1928 - Annual Convention

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as circumstances require, and shall have power to f i l l any vacancy on the
A d v i s o r y Board for the unexpired time, and to appoint special committees
f o r special subjects.
A R T I C L E V I I . — E L E C T I O N.
( a) A l l elections for Provincial officers shall be by ballot, after previous
verbal nominations, f o r a t e rm of two years.
( b) A majority of the votes cast shall be necessary to a choice.
( c) No officer shall be eligible to the same office for more than two
consecutive terms, except the Secretary- Treasurer, who may be retained in­definitely
by unanimous vote of the Convention body.
( d) Newly elected officers shall enter upon their respective duties at the
adjournment of the Convention at which they were elected.
A R T I C L E V I I I . — A M E N D M E N T S.
( a) This Constitution may be amended at any annual meeting by a two-thirds
vote of voting delegates present, provided that the proposed amend­ments
have been submitted in w r i t i n g at the previous annual meeting, or by
the unanimous vote of a l l present.
( b) By- laws and standing rules may be adopted, amended or repealed at
any annual meeting by a two- thirds vote.
BY- LAWS
A R T I C L E I . — D U T I E S OF O F F I C E R S.
( a) The Provincial President shall preside at all meetings of the Pro­v
i n c i a l Organization and at the Advisory Board and the Executive Com­mittee
meetings. She shall appoint all P r o v i n c i a l Conveners of Standing-
Committees, subject to the approval of the Advisory Board, and shall have
general supervision of the work throughout the Province.
( b) In the absence of the President it shall be the duty of the Vice-
President to perform the duties of the President, also to assist her in devising
and executing plans of work.
( c) It shall be the duty of the District Director, who by virtue of office
is Vice- President of the Province, to attend meetings of the Advisory Board;
to have a general supervision of the work i n her District, and to arrange for
the annual District Conference, after consulting with the Provincial Presi­dent.
She shall, as far as possible, assist the Constituency Convener i n her
d i s t r i c t in organizing new Branches, and endeavor to foster and stimulate
the W. I. spirit.
( d) The Secretary- Treasurer shall keep an accurate record of the pro­ceedings
of the Advisory Board, the Executive Committee, and the minutes
of the A n n u a l Convention. She shall have charge of a l l documents and papers
r e l a t i n g to the business of the organization. She shall conduct all corres­pondence
of the Provincial Organization, and shall keep a correct list of a ll
Branches belonging thereto, of P r o v i n c i a l Officers, Constituency Conveners,
and the Conveners of Standing Committees.
( e) She shall receive and hold all moneys belonging to the Provincial
Organization, and keep an itemized account of all receipts and disbursements;
shall pay a l l accounts according to instruction of Advisory Board. She shall
close her books i n sufficient time before the date set for the Annual Conven­t
i o n to allow proper auditing by an official auditor chosen by the Advisory
Board. She shall give a bond subject to the approval of the Executive Com­mittee,
and shall make report in detail at the Annual Convention of receipts
and disbursements. She shall, within six weeks after the election of her
successor, t u r n over to such successor all moneys, vouchers, books, etc., of
the Provincial Organization under her control, covering all transactions to
the time at which she ceased to hold office.
( f) Necessary expenses incurred by officers in the service of the
Organization may be refunded from the treasury by order of the Advisory
Board.