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Aprovados a 7 de Janeiro de 1927 Tip. de "O POPULA R" New Bedford, Mass. 1 ~ 1; ~ ~ ~ § .~ ~ ~ ~ ~ § ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ,1ifli1rcri1m11rcri1Wf.11".ii1rcri11IT11tcri1rcrt1rcri1m11m11m11m11!fl!1Wft1Wft1~ t.i: , : : �CONSTITUICAO ARTIGO I Noine e, Fins Sec. 1. Esta Sociedad e denomin ar-se-ha : Socieda de PortugU1eza de Benefio encia Mllltua Luz do Mundo em Lawrenc e · Massachusetts. Sec. 2. 0 se,u fim sera pagar benefiicios. mortuarios que nao excedam $200.00 e um beneficio po,r doern,;a qtl\e nao exced'a $10.00 ~emanaes. Sec. 3. A sede desta Socieda de sera em Lawrence, Massachusetts, _Esta.dos Unidos da America. ARTIGlO II Poderes Sec. I. Esta Socieda de tern poder para admitir m\embros, suspender, repreend er ou expulsar os que se nao conform arem com as provisoes estabele cidas nesta constitttli~fo; nece_ ber todo o dinhei'ro devido 'a mesma pelos seus membros o,u die qualque r outra p,roveniencia; pagar beneficios por· doenr,; e premios mortuarios, · e alterar ou emenda r ·esta constitui1;ao como, nela esta provisto. �4 ARTIGO Ill Admissoes Sec. I. Sao admitidas nesta Sociedad:e to, '1as as piessoas portugu e,zas do sexo masculino, brancas e de descendencia portugueza que gosem de perfeita saude, e de bo,a reputa9iio, de, 16 a 45 anos de eda dle . Sec. 2. S6 pessoas port ugueza s residenu~s em Lawren ce, Matheum , Andover, North Andover e Haverhill, todas de Massachusetts, sao eligive is como membro s d,esta So,ciedade. Sec. 3. Propos tas para novos socios serao feitas por qualquer mem'bn QI correcto, devendo este apresen ta-las a Assemblea juntam ente com a sua joia, declara ndo a edadie, natural i_ dade, residencia, ocupai;;ao e esta'1-o do a~li_ cante. Sec. 4. Todas as aplicai;;oes para admis_ soes serao, apresentadas ,e lidias e serao sub_ metidas pelo Preside nte a uma comissa o de tres membro s cuja comissao devera, na pro_ xima sessao regular, depois da leitura da aplica9ao, dar o seu info:rme sobr,e o estado do aplicant e, com respeito a sua saude e ao seu caracter moral, para que sej a a<limitido como membro, desta Sociedade. , Sec. 5. Na sess ii.o em que o dito inform e 5 for dado, a Sociedade tomara aci;;ao sobre· a aplica9ao para membro, usando es feras pretas e brancas na elei9ao do dito membrv , sete {._7) esferas pretas votadas contra qualqu er candidato exclue-o de membro da Soci,edade, e ,o setL nome nao podera ser proposto a Socieda de, por um periodo de seis (6) mezes depois d,a sua exclusiio. Sec. 6. Todos os aplican tes para membros serao examin ado,s por um medico escolhido pela Sociedade ; o exame sera pago pelo aplicante,. Sec. 7. Todo o aplican te quie nao compa_ reoer na sede desta Sociediad·e duran te tres (3) sessoes regular es depois de ser admitido e avisado _para ser iniciado, perd e o direito a joia que tenha pago, e s6 podera ser admitid o faz,end o, nova prop o1sta, pagand o nova joia, e nova examina9ao medica . " Sec. 8. O aplicante s6 obtera direitos aos henefic ios da Sociedade depois de ser inicia_ do. ARnG o IV Joias , Sec. 1. As joias mencionadas n-esta s,ec9ao dev,em acompa nhar as prop ostas para n ovos memhros de acordo com as seguint e edades : �6 7 De 16 a 20 anos de edade $1.00 " 21 a 25 2.00 " " 26 a 30 " 3.00 " 31 a 35 4.00 " " 36 a 40 . " 5.00 " 41 a 45 10.00 " Sec. 2. Se o aplicant e nao for eleito membro a joia de admissao ser-lhe- ha restituida. Sec. 3. O producto das joias reverter a para o fu ndo de Despezas Geraes. Sec. 3. Ordem das sesso es regulare s : 1_:_Abertura da sessao. 2-Cham ada dos oficiaes. 3- Verificar;;ao do passe. 4-Leitu ra da acta. 5- Proposta para novos s,ocios. 6-Votar ;;ao para novos socios. 7-Inicia r;;ao pa.ra noV101s socios. · 8-Leitura da con espondencia. 9-Reporte da visita de saude. 10- Balanr;;o quinZ'er.al. 11 - Trabalhos em discussa o. 12- Trabalh os novos. 13\._Para o bem da S:01ciedade. 14- Encerramento. Sec. 4. Sessoes especia,es: 1- Abert ura da sessao. 2-Verificar;;ao do passr.. 3-Chamada dos oficia,es. 4-Cham ada dos socios • que tiequ ereram a sessao. 5- Assunto• a trat ar. 6-Ence rramento. ARTIGO V Sess6es Sec. 1. As sess6es regulare,s desta Sociedade terao 101gar na primeira e terceira quintafei ra de cada mez, as oito (8) horas da noite e dez ( 10) membros da Sociedade incluindo o Presiden te ou Vice-Pre sidente ou o Secreta_ 6 0!, constituirao um quorum em qualquer sessao convocada para t ratar dos negocios da Soci,edade. Sec. 2. O Presidente podera convoca r sessoes especiaes quando entenda necessa rio e devera omnvocal-a s quando lhe s,eja requierido por escripto por sete (7) membros correctos. Nestas sesoes s6 serao tratados os trabalhos mencionados no aviso. 1 ARTIOO VI Oficiaes Eleitos e Nomeados Sec. 1. Os oficia,es desta Sociedad e sao os �8 9 seguintes: Presidente, Vioe-Presidente, Secretario, Tesoureiro , Recebedor, Mestre de Cerimonias, Guarda Interno, Guarda Externo, e uma Junta de cinco Directores, um dos quaes sera o Presidente da Sociedade. Pelo Presi_ dente sera nomeado anua.lmen te uma comissiio de saude de sete membros, e uma oomissii•o ar _ bitraria de sete membros. A:rtTIGO VIH ARTIGO vn Nomea9iio, Elei9iio, e Inicia9iio de Oficiaes Sec. 1. As nomea96es e e1e19oes de ofi_ ciaes terii,01logar na segunda sessiio regu:lar de Dezembro de cada ano, send,o piermitidos tantos can didatos para cada posi9iio quantos a asseblea queira nomear. Todos o soficiaes seriio eleitos pela urna. Sec. 2. Soment,e membros correctos e no goso de tod,os os direitos e previlegios seriio ac eitos para candidatos. Sec. 3 Os oficiaes ,e leitos seriio instalados na primera s1essiio regular de J aneiro, e a~ co_ mi ssoes a que se refer o Artigo VLSec. 1,' se..: riio nomeadas pelo Presidente ao tomar posse ·do seu cargo. Dev.eres dos Oficiaes Sec. I. PRESIDENTE. E' do seu <lever: Presidir a todas as sess6es e observar se os dev,er,es dos oficiaes subordinados siio fielmen_ tie desempenhados; conV1ocar sess6es •especiaes quando negocios de importancia as requeiram ou a pedido de sete -0.u mais membros corre_ ctos; apio,n tar as com1ssoes especificad'as na Sec. I. do Art . VI e quiaesquer out ras que, a Associa9iio neoessite; advertir aos oficiaes e comiss6es ,os seus dever,es qua.ndo suspeite negli gencia da sua parte; examinar o votio na urna todas as veves que haja elei9oes; assinar todos os documentos legaes que lhe sejam apresentados pelos Directo,res ; decidir todios os pontos de ordem; procurar o progr-esso da Associa9ii,01, mant er e faz,er manter os se1us principi,os e reprimir qualquer acto descortez e insubordina9iio, retirando imediatamente a palavra ao socio e expulsal-o-ha da sala se recusar obedecer, ainda que para ta! fim seja neoessariio o auxilio da policia; exp10,r e esclarecer as propostas perante a assembleia, conservando. se de pe emquanto as apresentar; niio pod1era tom ar parte em debate emquant,o presi dir; visitar, quando necessario for, todos os �10 socios doentes que residam dentro d1os limi_ tes da s:!Jde da sociedade , e jun tamente com osl oficiaes assistir aJOs funeraes dos membros que niio tiverem pesso,as de familia que to_ mem esse encargo; prnencher temporari amente as vagaturas de oficiaes e ordenar que sejam eleitos outros oficiaes para vagatura s perma_ nentes que o·correrem; aplicar a membros de_ linquentes qu1alquer pena estabel,ecida nes~es estatuto,s ; decidir com o seu voto o result ado de qualqueT vota9iio quanto a assemble a esteja egualmen te Mvidida exceto na eleii;;ao de ,oficiaes ; vigiar pelo deposito e guarda do dinheiro da Sociedade oonfiado ao tesoureir o · dar a palavra de passe de seis em seis mezes'; transmi tir ao seu sucessor t udo o quanto esteja oon fi ado a sua guarda e que perteni;;a a Sociedad•e; substituir-se pelo Vice-Presidente quando queira fazer uma proposta e tomar parte em qualquer discussiio. Sec. 2. VI CE-PRES IDENTE . Cumpre-lhe: presidir a todas as sess6es na ausencia do Pre-' sidente; desempen har todos os deveres e t er tod os os poderes de Presiden te durante qualquer impedimento fisioo, deste oficial e substituil-o durante a pendencia de uma 'acusa~iio contar de, ou duran te qualquer ou tra vaga temporar ia no dito carg,o,; desempen har todos cs deveres e ter todos os poderes do Presiden 1 II te no caso de J'alecimento, resigna9iio ou de_ m1ssao do cargo de president e at e a seguinte eleii;;iio regular e instuii;;iio de um novo Presidente. Sec. 3. SECRETAR~O. E' d,o seu dever: cons,ervar um fie! relatiorio de todas as tran sa-· i;;6es de cada reuniiio; ler perante a assemblea o relatorio da sessiio anteced,ente oara ser a_ provado ou rectificado; selar t od~s 10s d,ocu _ mentos pertencen tes a Soci,edad e ; exigir do Recebedor ulma lista dos soci,os ,em atraso, e sera pront,o, em notifical-os imediatam ente bem como todos os que se acham em susp ensifo,; receber e !er t odas as contas e mais documentos durante as sess6es, ,e responde r a toda ~ oorrespondencia da Sociedade, e no fim do sect termo ou caso de demissiio ou suspensiio, do seu cargo , apresenta r um relatorio .exacto do, estado fi nanceiro, da Sociedade; dev,e ter os seus livros sempr,e em boa ordem afim de prontamente fornecer as explica96es que !he sejam requerida s, e apresenta r os seu livros aos Dir,ectores quando estes ,os r,eqUieiram para examinar; conservar debaixo da sua guar _ da todos os documen tos e o selo, da Socieda_ de, e ·e ntregara ao seu sucessor toda a propriedade a seu cuidado, pertencen te a Sociedade. Sec. 4. TESOUREIRO. E' do s eu dever: receber do Recebedor todo o dinheiro coletado 1 1 1 �12 13 dos membros para uso da Sociedade e dar-lhe um recibo em troca; pagar todas as ordens assinad~s pielo Presidente, Secretario e Jun t a de D1rec1Jores; dev,e.ra conservar uma con t a cl ara do dinh ero recebido, e de todo o dinheiro pago e dep ositara todo 10. dinheiro perten_ cente a Sociedade, em Banco ou Trust Com_ pany sati sfatorio a,os Directores, •em nome da Soc1edade exoepto a qtliantia de cento e cincoenta dollars qu e o Tesoureiro conse.rvara em seu poder; e prestara um a fianga satisfatoria a Junta de Directores. Sec. 5. RECEBEDOR. E' do seu dever conservar uma lista exacta dos names e resi_ dencias dos socios, receher todo o dinheino per-, tencente a Sociedade e entregaLo ao Tesorureiro durante a sessao, ,e exigir dele um recibo per to das as quantias que lhe entregar; sera sempre pronto em notificar o Secret ario acerca dos socios que ·estiverem ,em atraso bem como os que estiverem •em susp;::nsao, tera sempre ,os seus li vros prontos para em qualquer oc:isiao que a Junta de Dir,ectores deseje exammal-os ou a quern o Presiden te determinar. Quando finalise o seu term o dara um informe geral a Sociedade de toda a reoeita e despez·a ; fornecera uma lista dos socios admitidos e expulsos ou falecidos dt..rante o ano; forn e~era um relatorio da receita ,em cada sessao, ao secretari o , tesoureiro e junta de directores · responsabili sar -Se-ha por todos os enganos qu; co_meta contra a Soci,e dade, e tera a sun es_ ~npturagao sempre pronta e perfeita e prestara uma fianga satisfatoria a Junta de Di.recto~ res. Sec. 6. JUNTA DE DIRECTORES. Guardara? em dep osito para a Socied'ade toda a propnedade da mesma, e no, fim do seu termo devc: ao entregar aos seus sucessores toda a propnedade ,em seu poder pertencente a Socie_ dad,e; d,everao examinar os livros dos oficiaei quando entendam necessario. 0 Presidente sera, ipso fac to presidente <la Junta de Directores. Os Directores terao o poder de sugerir e dar -0 seu parecer a Sociedade em todas as transa96.es; e do seu dever assinar todos os contratos auit orisados pela Socied'ade ; fornecerao todos ,os artigos cuja aquisigao seja votada pela Sociedade, e na sessao anual em Janeiro de cada ano, apresentariio um rdat o_ rio de toda a propriedade possuida pela socie·_ dade. Sec. 7. MESTRE DE CERIMONIAS. E' do seu dever, depois da abertura de -ca<la sessao, receber do Presidente o passe e vcer:ifica:r se todos o sabem; responder as chamadas dos oficiwes; conduzir e apresentar ao Presidente os candidatos para iniciacao; cumprir todas as �14 15 ordens que lhe fa.rem imp1ostas pelo Presidente. . Sec. 8. GUARDA INTERNO. E' do seu dever conservar fechada a porta da entrada na ocasiiio das sess6es, niio admitir socio algum' depois de aberta a sessii.o, que lhe niio tran_smita ,o passe; comunicar ao presidente o no_ me do socio que pedir admissao e niio saiba o passe; niio admitir socio algum sem ordem do Bresidente emquanto se estiver lendo, a acta ,ou outro documento, e cumprir as ordens que lhe for,em dadas pelo Presidente. Sec. 9. GUARiDA EXTERNO. E' do seu dever niio permitir a en'trada na sala das sessoes a pessoa algum que niio possua o devido passe; se qualquer membro se apresentarrpara ser admitido na sessiio sem o duvido passe e do seu dever informar o Guarda Intern0: com respeito ao que sabe do membro que pede admissao. Sec. 10. COMISSAO DE SAUDE. 0 Presidente nromeara anualmente uma comissiio de saude composta de sete membros a qual tera ppr dever investigar os memhros doentes e reportar tal investiga9iio na seguinte sessao regular; se for necessario uma investiga9ii.o medica acerca dum membno doente, a Sociedade inqicara qual o medico para esse fim, o qual ,examinara O membro doente e dara a SOc.. ciedade o seu reporto por escripto. Sec. 11. COM1SSXO ARBITRARIA. Esta comissi1o resolvera todas as quest6es entre membros e a So,ciedade. Os membros da co_ missii.o ,examinariio todas as questoes impar _ cialmente e apresentariio o seu julgamento devidamente selado perante a Sociedade. Se algum membro da comissiio for dado como suspeito. de imparcialidade na sua decisii.o, quer pelo mteresse na causa, quer por qualquer ou_ tro motivo, o seu fogar sera declarado vago na questiio perante a Sociedade e o P:resi<lente te-i ra o poder de preencher a dita vagatura. Sec. 12. IO Presidente nomeara anualmente dois ouditores, dentre ,os membros da soci•e·dade, os quaes dev,eriio examinar as contas de bodos os oficiaes, de seis em seis mezes, e in_ formar a Sociedade na primeira quinta-feira de Jan~iro e Jt11lho. ARTIGO IX Fundos da Sociedade Sec. I. Nesta Socireda<le haveni quatro fundos, a saber: Ftuido Mortuario Fundo de Beneficencia, Fundro de Despeza~ Geraes, e Fundo Especial. · Sec. 2. 0 Fundo Mo,r tuario sera mantido �16 por meio de assessmen ts de um Dollar e a Sociedade chamara tantos assessmen ts quantos entenda necessario s. 0 interesse de todo. o dinheir•o do Fundo Mortuari o e necessario parte do mesmo fmido. Sec. 3. Todo o dinheiro do Fundo Mortuario sera depositado numa casa bancaria sujeito a saques a vista, e s6 podera ser destinado ao, pagamento de beneficios mortuarios . Sec. 4. 0 Fun do Bendicente sera mantido pm assessmen ts de um Dollars de cada membro, e sera aplicado para pagamento de doen~a. Para este fundo serao chamados tantos assessmen ts quantos forem necessari os para a sua man utengao. 0 Fundo Geral de Despezas seni Sec. 5. as jo,ias dos novos membros e: ascom manti dlQ. sessments de um Dollar: : pagos pelos mem_ bros. Para •este fundo nao se poderao chamar mais de tres assessment s de cada ·membro, durante o ano. Deste fundo serao pagas t odas ail despezas geraes da Soci•edade. Sec. 6. Todos os avisos para pagamentos de assessmen ts serao ordenados pelo. Presidente ,quando O estado de um dos fundos no te_ souro mostre ser necessario um aviso para tal fim. Sec. 7. O Fundo Especial sera mantido por oferendas, legadus, e productos de tbailes ou 17 festejos. S6 se podera levant ar dinheiro do fundo especial quando autorisado pela ass·embl,ea por um voto de maioria e sera aplicado para auxiliar os oU:tros fund os desta Socieda __ de. 1 ARTIGO X Bene ficio Mortuario ' ~·1 Sec. I. Pelo faleciment o de um membro a Sociedade pagara o beneficio mortuario ao benefi~iario qu e o ~ embro tenha nomeado por escri pto no seu diploma. 10 ! beneficiario. designado deve s~r um parent,e por sanguinida_ de, do dito membro, e se tal designagao n iio tiver sido fei ta pelo membro a S,ociedade· _pa_ g_ara na ordem seguinte: a sua esposa, filh os e f1lhas, pai ou mae, irmaos, ou aos parentes mais chegados por sanguinida de, a quantia de duzentios dollars, dentro do prazo de noventa dias a contar da data que a Sociedade for legalmente notificada. Sec. 2. Mudanga de beneficiario ou bene~ ficiarios s6 sera considerada legal quando conhecida pela Sociedade em sessao regular, apresentando o socio o diploma anterior que lhe houver sido passado. Sec. 3. Quando falega um membro desta So~ �18 ciedade os seus beneficiarios deverao apr,esentar provas do seu falecimento, que oonstarao de uma certidao de obito devidamente legalisada ,e juntam ente o seu diploma. Sec. 4. Falecendo qualqU!er membro corre<:to e que na, 0 tenha quern se encarregue do ·s eu funeral, este s:era feito pela Sociedade nao excedendo as depezas a cem dollars, que serao -0.eduzidos do !beneficio mortuario. Sec. 5. Quand,o o funeral nao poder s•er feito ao Domingo, o Preside nte nomeara quatro membros da Sociedade para acompanhar o faJ.ecido a sua ultima m,orada, em um carro q~e sera pago pela Sociedade; do fundo de despezas. Sec. 6. A todos os socios falecidos sera oferecido pela Sociedade, um "bouqu et" de flo.., res, sendo esta despeza paga pelo fundo de despezas. ARTIGO XI Beneficios por Doen~a Sec. 1. Um membro desta Sociedade, noventa dias ou mais, depois da sua iniciagao, e achandio-se correcto nos seus pagnmentos, a_ doecendo, tera direito a receber o beneficio .seguin te: dez dollars por s·emana durante as 19 primeiras 12 semanas, e cinco mana pelo espago de 12 semana s mais em cada ano, se a doenga se prolongar. Sec. 2. E' ainda mais previsto que membro algum recebera beneficio pela primeira semana de doenga, ainda que ado•ega varias ve2les durante o ano, ,e niio recebera mais do que cento e oitenta dollars durante o ano contando da sun partecipagao. Sec. 3 . Esta Sociedade niio pagara benefi_ cio por doenga a membro algum que retire para fora dos Estados Unidos de boa saude, salv,o aqueie que estiver recebendo 1beneficio, ate, completar as 24 semanas da · mesma doenga. Sec. 4. Um membro que por qualqu er desastre fique inutilisado a nao poder trabalh ar, e queira retirar para outro pa.ii a fim de fa,_ cilitar o seu modo de viver, esta ii:1.titulado ao fundo beneficente como qualqu er outro membro residente nos Estados Unidos. S::·c. 5. Qualquer membno residen te fora dos Estados Unidos e que nao •e steja intitulado ao fundo beneficente, tambem niio sera assesssadp para pagamento do mesmo. Sec. 6. Socio que termina r um ano rece._ b ~ndo beneficio dara nova partecipagao a Sociedade para requere r novo beneficio . �20 21 ARTIGO XH fica~~o as condi96es fisicas, devend,0 estes c :;rt1f1cados serem recon hecidos pelo hospital . • ?ec. 4 . Membro que retire para o estran _ Sec. I. Os membro s devera•o pagar todos os pe1ro, doente , devera remeter um atestado · meseus assessm ents no prazo de vinte e cinco clioo quinzen alm ente, e reconhe cido por um dias a contar da data do avi so ou na sessad se- notario publico. Sec. 5. E' dever do socio doente submeterg~inte, ~fim de gosar dos benefici os e privile~ se a e~amina<;;iio de um medico da confianga gi,os des1gnados n esta constitui<;;iio. Sec. 2. Quando um membro adoecer deve d~ Soc1edade, todas as vezes que •esta ,0 requin.otifica r o secretario ow qualque r outro ofi_ s1tar. , ~ec. 6. Socio sob tratamen to medico pode• cial no praso de vinte e quatno horas a contar ct.a data do certifica do medico, e so ficara in- ra Ir para qu1alquer parte para benefici o da sua t1tulado a henefici o uma semana depois do dia, saude , se o medico o recomen dar mas dara em que entregar o seu primeiro atestado ; .se ,0 part e imedit.ament e a Socieda de; ;m caso que tenh~ de retirar breve mente dara parte a Junta atestado for enviado pelo correio comegar -seha ~ conta: .a part~cipa<;;~o desde 0 . dia em <J_Ue de Du~ctor es, e estes o submete rao a uma jtmo d1to certificado tlver s1do lan<;;ado no correio\. ta med1ca se o entend erem necessar io; o mem·. Sec. 3. · Quando o membno r equeira benefi- bro ?1tregar a a ordem me dica, por escripto, c10 de doen<;;a, devera apresen tar um certifica - e assmada pelo mesmo. Sec. 7. Quando do entes e obt iverem licendo do medico que o trate, datado desde o pri_ meiro dia que o visitou, ·expondo o qualidad e <;a medica para sahir deverao deixar noticia da doen<;;a e o endere<;;o actual do membro e em casa, do lugar para onde · partiram , afim enviara semanal mente um certifica do por ~a- de poderem Rer encontra dos a qualquer hora. S ec. 8. Emquento doentes nao· sahir das da .semana que redame benefici o, excepto se -estlver em tratame nto e · permane'cencb · nuin s uas. residencias sem permissa o do medico, por hospita_l , devendo nesse caso entrega r um cer- escnpto. Sec. 9. Trats.r secs consocios como irm aos tificado medico .no dia da sua entrada ali, e procurar por todos os meios ao seu alcanoe en~ quando der alta apresen tar um outro, certigran decer esta Sociedade, e respeita r e fazer Deveres dos Socios �22 23 respeitar os seus estatutos. Sec. 10. N ii.o di vulgar os trabalhos des ta Sociedade sem licern;;a ohtida em sessiio f'egular ou especial. Sec 11. E' dever de todos os socios terem as suas direr,;6es correctas na Sociedade, e quando mudarem de residencia participarem suas novas direr,;oes ao Secretario e Recebedor" na sessaci imediata. Sec. 12. Quando qualquer socio se ausente e niio queira fazer os pagamentos directamente a Sociedade, dev,era participar qual a pessoa que autorisa a pagar 10s seU!s assessments e receber benefico de doenr,;a. ou nomear outros membros para os def.ender ei representar. Sec. 4. Na sessiio seguiinte a sua iniciar,;iio, discutir e votar nas questoes apresentadas, em sessoes regulares ou especiaes. Sec. 5. S6 tres mezes depois da sua inicia_ r,;iio podera ser eleito oficial desta Sociedade. ARTIGO XIII Direitos dos Socios Sec. I. Discutir e votar nas questoes que forem apresentadas em sessiio, conservandose de pe emquanto falar. Sec. 2. Receber beneficio por doenr,;a em con formidade com o disposto no Art. 11, e dispor do beneficio mortuario como determina o Art. 10 des ta constituir,;iio. Sec. 3. Apelar do Presidente para a assembl e·a, de qll'alquer decisijo que. considere injusta, e defenderem-se em sua propria 1aefe~a 1 ARTIGO XIV Penalidades t Sec. 1. Membro que niio pagar os seus as_ sessments durante os prazos designados por es~ t•es estatutos, perde o direito a todos os beneficios e privilegios e permanecera em suspensiio ate que satisfar,;a 10s seus atrasos. Sec. 2. Membros que s•e acharem 'em atras:o; no pagamento de seus assessments encorr,eriio em uma semana de suspensiio por cada assessment em atraso a contar da data dos seus pagamen~os. Sec. 3. 0 beneficio mortuario niio s,era pago aos beneficiarios de um membro que se ache atrasado nesta Sociedade em mais de um as_ sessment. Sec. 4. Memhro dJente nao podera sahir dJt sua residencia sem permissiio medica e s6 na hora designada no atestado sob pena de perda �24 25 de duas semanas de bene ficio por cada in fra ._ cc;;iio. S ec. 5. Esta Soci·edade n iio pagara beneficio. ao membro que adoec;;a por causa de embriaguez, desordem ou doenc;;a imoral. Sec. 6. Membro que se. ach e em atraso no pagamento de tnes assessments d eve apres,entar um atestado medico declarando que esta _de boa sau:ct e, antes que possa ser r,einstalado como um membro correcto da Sociedade. Tal oertificado medico deve ser passado ao membro na presenc;;a duma oomissiio nomeada pelo Presidente. S ec. 7. Membro que se ache em atraso no pagam.en to de seis assessments s,era ,expulso da Socie dade, e s6mento podera ser readmitido: como novo aplican te seis mezes d'epois da sual expulsiio. S ec. 8. 0 membro que adoecer estan do em atraso para com esta Sociedade, ou que se a _ trazar emquanto do ente, nii,o podera recebe{r bene ficio por ta! doenc;;a, ainda mesmo que pa:gue todos os assessments em atraso. Sec. 9. Qualquer membro que• se ache susp :'n so nesta Socieda de perdera to dos os direi_ tos, benefic:os e privilegios, -exc·ept 0, ao berreficio mor tuario, a niio ser que esteja nas condic;;oes mencionadas n a Sec. 3 d este Art iga. Se. 10. 01 membro que n iio cumprir o que esta determinado na Sec. 6 Art. 12 perdera o direito a,o benefi cio de do,enc;;a ,e mquanto estiver ausente· da sua residencia. Sec. 11. Quan do um membro adoec;;a e n iio t enha a sua direc;;iio correcta nos livros desta Soci:edade perd era o direit 0 a Uim a seman a de beneficio . S ec. 12. Qualqu er membro doente recebendo beneficio e que for encontrado na sua ocupac;iiio usual ou nova ocupac;;iio an tes do medico o declarar curado, fica por •ess,e facto expulso da Sociedade. Sec. 13. A qualquer tempo que se prove, que i;,m membro fez declarac;;o es falsas na sua a plicar,;iio oom respeito a sua edade ,e caract er, e na examin ac; iio medica para obter admissiio nest a Sociedade, sera expulso com perda de, t odos os direitos, privilegi os, e dinheiro quj c/ qu e tenha pat?:o a esta Sociednde. S e,c. 14. Membro que falte ao respeito ao Pnesidente ou usar de lingu agem defa matori'a contra esta Socieda de, ou qu, ~ revelar a palavra do passe a qualquer pessoa estranha a Socie _ <lade, ou o que se passa durante, as sessoes, sera punido com a pena de suspens iio de t od1os os direitos e privi1egios, de um ate seis mezes. ·Pela repetir,;iio de qualquer destas ofensas ·sera punido com a pena de expulsii 0 . 1 �26 Sec. 15. Oficial que nao compare9a a tres sesso,es sucessivas, sem motivo justificado,, perde o direito a sua posi9ao. Sec. 16. 0 meimbno acusado ou ,esperando decisoes desta Soci edade, nao podera rec~er bene fi cio algum ate que a questao seja resoL vida; por,em se a questao lhe for favoravel, ser-lhe-hao pagos todos os beneficios em atra_ zo. Sec. l 7. A todo o membro quie assistir as sess6es e que interromper os trabalhos, sob influ encia alcoolica, o Presiden t•e ordenara a sua. sahida. Sec. 18. Qualquer socio acusado, se nao es-: tiver habilitado para se defender, pod,e ra no_ mear um out ro socio para o advogar. Sec. 19. As penas adotadas por esta Soci-edade, sao: r epreen9ao, prohibi 9ao de assistitr as sess6es, suspensao de beneficio e expulsao. Sec. 20. Pert en ce ao President e, em primeiro lugar, aplicar as p·enas mencionadas neste Artigo, mas se o membro punido n ao se conformar com a pena imp osta, podera ap elar para a Comissao Arbit raria que con firmara, anulara OU impora OUitra pena. Sec. 21. 0 membro que falt ar ao que esta previsto nas Sec96·es 2-3-4-5-6-7-8-l O e 11 cl'.o. Artigo 12 perdera o direito a uma semana de beneficio por cada in fra9ao. 27 Sec. 22. 0 membro acusado de qualquer of.e nsa, sera avisado para comp:irecer perante1 a asse mbl ea, e nao comparecend o n o dia para que foi avisado , nem nomear socio algum para seu representante , sera punido con fo rme a assemblea d~liberar. Sec. 23. Membro doente que recusar ser visitado pelo Presidente, ou jt1.:nta de saude, fica por esse fac to suspense de beneficio ate ser reintegrada em seus direitos pela assemblea· Sec. 24. Membro que citar :est:1 Sociedada perante-· os tribunaes sem primeiro recorrer ao Presidente e <;::omissao Arbitraria, sera por esse fact:i ·expulso da Sociedade, sem previo julgam ento e nun ca mais !he sera permitida a entrada. Sec. 25. Membro que por qualquer causa se nao con formar com a decisao da Comissao Arbitraria, e citar a Sociedade peranta os tribun aes, perdendo a causa, ficara por esse fa_ ct o expulso da Soci,edade. Sec. 26. Q'u!eixas contra membros devem ser apr ~,sentadas por escripto e assinadas pelo queix,oso, excepto as queixas da jun ta de saude contra membros recebendo bene fici o por doen9a, que poderao ser apresentadas verbalmente. Sec. 27. No caso que se conhe9a ser falsa a qu eixa e se for provado que foi por ma- �28 29 licia, o memhro ou membros que assinar em a queixa devem ser julgados e punidos, com qualquer das penalid ades quie a Comissao, Arbitraria resolver. Sec. 28. Um membro recebendo berreficio e que for encontrado a jo.gar, em lugar de bebidas, lugar de desmoralisac,;ao, baiks, teatros, ou entrete niment os de qualqu er natureza, perdera uma semana de benefic io por cada infra_ c,;ao. os pontos de ordem que nao se achem explicados nestes· estatuto s. Sec. 2. 0 Preside nte ou a assemblea resolvera sobr,e a maneir a de votar s,oibre assumptos sociaes. Sec. 3. Os passes em uso nesta Sociedade serao mudados pelo Preside nte de seis em seis mezes. Sec. 4. Nao serao permiti das quest6es politicas nem r~Jigiosas durante as sess6es. Sec. 5. Durante as sess6es deve r,einar silencio absoluto, e os oficiaes nao devem abandonar os seus logares sem permissa 0 do Pre_ sident~, e para ohter essa permissao devem apresentar um motivo justo. Sec. 6. Em sess6es regulat es Olli extraor di .. narias membr.o algum podera ausenta r-se quando se trate de trabalhos de importancia, ·e nol caso que queira retirar- se deve pedir permissao ao Preside nte apresen tando uma , causa justa. Sec. 7. Membro algum devera pedir a palavra ao Preside nte sem que esteja de pe e se sustente de pe at~ o Preside nte lh'a conceder. Sec. 8. N ifo se devera pedir a palavra ao Presidente antes do ultimo orador haver aca_ bado o s,eu discurso, exceto para explicar re_ gulamentos da ordem. Sec. ,g_ Quando um ,orador for chamad 0 a ARTIGO XV Ausencias e Demiss6es Sec. I. Oficial que nao desejar continu ar no seu cargo, deve pedir a sua demissao por escripto. Sec. 2 0 membro que des,ejar demitir -se desta Sociedade, deve requerel~o. por escripto ou verbalm ente em ,sessao regular . Sec. 3. Nao sera dada demissao a membro suspenso por castigo ou qrne nao ,esteja correcto, nem a oficial que seja obrigado a a,rnndonar o seu cargo. ARTIGO XVII Regula mentos Adicionaes Sec. 1. A ultima edic,;ao do Cushin g Manual servira de guia a esta sociedade em todos, �30 31 ordem devera sentar-se e esperar a decisiio do 13-Para agradecer a membros ,e outras pesPr,esidente ou da assemblea. soas por servi~os prestados a esta, sociedade. Sec. 10. Nao se podera discutir ou tratar de novos assumptos emquanto, houver traba_ ARTIGO XVII lhos perante a assemblea. Sec. 11. Orador algum sera interrompido Debates excepto para chamaLo a ordem. Sec. 12. nepois da v,otar;ao de uma proposSec. 1. Socio algum podera falar mais de ta , membro algum tera direito a fazer referenduas vezes numa questao, e cinco minutos por cias a mesma durante a sess20 em que ela foi cada v,ez, ex~epto com permissao do Presidente, •Otli a ped1do da assemblea. votada. Sec. 13. Quando dois ou mais membros pe_ ,s ec. _2. Proposta alguma sera aceite sem direm a palavra ao mesmo, tempo, o Presidenque seJa se_cundada por socio correcto ou fora de suspensao. te decedira quial o p,rimeiro a falar. Sec. 14. As seguintes propostas deverao Sec .. 3. Proposta algum seni debatida sem ter votadas sem debate: que seJa exposta pelo Presidente. I-Para encerrar a s,essao. Sec. 4. ~roposta algum sera aoeita sem 2-Para apelar da diecisao do Presidiente. que outra ~1scussao seja resolvida, salvo se 3-Para chamar a ordem. para levar a meza por temp,o, limitado. 4-Para prolongar o debate. ~ec: 5. Emendas a propostas E)erao votadas 5-Para deixar sobre o meza. pnme1ro, e se forem rej,e itadas, a original sera 6-Para limitar o debate. posta a voto. 7-Para nao se trata de qualquer assumpto Sec. 6. Quando um socio, for chamado a or~ em ordem ant,es de se principiar ,o, debate. de: ~e}o Preside?te, deve sentar-se e esp,erar &-Para seguir a ordem da sessao. a ec1sao :do P:e~1dente, e se nao s,e con for 9-Para ler documentos. mar com a dec1sao do Presidente pedera ape 10-Para levantar da meza. I ar para a assemb1eia. ' I I-Para suspender a ordem da sessao. Sec. 7. Nao serao permitidas alterar;oes entre 12.:......Para retirar uma proposta. �32 33 os socios, nem discutir assumptos alheios ao qu.e s,e esta tratando. Sec. 8. Nao sera permitido ao socio atravessar a sala entre a cadeira do Presid'ente ,e a altar ou coluna, sob pmtesto algum. Sec. 9. O!ficiaes em sess ao serao sempre designados pelos car,gos que exercem, e socio algum, ,em debate, menciona ra ,outro pelo seu nome. Sec. 10. Durante as sess6es se observar:i o mais rigoroso silencio, que s6 sera interrompido pelo membr,0 que obtiv,e r a palavra. Comissario de Seguros db . Estado de Massa_ chusetts uma copia de qulalquer emenda feita a estes estatutos no praso de trinta dias a -contar da data da sua aprova9,fo. ARTIGO xvm Emendas Sec. I. Emendas a constitui9ao deverao ser apresenta das por escripto, ~ lidas d~rant~ duas sess6es re-gulares consecutivas, e d1scutidas na terceira sessao, sendo para isso neoes_ sari.a avisar todos os membros para essa sessao, dando-lhes conhecimento do assumpto que se vai tratar; e se obtiverem tres quartas partes dos membros presentes a favor, seriio consideradas lei. Sec. 2. Esta Sociedade devera fornece•r ao ARTIGO XIX M,edico Sec. I. Esta Sociedade nao tera medico es~ pecial para cuidar dos membros doentes, mas podera contratar um quando casos especiaes o requeiram , bem como para examinar novos a_ plicantes. �34 35 IND/CE Nome e Fins Poderes Admiss6es J oias .Sess6es -Oficiaes Eleitos ie Nomeados Nomeagao, El eiga o e Iniciagao dos iO\fi_ ciaes Deveres dos Oficiaies Fundos da Sociedade Beneficios Mort uarios Beneficios por Doenga Deveres dos Socios - - - + - - - - Direitos do s Socios Plenalidades Ausencias e Demiss6es Regulamento s Adicionaes Debates CONSTITUTION 3 a 4 5 6 7 8 9 15 17 18 20 22 23 28 28 31 ~~~ ~ Medico 33 ARTICLE I Name and Purposes Sec. 1. The name of this Society shall be ; Li ght of t he World Portuguese Mut ual Bene fit Society. Sec. 2. Its purpose shall be to pay mortuary bene fits not exceeding two hundred ($200.00) dollars and disability benefits not exceeding ten ($ 10.00) dollars weekly. Sec. 3. The seat of t his Socil!ty shall be Lawrence, Massachuset ts, United States of America. ARTICLE II Powers Sec. 1. This Soc-i.ety shall have the pow:er to admit, suspend, reprimand 'or expel members who don':t conform with the provisions established ·in t his Constitutio,n; to rec eive all amounts due it from its members or from any other source ; to pay d.isabili'ty and mor , tuary benefits ; to alter and amend this Con'Stl'tut ion as. provided herein. �36 37 ARTICLE III Society. Sec 5. In the mQ: ting at which the above report is given, the Society shall act up on th3\ application for membership using black and white cubes in the e\:ction of said applican't ; seven (7) black cubes ,excludes any candidate from membership in the Society, and his name cannot be brought up before t he Society during a period of six (6) months aft.er the exclL~sion. Sec. 6. All applicants for ml: mbership shalf be examined by a physician chosen by the Society, the cost of tJ-,e medical examination being paid by the appli,cant . Si:c. 7. Any applicant who do es not appear at the seat of the Society within three (3) regular meetings after being elected and advised to he initiated, shall lose the right to the admission fo: he has paid, and can be admit-. ted only by making a new application, paying the admission foe again and undergoing another medical examination. Sec. 8. Applicants acquire rights to the benefits of the Society only after being 1mtiated. ARTICLE IV Admission Fees Sec. 1. The admission fees mentioned 111 Admissio ns Sec. 1. All Portuguese, white race, of the male sex, and male descendants of white Portuguese, who enjoy good health, a good repu. tation, of fr om sixtu~n ( I 6) to forty five ( 45) years of age may be admitted into this Society. Sec. 2 Only Portuguese r,e siding in Lawrence, Matheum, Andover, North And,over, and Haverhill, all situati:d in the State of Massachusetts, are eligible for membership in this Society. Sec. 3. Motions for new members shall be made by any member in good standing, th:se to be presented before the Assembly with admission fee and declaring the age, birthplaac, residence, occupation, and state of life of th! applicant. Sec. 4. All applications for admission shall be presented and read over and shall be sub. mitted by the President to the Committee of three members which shall give its report at the next regular meeting following the reading of the application , concerning tilt: applicant's health and his moral character so that he may be admitted as a member of this �38 39 t hi s Section shall accompany the applications for membership in accordane'i:! with th e following ages : From 16 to eo years of ages $1.00 " 21 to 25 " " 2.00 " 26 t o 30 3.00 " 31 to 35 4.00 " 36 to 40 5.on " 41 to 45 10.00I S ec. 2. If the applicant is not elected as a1 member, the admission fe1e shall be returned him. S ec. 3. The admission fees shall belong to th e General Expense Fun d. he shall also call them when requested to in writing by seven (7 ) or more members in good standing,, and at this m eeting shall be transacted only the business which the notices contain. ARTICLE V M1cetings Sec. I. The regular meetings of thi s Society shall take place on th e first an d t hird Thursdays of each month at eight (8) o'clock P. M . an d ten ( 10) memb ers of th)~ Society in cluding the President ·or Vice-President or t he. Secretary shall constitute a quorum at any mo :: ting call ed to transact t he busin ess of the1 Society. Sec. 2. Th e President may call special meetings wh enever he de ems it necessary and Sec. 3. Ord er of the regular meft:tings: I-Opening of the meeting. 2-Roll call of officers. 3-Verification of the password. 4-Reading of t b e min utes. 5-Proposals of new memb ers. 6-Election fo r new members. 7-Initiation of new members. 8-:Reading of corr-espondience. 9-Report of t he Committee of Health. IO- Bi-monthly finan cial report. I I- Un fi nished business. 12-New Business. 13-For the \Welfare of the Society. 14-Closing. Sec. 4. Special meetings. I-Opening of the meeting. 2-Veri fi.cation of th e password. 3- Roll call of officers. 4-Roll call of members who r equ ested the meeting. S-Business to transact. 6-Closing. �40 41 ARTICLE VI Sec. 3. Elected officers shall be installed at the first regular meeting of J anuary, and· the committ;.! es referred to in ARTICLE VI Sec. I. shall be appointed by the President to ass ume their duties. !Officers, Elected and Nominated Sec. I. The officers of the S oci);ty are the following: President, Vice-President, Secreta ry, Treasurer, Rp:;ceiver, Master of Ceremonies, Inside Guard, Outside Guard , and a B oard of five (5) Directors, one of who shall be the Pr-esident of the Soci,.: ty. The President shall app oin t a Committee of H ealth composed of seven (7) members and a Commit~~e on Arbitration composed of seven (7) members. ARTICLE V,11 Nominations, Electi ons, and Initiations of Officers S ec. I. Tr~e nomination a nd election of officers shall take place on the secon d regular meeting of December, there being as many candidates for each position as the Assembly ie;ares to nom inate . All offic ers shall be ,el ected by ballot. S ec. 2. Only members in good standing and enjoying all rights and privileges shall be eligib!Je as candidates. ARTICLE vrn Duties of the Officers S'3c. 1. PRESIDENT: It is his duty to pr~side at all meetings and to observe whether th e duti•es of the subordinate officers are faithfully carri/: d out; to convoke special meetings when important business requires them or at the requ est of seven (7) or more mtmbers in good standing; to appoint the Committees r eferred to in Sec. I of ARTICLE VI and any others whidh the Society m ay need; to a dvise the offie\: rs and Committees of their du ties when ever he susp·ects negligende on their part; to examine the vote at the ballot-box at the election ; to sign all legal documents which may be presented. him by th e Directors; to decide all points of orcl!er; to seek t he progress of the Society, to maintain and caus.e to be maintained all its principles and to avoid any act of unpoli11 eness and int,bordination by immediately refusing the �42 43 flo or of th e m ember and by exp.elli ng him from the meetin g room if he ri·~fu ses to obey, ev en t ho for said result the intervention of the police is n,ecessa ry ; to pnesent and make clear all motion s befor e the Assembly, remain ing stan ding as lon g as he pres ents them; not to take part in a ny d.ebate while presidi ng; to vis it when n ecessar y all the disabled mem-· bers who reside within the limits of the seat of t h e Society , and together wi th th e officers to assist at the funerals of the membe rs who have no rela tives to take charge of them; to fill in tempor arily the vacanci,es of office a nd; t o order t he election of ot her officers for pern0anent/ va cancies which may take place; to app ly on delinqu ent m embers any penalty est::,blishe d in these hy-law s ; to d ecide with his vote the result of a ny voting wh en the Assembly is equally divided , exC/ept at the election of offi cers; to keep track of th e money of the Society entrust ed t o th e Tr~asu rer ; to give th ei password every six months, to, han d over to his success or all t hat has been entrust ed him( and whi ch belongs to thi:! So,ciety ; to have himself subst ituted by the Vice-P residen t when he wish es to make a motion or t o t ake part in any discussi on . Sec. 2. VICE-P RESID ENT: It is h is dut y to presid e a t all meetin gs in the absence of the Preside nt; to perform all duties and to have all powers of the Preside nt during any physica l impedim ent of thi s officer, and to substitute for him during the time t here exists any accusat i on against him or during any other temp ora ry vaca ncy in said office; to perfo rm all t he duties and to have· all th el powers of th e Preside nt if he should di e, resign, or be dismiss ed from office ~ntil the DJ:xt r•egular elect ion and the installa tion of a. new President. Sec. 3. SECRE TARY: Lt is his duty to have, a faithful r-ecord of all the transacti ons of each meeting to be approv-ed or corri.c cted; to seal all t he docum ents belon ging t o the Societ y ; to demand from the Receive r a li st of all t he members in arrears and t o notify ~hem immediate ly as well as those who a re susp ended; to rec,eive and read all t he accoun ts an d other docume n ts during the m eetings, and to answer all the corresp ondenc e of the Society , an d at the end of his t erm or in case he is dismiss ed or suspen ded from office to present arr exact report of t h\e financi al conditio n of th e Society; to have his hooks always in the best, of order so that he may prompt ly furnish a ny explan ation request ed from him, and to pr1esent his books to the Dirlectors wh en these re _ quest them for examin ation; to keep umder 1 �44 his care all the documents and the 8~al of the S ociety; to hand over to his successor all the proper ty entrust ed him which may belong to th\e Society. Sec. 4. TREA SURE R: It is his duty to receive from the Receiv er all the money received from the members for the use of the Society and give him a receipt in exchan ge; to pay all orders of payme nt sign ed by the Prcs-i dent, Secret ary, and the Board of Direct ors.; to keep a clear record of accounts of all money r,eceived, all money pay out, and to deposit all the moll' ~Y belong ing to the Societ y in a bank or Trust compa ny satisfactory to the Direct ors and in the name of the Societ y with the exception of a sum of one hundre d and fifty ($.150.) dollars which the Treasu rer shall keep in his possession and to pres ent a securi, ty !bond satisfa ctory to the Board of Directors. Sec. 5. RECE IVER: It is his dulty to keep a correc t list of the addresses and names of the membe rs, to receive all the money belong ing to the Soci'ety and to hand it over to the Treasurer during the meetin g and to deman d from him a receipt for all the amoun ts he hands him; to promptly advise the Secret ary about the membe rs who are in arrears as well as those who are in suspen sion; to have his books 45 always ready for any time that the Board of Directors may wish to examin e them or when the Presid ent may appo•i nt. At the ·e nd of his\ l' , rm he shall giv,e a genera l report to the Society of all the income and expens es; he shall furnish a list of the membe rs admitt ed, dismiss , d, and expelled or deceased during the year; he shall furnish a report of the receip ts of each meetin g to the Secretary, Tf'easurer, an,d Board of Directors; he shall be respon sible for all the mistakes which he may make agains t the Society; he shall J-,ave his r,ecords always up-to-date and cof'rect and shall ft1rnish ai bond satisfactory to the Board of Directors. Sec. 6. BOARD OF DlREC Ti0 IRS: They will ke,ep guard over the proper ty of the So"\ ciety for the same, and at the ·end of their term of office they shall hand over to their successors all the proper ty ,e ntruste d them beionging to the Society; they shall examin e the, books of the -officers when deemed necessary., The Presid ent shall be, ipso facto, Presid ent\ of the Board of Directors. The Directors shall have the power to suggest and giv,e their opi-. nion to the Society in all transa ction; it is their duty to sign all the contra cts author ised by the Sodety ; they shall furnish all the articles voted for by the Society and in the annual meetin g in Januar y they shall presen t �46 47 a report of . all the property owned by the Soci·ety. Sec. 7. MASTER O F CEREMONIES: I_t is his duty after the opening of ,e ach meeetm~ to reoeive from th e President the password an d to se·e whether all kn ow it, to answer the officer's roll call to guide to and present to t he President the' candida tes for initiation; ~o· carry out all the orders given by the President. Sec. 8. !INSIDE GUARD : It is hi s duty to keep the -e ntrance of th e meeti:1g room closed du/ring the meeting, not t o ad~it anr memb~r after th'e opening of the meetmg without his giving the password; to give the Presid~nt th~ name of any member who seeks adm1t tan~~! without knowing the password; not to adm~t any member without the order_ of th e Pr:sident while the minutes of meetmg are bemg) read or any other document, and _to perforl11J the ord ers given him by th e President. •; Sec. 9. OUTSIDE GUARD: It is _his dutjy: not to all ow anyone t o ·enter the meetmg r oom who does not know the password ; if any mem; b er seeks admittance to the· meeting room and doesn't know the password it is his duty to ask the In si'cte Guard conc·ernin g the member who seeks admittance, Sec. 1O COMMITTEE O'P HEAL TH: The Pnesident shall app oint annually a committee of health of seven members the duty of which shall be to investi gate th e disabled member5i and to report on sai d investigation at the fo l-' lowing regular meeting; if a m edical investigation is ne,cessary for a member the Societyj shall indicate which doctor shall examine the disabled memb er who shall give a written report to the Society. Sec. 11. COMMITTEE ON ARBITRATION: This committee shall settl.e all questions be~ tween the members and the Society. The. members of th e Committee shall •examin e impartially all the questions and shall present a sealed judg,ement to the Society. If any mem-1 ber is fou nd suspected as partial in his deci_ sion, whether for interest in the 1cas·~, or for' any other motive, his position shall be declared vacant in the case before the Society and the Presi dent shall hav-e the power to fill the said vacancy. Sec. 12. The President shall appoint an-i nually two auditors, within the memibers of the Society, who shall examine the accounts of all the officers •e very six months and they shall inform the Society of the· same on the fir"st Thursday of January and July. �48 ARTICLE IX Fun ds of the Society Sec. I. Ther,e shall be four fu n ds in this Society: Mortuary Fu,'nd, Disability Fund, General Expense Fund, and Sp ecial Fund. . S ec. 2. The Mortuary Fund shall be maintained by assessments of one ($ 1.00) dollar, and t he Soci,ety shall call for as many «ss,es,:ments as it deems necessary. The interest derived fro m th e money shall be considered part of t he same fund. Sec. 3. All th e money of th e Mortuary Fund shall be deposited in a banking house subj ect to check an d can _be used only for thi paying of mort·iary benefits. Sec. 4. The Disability Fund shall be maintained by assessments of one ($1.00) dollar from each m~mber and can be used on)i for t he paying of disability ben efits. For this fund shall be called as many assessments m is deemed necessary for its maintenance. Sec. 5. The General Expense Fund shall be maintained with th e admission fees frorr the new members and with assessments of · one ($1.00) dollar paid by the members. Not more than three assessments for _,eac~ mem ber can be called · for this fund durmg the 49 year. All the general expenses of the Society shall be paid from this fund, S:c. 6. All the notices for payments of assessments shall be ordered by the President wh en the condition of any of the funds sh ows' it necessary that a notice be given. Se,c. 7. The Special Fund shall be maintined by gifts, bequests, and profits from dances or fairs. Money may be used from th= Special Fund only wh en authorised by a majority vote of the Assembly and it shall be m·,e d to help th e oth::r funds of the Society. ARTICLE X Mort uary Benefit Sec. I. With the death of a member the Scciety shall pay a mortu ary benefit to t h ~ bene ficiary named in writing in th e diploma by the memb :r. The ben eficiary designated .'hall be the wife or a relative by blood of the said member, and if sa id designation has not been made by the member the Society shall pay in the following order : to his wife, sons and daughters, fath ::r or mother, brothers, or t (J his closest relatives by blood the sum of two hundred ($200.00) dollars within thr period of n inty days .counting from the day on �50 51 ARTICLE XI which the Society was legally notified. S sc. 2. A change in beneficiary or benefiDisabili ty Benefit s ciaiies shall only be considered legal when reSec. 1. A member of t his Soci ety who, ninty corded by the Society at a regular meeting, the member presenting his ol d diploma wh ich days or more after his initiation and in goo:dl standing, finds himself disabled shall have the·. wa s issued h im. ri ght to receive t h e followin g benefit : ten Sec. 3. When a memb er of t his Soci,ety di es his beneficiari es shall present pro of , o.f ($,10.00) dollars per week during the first: the death, which consists of a deat h certifica- twelv,e ( 12) weeks, and five ($5.00) dollars, te du ely legalized and accompan ying his di- per week fo r the period of t welv,e ( 12) more:: weeks in each year if th e disability con tinu.ei. ploma. Sec. 2. No member shall receive benefit Sec. 4. If a member in good standing dies for the first week's disability -even t ho he b eand has n o one to take charge of his fun eral, comes disabled man y times during th e year,; thi s shall b e done by th e Society and t he ex- and he shall not r-eceive more t han one hunpenses shall not exceed mane t han one hun-· dr,ed and eighty ($180.00) dollars during any dred ($ 100.00) dollars which shall be d educed one year counting from the date of his first fro m t he mortwary ben efit. notice. Sec. 3. This Society shall not pay di sabili t y Sec. 5. When the fu neral cann ot take plac :.' on Sunday, the President sha11 app oint benefits to any member who retires from the four m : mhers of the Society t o accompany United States in good health, but if he is al th e deceased to his grav-e, in a car which shall teady receiving benefit he may compJ.ete the be paid fo r by th e S ociety from the Expense twenty four weeks of the same disability. Sec. 4. Arty member who for any reason Fund. become incapacita ted and cannot work arty Sec. 6. Th e Society shall off er to all thf~ more and wishes to r-etite to his or any oth et dr ceased members a wreath of flowers , th •: country in order to facilitate his mode of li~ expen ses fo r the sam e being paid from thl' ving is entitka to the Disabilit y h ~mefits a§ Gen eral Expense Fund. �52 well as any memb er residi ng in the Unite d States . Sec. 5. Any memb er r,esiding outside the Unite d States who is not entitle d to the Disability benef it shall not be assessed for the same. Se:c. 6. A member who ends a year receiving disability benef it shall give a new notice Jo the Secre tary to reques t new benefi t. ARnC LE XII Dut~es of the Members Sec. 1. The memb ers shall pay all their assess ments in the period of twent y-five days counting from the day on wh_ich _the notice was given or at the next meetin g m order to enjoy the benef its and privileges given in these by-laws. . Sec. 2. When a member becomes disabled he shall notify the Secre tary or any ot~·er tOfficer within twenty_fou_r hour~ . count mg from the date on the medical certifi cate and shall become entitle d to disability benef it one week after the day on which his first certificate was presen ted; if the certificate is ma!!ed the week shall be counted from the day m :which the certificate was mailed. 53 Sec. 3. When a memb er wishes disability benefit, he shall presen t a medical certifi cate issued by his physician, dated the first day he was visited, explai ning his ailme nt and the actual residence of the member, and he shall send a oertificat,e weekly for each week's disability benefit which he claims, except if he is at a hos;:,ital, in this case he shall presen t: a .::ertific:J.te the day of his entran ce there and one when he leaves statin g his physical condition; these certifi cates shall be atteste d to by the hospital. Sec. 4. A member who retires to a foreig n ccuntry, disabled, shall presen t ,every two weeks a medical certifi cate sworn before a notary public . Sec. 5. It is the duty of a disabl ed memb er to submit himself to a medical exami nation of a doctor of the choice of the Society as many tim es as it requires it. Sec. 6. A member under medical treatm ent can go anywhere ·for health if the doctor reco~ mends it, but he shall advise the Society immediately; in case he has to retire soon he shall advise the Board of Directors who sha11 cause him to be submitted to a medical examination if they deem it necess ary; the member shall hand in the order of the doctor in writ-, ing and signed. �M 55 Sec. 7. When disabled and having medical penmss1on t o go out members shall lealve presented at the meetings, remaining standing word at home where th ey are going so t'.ha.t when talking. · they may be found at any hour. Sec. 2. To receive disability benefits in S ec. 8. When di sabled not to leave home conformity with AR'DI:CLE XI and to dispose witl. out th e permission of their physician in of a mortuary benefit as det ermined in ARwriting. TICLE X of this Con~itution. Sec. 9. To treat th eir fellow members as Sec. 3. To appeal from the President to the brothers, to seek all ways possible to enlarge Asse mbly on any decision which he considers the Society, to respect and cause others to res unjust, and to defend himself or appoint pect th ~se by-laws. others to defend him or represent him. Sec. 10. Not to divulge any of the busines, Sec. 4. In the meeting following the initiaof the Society without have obtained per ti on to discuss and vote up on any motion premission at a regular or special me eting. sented in a regular or special meeting. Sec. 11 . It is th e duty of every member tr Sec. 5. iO!nly a fter three months after his have his correct address in the r,e.:ords of thi initiation can he be elected to any offioe, in Society, and whenever he changes resideno thi s Society. to advise the Sec11etary and Receiver at th, following meeting of his new address. ARTICLE XIV Sec. 12. When any member becomes ab. sent and does not wish to, pay directly to th, Penalties Society he shall advise her. the person whom ~e authorizes to pay his assessments and tr Sec. 1. A member who does not pay his ceive his disability benefits. assessments during the period designated in these by-laws loses the right to all the beneARTICLE XIII fits an d privileges and remain.s under suspension until he has paid up his arr,ears. Rights of Members Sec. 2. Members who are in arrears in th e Sec. 1. To discuss and vote on questioD pay,men~s of th eir assessments shall incur a s uspension of one we,ek for ,each assessment �56 57 in arrears counting from the date of theii payment. Sec. 3. The mort uary benefit shall not be paid to the ben eficiaries .of a member who i, in arrears in this Societ y in more than one assessme n t. Sec. 4. A dis2bled member may not leave his hom e without medical p,ermissi on an d onl) during th e houirs designated in th e medical certificat e unless he cares to incur a pen al!) of the loss of two w,eek's disability u enefit for each infraction . Sec. 5. This Society shall not pay benefits t o members who become disabled due to drink ing, fighting, or to immoral conduct . S ec. 6. A member who 1s m arrears in three or more assessm ents shall present a me. dical certificat e decla ring th ~t he is in ,g,ooo health before being reinstated as a memb er in go od stan din g in t h e. Soci,ety. Th e above men tioned certi ficate must be issu ed to th e mem ber before a committe e app ointed by the Pre. sident. S ec. 7. A member who is in arr c:ars in six or more assessme nts shall be expelled f1\orn t he Soci ety, and may be readmitte d only bj pr,esentin g a n ew applicat i on six mon ths afte: his expulsion. S c:c. 8. A member in a rrears wh o become, disabl ed or during his disability becomes in: arrears shall n ot receive any benefit for said disability even if he pays all his arrears. Sec. 9. A memb er under suspensi on in this Society shall lose all his rights, ben efits, and privileges , except his Mortuary bendit unless he is in th e conditi on stated in Sec. 3 of this Article. Sec. 10. A memb er who do,es not observe what is determin ed in Sec. 6 ARTICLE 12 shall lose the right to disability benefi t aff long as he is absent from its residence . Sec. 11 . When a member becomes disaMed an d has not his address correct in the books of th e Soci,et y, he shall lose t he right to one week's benefit. Se.c. 12. Any di sabl ed member receiving benefit who is found at his us~al work or at any occup ation before his doctor has d eclared him in good healt h shall .be, ipso facto, ex pell ed from t he Socie~y. Sec. 13. At any time t hat it is proved that; a memb er made false statemen ts in his application in respect to his age, charact er, and in his medical examin ation in order to obtain admittanc e in this Soci,ety, h e shall be expel!~ ed with the loss of all ri ghts, privil eges, and mon ey t hat he· may have paid to this Soci ety. Sec. 14. A member who fails t o resp ect t hie �58 Pr,esident or uses defamatory language against the Society, or reveals the password to anyone outside the Society or divulges the business transacted during a meeting shall be punished with the penalty of suspension of all rights and privileg:es, for a period of time of 01:ie to six months. For the repitition of any of thesej offenses he shall be punished with the penalty of expulsion . Sec. l 5. Any officer who does not appear at thnee ..:onsecutive regular meetings with. out a justifiable motive shall lose the right ·to his position. Sec. 16. A member accused or awaiting a decision of these Society, may not receive any bienefits until the case has been resolved; if th e case ende: in his favor he shall be paid all the benefits due him. Sec. 17. Any member who attends a meeting und er the influ;ence of liquor and interrupts the meeting shall be ordered by the President to leave. Sec. 18. Any accused member not in aptiti:de to defend himself may appont another member to represent him. Sec. 19. The penaltites adopted by the Society are: to reprimand, to prohibit attending a meeting or meetings, to suspend benefits,, and expulsion. 1 59 Siec. 20. It is the duty of t:__ t'resident in the first place to apply the penalties mentioned in the Section of this ARTICLE but if the member punished does not wish to conform with the penalty imposied he may appeal to the COMMITTEE ON ARBITRATION which will confirm, annul or impose another penalty. Sec. 21. A member who fails to observe wh at is stated in Sections 2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9 _ 10 l l of ARTICLE XII shall lose the right to a we1ek's benefit for each infraction. Sec. 22. A member accused for any offense shall be advised to appear before the Ass emthe day adbly and if he fails to appear vised to or if he fails to appoint any memb er to represent him he shall be punished according to the deliberation of the Assembly. Sec. 23. A disabled member who refuses to; be visited by the President or the Committ;ee of Health shall ipso facto be suspended from benefits until he has been reinstat1ed in his ri ghts by the Assembly. Sec. 24. A memb::r who brings the Society before the Courts with out first appearing before the President or Board on ArbitratiollJ shall ispso facto be expelled from the Society without any trial and never again may he be admitted. on �60 61 Sec. 25. A member who for any reason does not conform with the decision of the ·c ommi ttee on Arbit ration and bakes the Society before tfoe Courts, if he l oses the ,case he shall be expelled from the Soci-ety. Sec. 26. Complaints against members must be presentied in writin g and signed by the complaintant, except complaints of the Corn. mitt,ee of H ealth against members .i receiving b ·nefits for di sability which may then be presented verbally. Sec. 27. In case a complaint is found to be fal se and proven to have been made w~th a malicious intJent the member or members who signed it shall be judged and punished with any of the penalties which the Commit. •tee on Arbitration may decide upon. Sec. 28 A member rec,eiving ben efits who is found gambling, at a drinking house, a place for demoralization, dances, theatres, or entertainments of any nature shall lose a w,eek's benefit for each infraction. continue his office shall ask for his demission in writing. Sec. 2. A member who desires to resign from the Society shall request it in writing or verbally at a regular meeting. Sec. 3. No riesignation shall be given mem,bers under suspension as punishment or whil are not in good standing; nor to officers for, ced to leave their position. ART1!CLE XV Absences and Demissions Sec. l . An officer who does not desire to ARTICLE XVI Additional Regulations Sec. 1. The last edition of Cushing,'s Manual shall serve as guide to this So•ciety in: all points of order which are not found in these by-laws. Sec. /2. The Pr esident or the Assembly; shall resolve the manner of voting on social questions. Siec. 3. The passwords in use in this Society shall be changed by the President ev:ery six months. Sec. 4. No religious nor political discussions are allowed during the meetings. Sec. 5. During thie meetings there shall be absolute silence and the officers shall not leave their positions without the permission �62 63 of the President and to pr,eSJent this request for perm ission they must have a good motive. Sec. 6. At a regular or special meeting no memb er may leave when important business is being transacted and in easel h e desires to leave he m$ t seek permis~ion from tha P resident presenting a justifiable cause. Sec. 7. No member shall ask for the flo or from the President without being standing and he sb all remain standing until the President giv es him the fl oor. Sec. 8. No member shall ask th e President for th e fl oor until the last orator has finished ta lking except to explain a regulation of order. S ec. 9. When an orator has been called to order he shall sit down and wait for the decision of the Presid ent or of the Assembly. Sec. 10. No new business shall be discussed or transacted while th ere is any busin ess before the Assembly. Sec. 11. No orator shall be int,errupted except to be called t o order. S ec. 12. After the voting on a motion no m ember shall have the right to make ref.erences t o t he same during the meeting in which it was voted. S ::c. 13. When two or more members ask: for t he fl oor at the same tim e the President · shall decide which shall talk first S·ec. 14. The follo wing motions shall be voted upon without debat,e : 1- To close d the meeting. 2-To appeal from t he decision of the President. 3-To call to order. 4--To prolong the debate. 5-To lay on the tabl e. 6-To limit the debate. 7- Not to transact any bu,,'S iness in order before beginning the debate. 8-To continue the order of the meeting. 9-To read documents . 10-To take from th e table. 11-To suspend the order of th e meeting. 12-To withdraw a motion . 13-To th ank a memb er or other persons fo r services rendered to t he Society. ARTICLE XVII I Debates Sec. 1. . No memb er may spe·a k more than twice on a question , and five minutes each time, except with permission of the President or at th e request of th e Assembly. Sec. 2. No motion shall be accepted without �64 65 being seconded by a member in good standin-g or out of suspension. Sec. 3. No motion shall. be debated upon without being presented by the President .. Sec. 4. No motion shall be accepted without a previous motion in discussion being resolved, except to lay on the table for a limite'd time. Sec. 5. Amendments to motions shall be voted on first, and if they are rejected the original sha1! be put to a vote. Sec. 6. When a member is called to 01rd~r by the President he shall . sit down . and wait the decision of the President and if he does not wish to conform with his decision he may appeal to the Assembly. Sec. 7. No disputes between members are al!oiwed nor will the discussion of knalteril foreign to the question at hand be tolerate~. Sec. 8. No member may cross the meetmg room be tween the chair of the Pre•s ident ant.I the ballot" box in the center for any reason whatsoev1er. Se,. 9. Officers at a meeting shall be designated by the offi,ce that they. hold and no member in debating shall mention them by any other name. Sec. 10. During the meetings absolute si- lence sh!lll be observed and only interrupted by the member who shall has the floor. ARTICLE X\1:11 Amendments Sec. I. Amendm ents to the Constitution shall be presented in writing and read during two reg:ular consecutive meetings, discussed on the third, and for this the members shall be advised, and notified as to the qu1estion[ at hand; and if it attains a three-fourth's vo,te in its favor it shall be considered law. Sec. 2. This Society shall furnish to the Commission of Insuranoe of the State of Massachusetts a copy of any amendment made to this Constitution within a period of thirty days counting from the date of its approval. ARTICLE XIX Docto,r s Sec. I. This Society shall not have a spe_, cial doctor to take care of its disabled member,; but it may contract one when special ca-· ses require it, as well as to examine new applicants. �66 INDEX Name and Purpose - -- - - - - - - 3S 35 Power« - - - - - - - - - - ~ - - - - - - - - - - - 36 Admi ssions Admission fees - - ---1----- - - 37 Meetings - -- -. .-------------- 38 Officers Elected and Nominated - - - - 401 N cminations, Elections and In stalation of Officers - - - - - - .- - - - 40 41 Dut ies of Officers - - - - - - 4~ Funds of the Society - - - - - - . 49 Mortuary Benefit - - - - -- - . 51 Disability Benfits - - + - - - - Duties of the Members - - - - - - - 52 Ri ghts of Members - - - - - - - - 54 Penalties - - - - - - - - + - - - - ~ - 55 Ab sences and Demissions - - - - - - 60 Additional Regulations - - - - - - - 61 Debates ------------- - ---+- - i63 Am endments - - - - - ~ - - - - - - 65 Doctors - - - - - - - - - - - - - 65 �,;Nff) O'eO't-1 I � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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