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The Pamphlet Collection of Sir Robert Stout: Volume 19

Elections, Officers and their Duties

Elections, Officers and their Duties.

19. The President of the Society shall he selected from the Subscribers to the Society's Concerts, and shall be elected at the annual meeting, or at an adjournment thereof, pursuant to nominations to be made by members or a member of the Society.

20. The Vice-President and Committee shall be selected from among the Society, and shall be elected by ballot at the annual meeting, or at an adjournment thereof; and any vacancy which may occur among the Officers or Committee during the year shall be supplied at the Rehearsal next ensuing, after such vacancy shall have been declared.

21. The Officers of the Society shall be the Conductor, Leader of the Orchestra, Organist, Secretary, Treasurer, and Librarian, who shall be ex officio members of the Committee, provided that they shall receive no remuneration for their services out of the funds of the Society.

22. The Officers of the Society shall be elected by ballot at the annual meeting of the Society, or at an adjournment thereof.

23. The duties of the Conductor shall be to conduct all rehearsals, concerts, and public performances of the Society; solely to manage, direct, and control the Choir and Orchestra; and to examine the qualifications of any applicant for admission to the Society as a vocal or instrumental performer.

24. The duties of the Leader of the Orchestra shall be to lead the Band at all rehearsals at which the Conductor may require his services, and at all Concerts and Public Performances of the Society.

25. The duties of the Organist shall be to accompany the Choir or Soloists on the Organ or Pianoforte at all Rehearsals, Concerts, or Public Performances at which the Conductor may require his services.

26. The duties of the Secretary shall be to attend all Committee meetings and meetings of the Society, to take minutes of the meetings and enter them in the minute-hook, conduct all correspondence, prepare (with the assistance of the Committee if necessary) the annual report of the Committee, attend all rehearsals, concerts, and public performances, and note the attendance of performers, whom he shall furnish with the necessary tickets of admission, sign all concert ticket, and countersign all cheques drawn by the Treasurer, page 6 and generally to act for the Society under the direction of the Committee.

27. The duties of the Treasurer shall be to receive and pay all monies due to and from the Society, and to submit at the end of the Society's year a full and particular account of all the receipts and disbursements to the Auditors appointed to examine it.

28. The duties of the Librarian shall be to take charge of the Society's Library, attend at the commencement of every rehearsal, and deliver to the Choir and Orchestra the music intended to be practised, and at the close of every rehearsal collect all the music and deposit it in the Library; to correct or cause the correction of errors discovered in any of the vocal or instrumental copies; superintend the conveyance of all music to and from all concerts and public performances of the Society, and generally to act in his office as the Committee may from time to time direct.