The Use and Need of the Life of Carry A. NationNation, Carry Amelia
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The Use and Need of the Life of Carry A. Nation
Nation, Carry Amelia
Nation, Carry Amelia, 1846-1911; Social reformers -- United States -- Biography; Temperance -- United States
Sec. 4. The third Vice-President shall be chairman of the Press and
Literature Committee. This committee shall see that all meetings are
duly announced by the local press and otherwise and report such meetings
to the local papers and also to the national organ. It shall secure
and distribute literature for the aggressive work of the Federation.
Sec. 5. The fourth Vice-President shall be chairman of the Law
Enforcement Committee. This committee shall report to the Federation
the non-enforcement of all statutes, suggesting means to secure the
enforcement of such statutes. It shall also investigate all lines of
law enforcement, instructing the Federation in statutory law.
Sec. 6. The Vice-Presidents, by and with the advice of the President,
shall select the persons to assist them in their several departments.
Sec. 7. The Secretary shall keep an accurate record of all business
meetings and a complete register of all members. The Secretary shall be
the authorized collector for the local Federation and shall be entitled to
a commission of ten per cent of all collections.
Sec. 8. The Treasurer shall be chairman of the Finance Committee.
This committee shall devise ways and means of securing pledges, and raising
money in any other way deemed advisable to further the interests of
the Federation. He shall report to the Secretary all pledges that have
been paid by members and others, so that the Secretary's book shall show
correctly all money received and paid out.
Sec 9. It shall be the duty of the Membership and Finance Committees
to take pledges from the members of the Federation, and any others,
to further its work. These pledges shall be for the month and payable
quarterly. One-third of such money secured shall be retained by the local
organization and the remaining two-thirds shall be sent to the Treasurer
at the home office in Guthrie, Oklahoma.
ART. 5.--REPORTS OF OFFICERS. At the annual meeting, each of the
officers shall present a full written report of the year's work.
ART. 6.--SPECIAL COMMITTEES. At the regular monthly business meeting
preceding the annual meeting, the President shall appoint from the
membership the following special committees: An Auditing Committee
of three. This committee shall examine all accounts and render a report
at the annual business meeting, a record of such report to appear upon
the Secretary's book. A Nominating Committee of five. This committee
shall report at the annual meeting the name of one candidate for each
office.
ART. 7.--MEETINGS. Two meetings a month shall be held. One to
transact the business of the Federation, the other for literary and social
purposes, conducted under the direction of the Program Committee. This
second meeting shall consist of oratorical contests, debates, recitations,
songs, or any other educational features.
The regular business meeting in January shall be the annual meeting.
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