111 Mit an <ir(ler eoiintei siirned 
 l.v the Secietary. At llic expiiati<in of his 
 term ol iillicf Im» shall (lelix'er all monevs, hooks, 
 |)apor>, 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 meetiti<ji; provuled tl ere be not less 
 than liriet-n Members present; ami any ollicer 
 of the Society may he removed from his (dlico 
 
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CONSTITUTION. 
 
 hy the Board ol Oiiectors for sucfi cause as in 
 it>i 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 meetin<r of whicdi 
 due iK^tice ^hall hnv»' been jfivcn in a news- 
 paper ,n the district at l.ni^t fifteen days prior 
 then to, at which time there shall he not less 
 than one fifth ol all tlw Membfr^ on the roll 
 [)rtst'iit. Mild all such alterafioiis and amend- 
 ments sliall be proposed at some meeting at 
 I'-ast OM(" noMtli prior to such stated meetinp-, 
 and sliall be posted in a cofspictious place in 
 the town of Aslicroi'i a? least one monili prior 
 thereto. 
 
AND ' 
 
 CHARTER MEMBERS 
 
 OP-^ THE 
 
 YALE AND LILLOOET 
 Pioneer Society, 
 
 Or^dnizrd January 1.], 1889. 
 
 IIOX. C. F. CORXWALL, Pivsi.i,M,t. 
 
 (J. A. tSK.MLlN, M I*. iV, VhclV:>i.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- 
 <ril)l<* to otliee. and nhall not Im- eniiiU d to vote 
 at any tneetinji', or enjov- the pM\deo-es ol this 
 society, hnt wIkmi the liood of Do cctois .shall 
 he sati.sfit'd that any wottliy Mfinher o! ihis- 
 Society is tinahh> 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 
 
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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 re<rij|ar fee for 
 sanic; nuinc^ of pMiiifvs to Ix? invited must be 
 IiiiikI'mI in to the Sfcretary, who will lay ihe 
 siinic hrloie th.' Jio.ir'd of Directors, who, U[>on 
 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)s<ii('<; to any oHic'r of lht» Society 
 foi ;t peri d not i-xceeditinf six niofiths, and to 
 iippoint soini' suitable juMson lo perforin tlui 
 diitit's diuiii;jr tlif ab>tMict' 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, 
 
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 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"<t SfaiiM.i . 
 
 AirnuLEXvi. 
 
 All .Mi'iiibcrs. jilh'i admission, shall Ik* 
 entitl(-d to H r»Tnticate ol' Mcnibi^r ship, an- 
 thenticated |,y ll,.- Si'ii ,>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 
 
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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'). 
 
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