Part 17

Section 3. The first Board of Trustees shall consist of those designated in the Articles of Incorporation, who shall meet as soon as may be after the adoption of this Constitution and divide themselves into three classes of, as nearly as may be, eight members each, such classes to serve respectively, one until the first annual meeting, another until the second annual meeting, and the third until the third annual meeting of the Association. At each annual meeting the Association shall elect eight or nine members (as the case may be) to serve as Trustees for the ensuing three years, to fill the places of the class whose term then expires.

Section 4. The Board of Trustees shall have no power to bind the Association to any expenditure of money beyond the actual resources of the Association except by the consent of the Board of Trustees, expressed in writing and signed by every member thereof.

ARTICLE V.

Officers.

Section 1. The officers of the Association shall be a President, three Vice-Presidents, a Treasurer, a Secretary, and an Assistant Secretary, all of whom shall be elected by the Board of Trustees from its own number, at its first meeting after the annual meeting of the Association, and shall hold office for one year, or until their successors are chosen. Temporary officers shall be chosen by the Incorporators to act until an election as aforesaid, by the Board of Trustees.

Section 2. The Board of Trustees may appoint such other officers, committees, or agents, and delegate to them such powers as it sees fit, for the prosecution of its work.

Section 3. Vacancies in any office or committee may be filled by the Board of Trustees.

ARTICLE VI.

Fees and Dues.

Section 1. Each person on being elected to Active Membership shall pay into the Treasury of the Association the sum of two dollars, and thereafter on the first day of January in each year a like sum, for his or her annual dues.

Section 2. Any member of the Association may commute his or her annual dues by the payment of twenty-five dollars at one time, and thereby become a life member exempt from further payments.

Section 3. Any member may secure membership which shall descend to a member of his or her family qualified under the Constitution and By-Laws of the Association for membership therein, in perpetuity, by the payment at one time of two hundred and fifty dollars. The person to hold the membership may be designated in writing by the creator of such membership, or by the subsequent holder thereof subject to the approval of the Board of Trustees.

Section 4. All receipts from life and perpetual memberships shall be set aside and invested as a special fund, the income only to be used for current expenses.

Section 5. Honorary and Corresponding Members and persons who hold perpetual memberships shall be exempt from the payment of dues.

Section 6. The Board of Trustees shall have power to excuse the nonpayment of dues, and to suspend or expel members for non-payment when their dues remain unpaid for more than six months.

ARTICLE VII.

Meetings.

Section 1. The annual meeting of the Association shall be held on the last Tuesday of July in each year. Notice thereof shall be sent to each member at least ten days prior thereto.

Section 2. Special meetings of the Association may be called at any time by the Board of Trustees, and must be called upon the written request of ten members. The notice of such meeting shall specify the object thereof, and no business shall be transacted thereat excepting that designated in the notice.

Section 3. Ten members shall constitute a quorum at any meeting of the Association.

Section 4. The Board of Trustees shall arrange for the holding of a series of meetings at Lake George during the summer months, for the readings of original papers on history and kindred subjects, and for social intercourse between the members and their guests.

ARTICLE VIII.

Seal.

The seal of the Association shall be a group of statuary representing the Mohawk Chief, King Hendrick, in the act of proving to Gen. William Johnson the unwisdom of dividing his forces on the eve of the battle of Lake George. Around this a circular band bearing the legend, New York State Historical Association, 1899.

ARTICLE IX.

Amendments.

Amendments to the Constitution may be made at any annual meeting, or at a special meeting called for that purpose. Notice of a proposed amendment with a copy thereof must have been mailed to each member at least thirty days before the day upon which action is taken thereon.

The adoption of an amendment shall require the favorable vote of two-thirds of those present at a duly-constituted meeting of the Association.

BY-LAWS.

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ARTICLE I.

Members.

Candidates for membership in the Association shall be proposed by one member and seconded by another, and shall be elected by the Board of Trustees. Three adverse votes shall defeat an election.

ARTICLE II

Board of Trustees.

Section 1. The Board of Trustees may make such rules for its own government as it may deem wise, and which shall not be inconsistent with the Constitution and By-Laws of the Association. Five members of the Board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.

Section 2. The Board of Trustees shall elect one of their own number to preside at the meetings of the Board in the absence of the President.

Section 3. The Board of Trustees shall at each annual meeting of the Association render a full report of its proceedings during the year last past.

Section 4. The Board of Trustees shall hold at least four meetings in each year. At each of such meetings it shall consider and act upon the names of candidates proposed for membership.

Section 5. The Board of Managers shall each year appoint committees to take charge of the annual gathering of the Association at Lake George.

ARTICLE III

President.

The President shall preside at all meetings of the Association and of the Board of Trustees, and perform such other duties as may be delegated to him by the Association or the Board of Trustees. He shall be ex-officio a member of all committees.

ARTICLE IV.

Vice-Presidents.

The Vice-Presidents shall be denominated First, Second, and Third Vice-Presidents. In the absence of the President his duties shall devolve upon the senior Vice-President present.

ARTICLE V.

Treasurer.

Section 1. The Treasurer shall have charge of all the funds of the Association. He shall keep accurate books of account, which shall at all times be open to the inspection of the Board of Trustees. He shall present a full and comprehensive statement of the Association's financial condition, its receipts and expenditures, at each annual meeting, and shall present a brief statement to the Board of Trustees at each meeting. He shall pay out money only on the approval of the majority of the Executive Committee, or on the resolution of the Board of Trustees.

Section 2. Before assuming the duties of his office, the Treasurer-elect shall with a surety to be approved by the Board execute to the Association his bond in the sum of one thousand dollars, conditioned for the faithful performance of his duties as Treasurer.

Section 3. The President shall, thirty days prior to the annual meeting of the Association, appoint two members of the Association who shall examine the books and vouchers of the Treasurer and audit his accounts, and present their report to the Association at its annual meeting.

ARTICLE VI.

Secretary.

The Secretary shall preserve accurate minutes of the transactions of the Association and of the Board of Trustees, and shall conduct the correspondence of the Association. He shall notify the members of meetings, and perform such other duties as he may be directed to perform by the Association or by the Board of Trustees. He may delegate any portion of his duties to the Assistant Secretary.

ARTICLE VII.

Executive Committee.

The officers of the Association shall constitute an Executive Committee. Such Committee shall direct the business of the Association between meetings of the Board of Trustees, but shall have no power to establish or declare a policy for the Association, or to bind it in any way except in relation to routine work. The Committee shall have no power to direct a greater expenditure than fifty dollars without the authority of the Board of Trustees.

ARTICLE VIII.

Procedure.

Section 1. The following, except when otherwise ordered by the Association, shall be the order of business at the annual meetings of the Association:

Call to order. Reading of minutes of previous annual, and of any special meeting, and acting thereon. Reports of Officers and Board of Trustees. Reports of Standing Committees. Reports of Special Committees. Unfinished business. Election. New business. Adjournment.

Section 2. The procedure at all meetings of the Association and of the Board of Trustees, where not provided for in this Constitution and By-Laws, shall be governed by Roberts' Rules of Order.

Section 3. The previous question shall not be put to vote at any meeting unless seconded by at least three members.

Section 4. All elections shall be by ballot, except where only one candidate is nominated for an office.

Section 5. All notices shall be sent personally or by mail to the address designated in writing by the member to the Secretary.

ARTICLE IX.

Nominating Committee.

A committee of three shall be chosen by the Association at its annual meeting, to nominate Trustees to be voted for at the next annual meeting. Such Committee shall file its report with the Secretary of this Association at least thirty days prior to the next annual meeting. The Secretary shall mail a copy of such report to every member of the Association with the notice of the annual meeting at which the report is to be acted upon. The action of such Committee shall, however, in no wise interfere with the power of the Association to make its own nominations, but all such independent nominations shall be sent to the Secretary at least twenty days prior to the annual meeting. A copy thereof shall be sent to each member by the Secretary with the notice of meeting, and shall be headed "Independent Nominations." If the Nominating Committee fails for any reason to make its report so that it may be sent out with the notice of the annual meeting, the Society may make its own nominations at such annual meeting.

ARTICLE X.

Amendments.

These By-Laws may be amended at any duly-constituted meeting of the Association by a two-thirds vote of the members present. Notice of the proposed amendment with a copy thereof must have been mailed to each member at least twenty days before the day upon which action thereon is taken.

MEMBERS NEW YORK STATE HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION.

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HONORARY MEMBERS.

*Dr. Edward Eggleston, Joshua's Rock, N. Y. E. M. Ruttenber, Newburgh, N. Y.

[*Deceased.]

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CORRESPONDING MEMBER.

Berthold Fernow, Trenton, N. J,

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LIFE MEMBERS.

W. K. Bixby, Bolton, N. Y. Mrs. Marcellus Hartley, 232 Madison Ave., N. Y. City. Mrs. Oliver Livingston Jones, 116 W. 72d St., N. Y. City. Mrs. Horace See, 50 W. 9th St., N. Y. City. Gen. Henry E. Tremain, 105 E. 18th St., N. Y. City. Dr. W. Seward Webb, 51 E. 44th St., N. Y. City. *Samuel P. Avery, 4 E. 38th St., N. Y. City. F. D. Howland, Sandy Hill, N. Y. Frank S. Witherbee, Port Henry, N. Y. Cortland de Peyster Field, Peekskill, N. Y.

*Deceased.

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MEMBERS.

Abbott, Rev. Dr. Lyman "The Outlook," 287 Fourth Ave., New York. Abrams, A. W. Illion. Alexander, Hon. D. S. Buffalo. Allen, Hiram Sandy Hill. Ames, Edgar M. Fort Edward. Applegate, Rev. Dr. Octavius Newburgh. Arnold, Hon. Alvaro D. Sandy Hill. Arthur, Miss L. Louise Woodside. Atkins, Hon. T. Astley 73 Nassau St., N. Y.

Backus, Dr. Truman J. Packer Institute, Brooklyn. Baker, Frederick I. Fort Ann. Ballard, W. J. Jamaica. Banker, Dr. Silas J. Fort Edward. Bascom, Robert O. Fort Edward. Bassinger, George H. Glens Falls. Batcheller, George Clinton 237 W. 72d St., N. Y. Benedict, George Grenville Burlington, Vt. Benjamin, Rev. Dr. Wm. H. Irvington-on-Hudson. Bishop, Charles F. 67 Wall St., N. Y. Blake, Rev. Chas. W. Lake George. Bloodgood, Clarence E. Catskill. Brackett, Hon. Edgar Truman Saratoga Springs. Brandow, Rev. John H. Schoharie. Brown, Ernest C. 280 Broadway, N. Y. Brook, James B. 1013 East Adams St., Syracuse. Broughton, H. L. Sandy Hill. Bullard, Dr. T. E. Schuylerville. Bunten, Roland Garden City. Burdge, Franklin 325 W. 57th St. N. Y. Burnham, George, 3401 Powelton Ave., Philadelphia, Pa. Bushnell, Nathan Piatt Peekskill.

Cady, S. Rider Hudson. Carter, Robert C. Glens Falls. Cheney, Dr. Francis L. Cortland. Clark, Walter A. 755 Main St., Geneva. Clark, Rev. Joseph B. 4th Ave. and 22nd St., N. Y. Clowe, Chas. Waldron 280 Broadway, N. Y. Cole, Norman Glens Falls. Conway, John B. Argyle. Cook, Dr. Joseph Tottenham 636 Delaware Ave., Buffalo. Cook, Joseph Mrs. Ticonderoga. Cook, J. Hervey Fishkill-on-Hudson. Cooke, Rev. Jere K. Hempstead. Cooley, Dr. James S. Glen Cove. Coolidge, Thomas S. Glens Falls. Coon, Hon. Stephen Mortimer Oswego. Cornell, S. Douglas Cobourg, Ont. Cunningham, Col. J. L. Glens Falls. Columbia University Library, 116th St., New York.

Davis, William Gilbert 32 Nassau St., N. Y. Davis, Dr. Booth C. Alfred. Day, Benjamin Hague. DeLong, C. J. Glens Falls. Demuth, William 507 Broadway, N. Y. Denham, Edward New Bedford, Mass. Denton, Mrs. Elizabeth B. Sandy Hill. de Peyster, Mrs. Beekman 2345 Broadway, N. Y. (winter), Johnstown (summer). Derby, Hon. John H. Sandv Hill. Derby, Archibald Stewart Sandy Hill. Digney, John M. White Plains. Doane, Rt. Rev. C. W. Albany. Doolittle, C. M. Schuylerville. Draper, Hon. A. S. Albany. Dunnell, Rev. Dr. Wm. Nichols 292 Henry St., N. Y. Durkee, James H. Sandy Hill. Dwyer, Major John Sandy Hill.

Elting, Philip 278 Wall St., Kingston. Eveleth, Dr. George S. Little Falls.

Fairley, William 195 Kingston Ave., Brooklyn. Ferree, Barr 7 Warren Street, N. Y. Ferris, Morris Patterson 676 West End Ave., N. Y. Fowler, Albert N. C. Glens Falls.

Gillespie, Nelson Hoosick Falls. Gilman, Hon. Theodore P. 425 West End Ave., N. Y. Green, James Lake George. Griffith, Prof. E. W. Glens Falls. Gunnison, Hon. Royal A. Juneau, Alaska.

Hatch, Hon. Edward W. Appellate Division, New York. Haight, Hon. Albert Albany (Court of Appeals). Hall, Fred J. Tarrytown. Halsey, Frances W. 146 W. 119th St., N. Y. Hastings, Hon. Hugh Albany. Hatch, Rev. W. H. P. South Hartford. Hatfield, Addie E. 17 Linwood Place, Utica. Hawkins, George H. Plattsburgh. Hayden, Henry W. 120 Broadway, N. Y Hewitt, Fred W. Granville. Higgins, Hon. Frank W. Olean. Hill, E. B. 49 Wall St., N. Y. Holden, Mrs. J. A. Glens Falls. Holden, James A. Glens Falls. Hopson, Rev. Dr. George B. Annandale. Horton, Mrs. John Miller 736 Main St., Buffalo. Horton, Dr. Everest T. Whitehall. Horton, Dr. Claude A. Glens Falls. Howard, Hon. Harry A. Glens Falls. Hull, Frank S. Newburgh. Hull, Philip M. Clinton. Heilner, Samuel Broad and Chestnut St., Phila. Pa.

Imrie, Daniel F. Lake George. Ingalsbe, Miss Myra L. Hartford. Ingalsbe, Grenville H. Sandy Hill. Ingalsbe, Franc Groesbeck Sandy Hill. Ingalsbe, Hon. Grenville M. Sandy Hill. Ingalls, George A. Sandy Hill. Ingraham, Dr. Charles A. Cambridge.

James, D. Willis 40 East 39th St., N. Y. Jackson, Rev. Dr. T. G. 68 St. Paul's Place, Brooklyn. Jessup, Morris K. 195 Madison Ave., N. Y. Jessup, Rev. Charles A. Greenport. Joline, Dr. Adrien H. 54 Wall St., N. Y. Jordan, Warren S. 984 Main St., Peekskill.

Kellogg, Rev. Dr. Charles D. Sandy Hill. Kellogg, J. Augustus Glens Falls. King, Rev. Dr. Joseph E. Fort Edward. King, Charles T. Glens Falls. Kirby, Dr. R. M. Potsdam. Knapp, George P. Lake George. Kniel, T. R. Saratoga Springs. Krotel, Rev. Dr. G. F. 65 Convent Ave., N. Y.

Ladd, Neil M. 646 Fulton St., Brooklyn. Lansing, Mrs. Abraham 115 Washington Ave., Albany. Lange, Gustave 257 Broadway, N. Y. Lapham, Byron Glens Falls. Law, Robert R. Cambridge. Leary, Russell W. 147 W. 91st St., N. Y. Lefferts, Marshall C. 30 Washington Place, N. Y. Lewis, George C. Albany. Little, Dr. George W. Glens Falls. Little, Russell A. Glens Falls. Lyttle, Dr. E. W. Albany.

Mace, Dr. William H. 127 College Place, Syracuse. Mann, William D. Hague. Marsh, Wallace T. Glens Falls. Martin, John Plattsburgh. Martine, Dr. G. R. Glens Falls. Matthews, George E. Buffalo. McAneny, George 19 E. 47th St., N. Y. McCarthy, James Sandy Hill. McLean, Mrs. Donald 186 Lenox Ave., N. Y. Meredith, Mrs. Louise Hardenburgh San Luis Obispo, Cal. Messer, L. Franklin 403 Main St., Buffalo. Michael, Edward 741 Delaware Ave., Buffalo. Mills, D. O. 634 Fifth Ave., N. Y. Mills, Col. Stephen C. (U. S. A.) Governor's Island, N. Y. Harbor. Moore, Commodore John W. Bolton Landing. Morgan. Rev. Dr. D. Parker 3 E. 45th St., N. Y. Morton, Hon. Levi Parsons 681 Fifth Ave., N. Y. Mott, Dr. O. H. Fort Edward. Munger, Rev. Dr. R. D. 105 Delaware St., Syracuse.

Near, Irwin W. Hornellsville. Nelson, Venerable Dr. Geo. F. 29 Lafayette Place, N. Y. Newcomb, Alvah S. 33 Washington Ave., Albany. Nottingham, William 701 Walnut St., Syracuse.

O'Brien, M. J. 195 Broadway, N. Y. Olmstead, Rt. Rev. Chas. Tyler 159 Park Ave., Utica.

Paige, Edward Winslow 44 Cedar St., N. Y. Parry, Mrs. J. E. Glens Falls. Payne, Silas H. Silver Bay. Peabody, George Foster 54 William St., New York. Peck, Gen. T. S. Burlington, Vt. Peck, Reuben N. Glens Falls. Pell, Howland 7 Pine St., N. Y. Prince, Rev. Dr. Walter Franklin 16 S. Elliott Place, Brooklyn. Potter, Delcour S. Glens Falls. Pryer, Charles New Rochelle.

Ransom, Frank H. 137 Main St., Buffalo. Ransom, Hon. Rastus S. 128 Broadway, N. Y. Raymond, Rev. Dr. A. V. V. Schenectady. Reid, W. Max Amsterdam. Reid, Hon. Whitelaw New York. Rhoades, W. C. P. 400 Putnam Ave., Brooklyn. Richards, Frederick B. Ticonderoga. Richardson, Rev. George L. Glens Falls. Richards, A. N. Sandy Hill. Roberts, Joseph Banks 141 Broadway, N. Y. Roberts, Mrs. James A. 256 Broadway, N. Y. Roberts, Hon. James A. 256 Broadway, N. Y. Rogers, Howard J. Education Dept., Albany. Rowell, George C. 81 Chapel St., Albany.

Samson, William H. 420 Oxford St., Rochester. Sanford, Clarence T. Lake George. Sawyer, W, L. Sandy Hill. Sawyer, Dr. Edward R. Sandy Hill. Schuyler, Miss Fanny New Rochelle. Schuyler, Rev. Dr. Livingston Rowe 17 Lexington Ave., N. Y. Schell, F. Robert 280 Broadway, N. Y. Seabury, Rev. Dr. Wm. Jones 8 Chelsea Sq., N. Y. Sebring, William C. Kingston, N. Y. Seelye, Elwyn Lake George. Sexton, Mrs. Pliny T. Palmyra. Sexton, Hon. Pliny T. Palmyra. Sidway, Mrs. Frank St. John 37 Oakland Place, Buffalo. Sills, Dr. Charles Morton Geneva. Sill, Dr. Frederick S. 169 Mohawk St., Cohoes. Silver, Dr. John Archer Geneva. Simpson, John Boulton 1170 Broadway, N. Y. Sims, Charles N. Liberty, Indiana. Shedden, Hon. Lucian L. Plattsburgh. Shephard, Dr. Edward M. Lake George. Slicer, Rev. Thomas R. New York City. Smith, Wm. Alex. 412 Madison Ave., N. Y. Smith, T. Guilford Buffalo. Smith, James F. South Hartford. Spencer, Dr. Chas. W. Princeton, N. J. Stackpole, George F. Riverhead. State Normal and Training School Plattsburgh. Stearns, Rev. W. O. Glens Falls. Steele, Mrs. Esther B. 352 W. Clinton St., Elmira. Stevens, Rev. Dr. C. Ellis 111 Montague St., Brooklyn. Stevens, Benjamin F. Boston, Mass. Stieglitz, Edward Bolton. Stilwell, Giles H. 1906 W. Genesee St., Syracuse. Stillman, Dr. William Olin 287 State St., Albany. Stone, Col. William L. Mt. Vernon.

Tefft, Richard C. Sandy Hill. Temple, Truman R. Granville.