The Philadelphia Club - Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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25 B Y-LA WS. XI. - At every stated meeting three Auditors shall be appointed to serve for one year, or until new Auditors be regularly chosen. The duty of the said Auditors shall be to audit and settle the ac- counts of the Treasurer and to present their re- ports thereof to the next stated meeting. They shall have power to lill vacancies in their number, and two of them shall be a quorum. XII. At the stated meeting of the Club, after organi- zation, the order ofbusiness, so far as the nature and character of the meeting may admit, shall be as follows:- 1. Reading the minutes of the last stated meeting, and of every special meet- ing subsequent thereto. 2. Report of the Board of Direction. 3. Report of the Treasurer. 4. Report of the Auditors thereon. . Reports of Committees. . The appointment of Auditors. r . New business. . Election of the Board of Direction and Elective Committee. A 5 6 7 8 Provided, That this order of business may be on motion changed by a majority of the meeting. l

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By-LA WS. 25 laid upon the table for inspection by members during at least one week immediately before the stated meeting next following the said date, and the other at the same time presented to the Auditors. , , OF MEETINGS OF THE CLUB. I VIII. The stated annual meeting of the Club shall be held on the second Monday of April of each year, at' such hour as the Board of Direction by notice shall appoint. IX. All elections for President, Directors, or mem- bers of the Elective Committee shall be by ballot, and a plurality of votes shall be sufficient to elect. The Chairman shall be chosen by the meeting and shall appoint Tellers to conduct the election. At such elections the polls shall be kept open at least two hours, unless otherwise ordered by a vote of three-fourths of the members present. X. p At every stated meeting the Board shall report its proceedings during the previous term, and recommend such measures as it may deem advis- able. T he Treasurer shall make his report of the finances ofthe Club as presented to the Auditors ,' together with a supplemental statement to the date of the meeting. '

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B if-LA WS. 27 I XIII. A notice of every meeting of the Club, Whether stated or special, shall be posted upon the bulletin board at least ten days before the time assigned for such meeting, and a copy mailed to each member. - XIV. It shall be the duty of the Board to call a special meeting of the Club, upon the Written request of ten members, and such a meeting may also be called Whenever the Board may deem it expedient. XV. The notice of a special meeting shall specify the time, and also the purpose for which it may be called, and such meeting shall not consider, nor take action on, any matter other than that specified in the said notice. XVI. At any meeting of the Club for action on the conduct of a member which may involve his ex- pulsion, or for an alteration of the By-Laws, one- fifth of the Whole number of resident members of the Club shall be a quorum. For the transac- tion of any other business, thirty resident mem- bers shall be a quorum. XVII. No stranger shall be present at any meeting of the Club.