The Boston Terrier and All About It | Page 5

shall refer it to said committee for
investigation.
SEC. 2. Any member can resign from the Club by sending his
resignation to the secretary in writing, and upon the acceptance of such,
all his interest in the property of the Club ceases from the date of such

resignation.
SEC. 3. Any member whose dues shall remain unpaid for one month
after the same becomes due, shall cease to be a member, and forfeit to
the Club all claims and benefits to which he would have been entitled
as a member, provided that the executive committee may consider his
case, and upon sufficient cause shown, reinstate him to membership
upon payment of his dues.
ARTICLE IV.
MANAGEMENT.
SECTION 1. The officers of the Club shall consist of a president,
vice-president, secretary, treasurer, and an executive committee, of
which three shall constitute a quorum; said committee to consist of the
above named officers and three active members chosen by the Club.
SEC. 2. Any office vacated during the year shall be filled by the
executive committee.
ARTICLE V.
SECTION 1. Nomination for officers and judges for the ensuing year
shall be made either by mail or from the floor, at a meeting to be held
in November, at least twenty days prior to the annual meeting, the call
to contain the purpose of the meeting, after which nominations shall be
closed. The secretary shall mail a ballot containing all regular
nominations to each member in time to be voted at the annual meeting.
SEC. 2. The officers of the Club shall be chosen by ballot at the annual
meeting and shall hold their respective offices for one year or until their
respective successors are elected.
SEC. 3. Mail voting shall be allowed on amendments to the
Constitution, By-Laws, Standard and Scale of Points.
SEC. 4. Each member shall have the right to vote on the election of

officers and judges by mailing the official ballot duly marked and
sealed to the secretary, and enclosed in an envelope, which envelope
shall also contain the name of the member so voting.
ARTICLE VI.
MEETINGS.
SECTION 1. There shall be meetings of the Club, at which seven
members present and voting shall constitute a quorum, held at Boston,
Mass., at such time and place as the president may direct, but the
annual meeting shall be held on the second Wednesday in December of
each year.
SPECIAL MEETINGS.
SEC. 2. A special meeting of the Club shall be called by the president
on the written application of five members in good standing.
BY-LAWS.
ARTICLE I.
DUTIES OF OFFICERS.
SECTION 1. President.--The president shall discharge the usual duties
of his office, preside at all meetings of the Club and of the executive
committee, call special meetings of the Club, or of the executive
committee, and enforce the provisions of the Constitution and By-Laws
of the Club. He may vote on amendments to the Constitution or
alteration of the By-Laws and Standard or Scale of Points, on the
expulsion or suspension of a member, and on election of officers and
judges. But on all other matters he shall vote only in case of tie and
then give the deciding vote.
SEC. 2. Vice-President.--The vice-president shall discharge all the
duties of the president in the latter's absence.
SEC. 3. Secretary.--The secretary shall have charge of all official

correspondence, keep copies of all letters sent by him, and file such as
he may receive, and correspond at the request of the president or
executive committee on all matters appertaining to the object of the
Club. He shall keep a roll of the members of the Club with their
addresses.
He shall be exempt from payment of annual dues.
SEC. 4. Treasurer.--The treasurer shall collect and receive all moneys
due the Club and keep a correct account of the same. He shall pay all
orders drawn on him by the executive committee out of the funds of the
Club, when countersigned by the president, and present a report of the
condition of affairs in his department at the request of the executive
committee or president, and at the annual meeting. The treasurer shall
furnish a bond satisfactory to the executive committee.
SEC. 5. Committees.--The executive committee shall make all
purchases ordered by the Club, audit the accounts of the treasurer and
report the same at the annual election in December, and transact all
business not otherwise provided for.
It shall have the power to appoint sub-committees for any special
purpose, and to delegate to each sub-committee the powers and
functions of the committee relating thereto.
The president shall be the chairman of the executive committee.
SEC. 6. Sub-Committees.--The standing sub-committees shall be a
membership committee of five and a pedigree committee of three.
The membership committee shall investigate the standing of all
applicants, and