Constitution by Laws and House Rules of the Union Club
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C ON ST I T U T I O N B Y ' L A W S A N D H O U S E R U L E S OF TH E U N I O N C L U B O F B OST O N W I T H A L I S T O F T H E O FFI C E R S A N D M E M B E R S 1 8 8 'ULY 5 . THE Constitu tion and By-Laws of th e U nion Club as print e d in this e dition are th e same as in th e e dition of 1 8 8 e fie e e 3 , which was v ri d and corr ct d by comparison with th e original re cords . H N Y S WI w. F E R T, ’ Secrez ar y . U LY 1 88 . ' , 5 N D E I X . P REAM B L E O T T T O C N S I U I N . A R TI C LE I . NAME M S II . EMBER III . PROPERTY V IV . GO ERNMENT B Y- LA W S. E X EC UTI VE COMMITTEE M S E X C V II . EETING OF E UTI E COMMITTEE III . TREASURER S C IV . E RETARY E C M S V . LE TION OF EMBER - S M S VI . NON RE IDENT EMBER A V M S VII . RMY AND NA Y EMBER R S N S VIII . E IG ATION M S H IX . FORFEITURE OF EMBER I P X . STRANGERS A XI . SSESSMENTS M S TH E XII . EETING OF CLUB M5 7 07 2O 4 A RT I CL E P AG E X XIII . PRO IES A M XIV . NNUAL EETING XV . SPEC IAL MEETINGS N XVI . OMINATION S AND E LECTION S S XVII . HOU E OPEN S V S XVIII . ER ANT S XIX . PAYMENT OF DUE To P XX . IN'URY CLUB PRO ERTY I A MENDMENTS OF CON STITUTION AND B Y -LAW S O E R E H U S U L S . S O P S I . HOUR OF ENING AND CLO ING II B OO K S AND PAMP H LETS S K N III . MO I G S IV . DOG G S V . AME P S VI . COM LAINT - VII . DINING ROOM ST OF O E R ME B LI FFIC S AND M E RS . S S T S S S C S FORMER PRE IDENT , REA URER AND E RETARIE E X ECUTI VE COMMITTEE COMMITTEE ON E LECTION S RES IDENT MEMBERS NON -RESIDENT MEMBERS A RMY AND NAVY MEMBERS E B E P R A M L . ’ ’ U N I ON CL U B OF B OS TON was founaea in tne y ear 1 863 ’ for tlz e encouragement ana dissemination of patriotie ’ m and o o t/ze co d o memoers/z i was senti ent pini n , ana n iti n of p ’ un'ualified loy alty to t/z e Constitution ana t/ze Union of t/ze ’ U d S and u w v u o t/z e Feaeral Gov nite tates, n a ering s pp rt of ern o o tn u o tne R ll o ment in eff rtsf r e s ppressi n of ebe i n . ’ [ts organiz ation is eontin uea to promote soeial intereou rse ’ ’ o a ra t/ie co v t Clu o H ou ana t fi n enien es of a se. N C ON ST IT U TI O . N ME A . T HI S Club shall b e call e d the U N I ON C L UB O F B T ON O S . ME M E B RS . A e e e l i ny person duly elect d a m mb r Sha l , upon S gn ing an agreement to obs e rv e t h e C onstitution and By L e -fe e t e aw s , and paying his nt rance and h annual e e e ass ssment , or , if lected aft r the first day of 'uly in e - as any year , the ntrance fee and half of the annual se ssm e nt e t h e , become thenceforth entitl d to all rights e e and privileg s of m mbership , provided such acts shall be performed w ithin thre e months fro m the date of e e e t h e s uch l ction . Persons el cted members of Club d uring t h e month of D ecember in any year Shall not be e e r quired to pay any assessment for that year . Th numb e r of m e mbers of th e Club r e siden t and n o n e s o resid nt , Shall not be increased by election as t o e e an n exc d five hundred at y o e tim e . 8 C ON S TI TU TI ON P O PE T R R Y . Th e titl e to the real e state h eld for t h e u se and benefit of the Club shall remain in th e Trust e e s to w t h e was e e Feb I hom same conv yed by d ed dated . , 1 868 e e S ff k R D e e Lib , and r cord d in u ol egistry of ds , . Fo l 1 8 h 1 . t e e e set 9 9, 4 , fo r us s and purpos s forth in th e ir D e claration of Trust r e cord ed in th e said R e g ist r e e e e y with th e d d afor said . Th l egal titl e and th e h e e e ownership of all ot er prop rty , eff cts , and ass ts of th e Club shall b e in t h e Ex e cutiv e Committ e e for e e e the tim being , in trust for the b nefit and nj oyment e of the m mbers . OVE N MENT G R . f e th e b e e e The o fic rs of Club Shall a Pr sid nt , four - e e e D e e e an d Vice Pr sid nts , ight ir ctors , a Tr asur r, a S e e e th e e e cr tary, who Shall constitut Ex c utiv Commit f e b e e e e t h e A t e e o the Club . Th y Shall l ct d at nnual e D e e e f e M eting in c mb r , and Shall hold o fic for one th e year from first day of 'anuary following , and until th e ir successors Shall have be e n chosen and shall hav e f Th e e e e t h e e e e . acc pt d o fic Pr sid nt , or in his abs nce S - e e t h e e e e a enior Vice Pr sid nt in ord r of l ction , Sh ll pr e side at all meeti n gs of t h e Club and of t h e E x e c u e e t h e e e t h e e tiv Committ e and , if Pr sid nt and all Vic C ON S TI TU TI ON 9 e Presid nts Shall be absent , a chairman Shall be chosen by vot e . If th e offic e of the President or of the Tre asurer e th e e shall b come vacant , Executive Committe shall e e t h e n call a sp cial me ting of Club to fill such vaca cy . e t h e C o m If any oth r vacancy shall occur, Executive m it t h e t ee may fill same . B Y ' L A W S . EX EC TI VE C O MM ITTEE U . Th e Ex e cutive Committ e e shall hav e the manage t h e e ment and control of Club and of its prop rty , and s h all exercis e a gen e ral sup erint e nd e nc e of it s int e re sts e e n and affairs . Th y may make or authoriz all ec e ssary e no e e t h e contracts , but shall hav pow r to mak Club liable for any d e bt b eyon d t h e amou nt of mon ey which th e n th e shall , at time of contracti g such debt, be in ’ e e e e e e Tr asur r s hands , and not n d d for the discharg of t e e e r p rior d e bts or liabili i s . Th y Shall hav po w e to mak e such re gulation s and rul e s fo r th e dom e stic and e e m e t h e e int rnal cono y , comfort , and succ ss of stab lish me n t e er e e as th y shall think prop ' and , g n rally , to d o all things w hich may be n e c e ssary for the prop e r manage m e nt of its conc e rns .