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About Torch of reason. (Silverton, Oregon) 1896-1903 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 19, 1899)
T H E TORCH OF REASON, SILV ER TO N , OREGON, JA N U A R Y 19. 1899. C ontinued from 3d page. e r ts ’ Rules of O rder shall be the guide when any point is in question not covered by the C onstitution and by-laws. 4. A mendments .— A m endm ents to these By- Laws m ay be m ade at an y A nnual Congress of the U nion; but every proposed am endm ent m ust be presented in w riting and first read aloud by the Secretary, then by th e m em ber proposing the am endm ent, and by the P resi dent before subm itting it to vote, and a two- th ird s vote of all the m embers present sh all be necessary for its adoption. 5. The Executive Board shall have power to g ran t charters to au x iliary organizations, and a ch arter fee of one dollar shall be paid by each au x iliary organization on receipt of its charter. or in stitu tio n m aintained wholly or in part at public expense, and generally to accom plish th e total separation of church and state, and effect the total secularization of governm ent, local, state atxl national. F ourth .—To organize and m aintain a Sec u lar S unday school to cultivate the m inds and bodies of those who attend; to work for u n i versal m ental liberty; to investigate n a tu re ’s laws and fam iliarize its mem bers with her wonders, her beauties and her products, and to do everything which promotes tru th , justice, purity, love and peace. F if t h .— To protect, by every lawful m eans, any m em ber whose equal civil or religious rig h ts are infringed. SOURCES O F REVENUE AND INCOME. M em bership fees, dues, donations, co n trib u tions, gifts, legacies, bequests and devices. CONSTITUTION AND BY-LAW S A R T IC L E I I I .— M E M B E R SH IP. OF A U X IL IA R Y SEC ULA R O R G A N IZA TIO N S. A R T IC L E L — NAM E. The nam e of th is organization shall be T he and shall be au x iliary to the Oregon S tate Sec u lar Union. A R TIC LE II.— OBJECTS. F irst .—The promotion of a higher state of society through the teaching of social purity, law -abiding citizenship, tem perance and m en tal liberty and by confining our work to things pertaining to this life only. S econd .— The eradication of superstition from the m inds of men by teaching the n a tu ral sciences and the ancient religions, showing their origin, sim ilarities and absurdities. T hird . — For all m ankind freedom of thought and equal rights and privileges in ail m atters concerning religion, and to this end the repeal of all laws th a t exem pt church property from tax atio n ; th a t force the observ ance o f Sunday as the S ab b ath ; th a t appro priate public funds for sectarian in stitu tio n s; th a t tolerate any religious exercises, readings, display or prayer in any publie school, body KINNEY ... PORTER M a in S tre e t A R T IC L E IV .—DUES. S ec . 1.— All m em bers of this organization shall pay qu arterly dues o f ..........., payable on or before the first Sunday in J a n u a ry , A pril, J u ly and October. S ec . 2.— Any member failing to pay dues a t the expiration of th irty days from the date they become due, shall be notified by the Sec retary, and if dues are not paid w ithin th irty days from date of such notification, such mem ber’s nam e m ay be stricken from the roll. S ec . 3.— Members stricken from the roll on account of non -payrrunt of dues, m ay be re instated on the paym ent o f ...........and com plying with Article III. of this constitution. i MRS. D. L. FIESTER. PROP. T he officers of this organization shall be a President, V ice-President, Secretary, T reas urer and Musical D irector. These officers shall constitute a Board of Trustees. A R T IC L E V I .- D U T I E S OF O F F IC E R S . S ec . 1.—The President shall perform the duties usually p ertaining to the office of sim i lar organizations, and shall be chairm an of the Board of Trustees. S ec . 2.— The V ice-President shall perform the duties of the President in his absence and assist in devising ways and m eans to carry on the work. S ec . 3.— The Secretary shall keep a correct record of all the proceedings of the meetings, shall m ake report each q u a rte r to the Secre tary of the Oregon State Secular Union of all mem bers in good stan d in g and shall forward the per cap ita tax as required by the consti tution of said Oregon S tate Secular Union, and perform such other duties devolving on him or defined by the constitution and by-laws of this organization. S ec . 5.— The Musical D irector shall arran g e program s for all meetings, etc., and perform such other duties com patible with the office. B Y -L A W S . L— A nnual m em bership m eetings, for the election of officers and transaction of other business, shall be held the first Sunday in September. 2. — Meetings of the Board sh all occur at the call of the P resident or any two m em bers thereof. 3. — A m endm ents to this constitution and by-laws may be made at-any annual meeting by a tw o-thirds vote of m em bers present. FORSTNER'S^ Auger Bit ... CARRY A COMPLETE 8TOCK OF School S u p p lie s , Books and S ta tio n e ry . A R TIC LE V.—O F F IC E R S . Any person in sym pathy with the objects of th is organization and who will m ake a state m ent in w riting of his or her w illingness to live an honest, moral life, to assist this org an S ec . 4.—The T reasurer shall have charge ization and the Oregon S tate Secular Union of all the monies of the organization and shall and do all in his or her power to advance the pay the sam e out only on w arrants duly cause of Secularism , is eligible to m em bership draw n by the S ecretary and signed by the in this organization and may become a m em President. He shall m ake a report each ber by paying into the treasury the sum of ......................... which is to be regarded as full • q u arter of all money in his possession, and shall act as collector a t any m eeting or en ter paym ent of dues to the b egirning of the next tain m en t where fees are charged. q u arter. 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