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The Pamphlet Collection of Sir Robert Stout: Volume 25

Article VII

Article VII.

The duties of the President shall be to preside at all meetings of the Directors and of the members; to appoint all special committees (unless otherwise instructed by a majority of the Directors); to direct all committees as to their duties; to sign all orders upon the Treasurer; to generally supervise the employees and property of this Corporation; and to page 11 perform such acts during fires and at all other times as shall in his judgment promote the objects of this organization.

The duties of the Vice President shall be confined to such times as the President, in consequence of sickness or absence from the City and County of San Francisco, shall be incapacitated from acting, in which case, he shall assume the duties of such President.

The Secretary's duties shall be to keep regular minutes of all proceedings at the meetings of the Directors, and of the members; issue notices of meetings; keep accounts of dues and assessments, and furnish each member with such statements thereof, as the Directors shall prescribe; countersign all orders drawn upon the Treasurer by the President, in due form; and perform such other duties, as the Directors shall require of him.

The Treasurer's duties shall be to collect all money due this Corporation, and keep exact accounts of all such money received and disbursed, and pay out the same only on orders drawn on him, by authority of the Directors, which orders shall be signed by the President and countersigned by the Secretary. He shall report quarterly to the Directors such receipts and disbursements, and at such other times as the Directors shall so order.

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The Directors shall, within three days after their election, meet and elect from their members, a President, a Vice President, a Secretary and a Treasurer, who shall be the officers of this Corporation.

The Directors' duty shall be to organize the Fire Patrol Corps, which shall consist of a Captain and such other employees as they shall deem necessary and expedient; fix the compensation of such Corps, and remove or suspend any member thereof at pleasure; to provide rules and regulations for the government of such Corps, prescribe their duties and provide the necessary quarters, apparatus, and supplies for such Corps and for this Corporation, for the cost of all which (to be within appropriations made by the members) the President must draw money orders 011 the Treasurer.

The Directors shall hold regular monthly meetings, at their room at the Corporation's head quarters, on a date and at an hour in each month to be determined by resolutions of at least a majority of the members of the Board. A majority of the Directors shall be requisite to constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. The compensation of the officers of this corporation shall be such, as from time to time, shall be allowed by a two-thirds vote of all the members of the Corporation.