4. Committee on the Elevation of the Poor in their Homes. 5. Committee on Finance. These committees shall elect their own chairmen, annually, just after the annual meeting of the Association, make their own By-laws, and, under the general instruction of the Secretary, they shall aid in the organization of and correspondence with the Visiting Committees. They shall make written monthly and annual Reports of their work at the regular meetings of the Executive Committee and of the Association. Estimates for Expenditures by Standing Committees, other than for petty expenses, must be approved by the Executive Committee. ARTICLE XIV. It shall be the duty of the Committee on Children to inform itself of the Committee on Children. number, present condition, plan of education, and ultimate disposition of the children in the Reformatories of this State, and in the State Institutions of Public Charities. It shall be the duty of this committee to urge upon the community the very great importance of enforcing such enlightened measures in the care and training of these children as may tend effectually to destroy hereditary pauperism in this State, and to best enable them to become useful citizens, and good men and women. ARTICLE XV. Adult Able bodied Paupers. It shall be the duty of the Committee on Adult Able-bodied Paupers to Committee on ascertain the number of able-bodied pauper men and women supported in the Almshouses of this State, and the character and value of the labor, if any, performed by them. It shall be the endeavor of this committee to have the laws for the arrest and commitment of vagrants enforced; to advocate measures obliging all adult able-bodied paupers to work, thus relieving the industrious members of the community from the support of the idle; and to promote all well-directed efforts which tend to abolish beggary and vagrancy. ARTICLE XVI. It shall be the duty of the Committee on Hospitals: Ist. To inform itself Committee on Hospitals. of the number and present condition of the sick, the inebriate, insane, blind, deaf-and-dumb, idiot and aged paupers in the New York State Institutions of Public Charities, and to urge the adoption of such measures as are best adapted to restore the health, alleviate the sufferings, secure the humane care and comfort, and contribute to the happiness of these afflicted and aged people. 2d. To collect and impart information in regard to the latest and most approved plans for the construction, ventilation and disinfection of hospitals and asylums; to prepare plans of organization for their kitchen, linen, laundry and nursing departments, and to acquaint themselves with such hygienic and sanitary regulations as are in accordance with the most advanced views of the medical profession. ARTICLE XVII. It shall be the duty of the Committee on the Elevation of the Poor in Committee on their Homes Ist. To try and secure co-operation between officials and the Elevation volunteers in the administration of out-door relief, and to bring about such their Homes. of the Poor in reforms in the present system, as may conduce to the reduction of pauperism. 2d. To try and secure co-operation between organized charities, whether represented by churches, societies or official out-door relief. 3d. To advocate those practical measures in behalf of the poor which best promote selfsupport and self-respect, and which, in exceptional seasons of distress, shall so assist the worthy poor that they may be saved from becoming paupers. ARTICLE XVIII. Finance. It shall be the duty of the Committee on Finance to obtain the requisite Committee on funds for carrying on the purposes and work of the Association, and to deposit the same with the Treasurer. ARTICLE XIX. There shall be Visiting Committees for every Institution of Charity, supported by the public funds, in the State. These shall receive their appointment from the Executive Committee of this Association, through its Secretary. The President and Secretary of all Visiting Committees are ex-officio Associate Managers of this Association, and are entitled to vote at any of the regular meetings of the Association. They shall make monthly and annual Reports of the work of their committees to the Secretary of the State Charities Aid Association. They shall correspond with the State Charities Aid Association, and shall work under its control and by its direction. Visiting Committees. Associate Managers. ARTICLE XX. Their Advisory Members. Advisory Members must be residents of the City of New York. duties shall be to further the objects of the Association, by advice and active assistance, whenever called for by the Executive Committee. They are entitled to vote at any of the meetings of the Association. ARTICLE XXI. Associate Members must be residents of the State, but not of the City of New York. They shall assist in the organization of committees auxiliary to the Association, and shall advocate the principles and further the interests of the Association in their respective Counties. Associate Members. ARTICLE XXII. Corresponding Members must not be residents of the State of New York. Corresponding Members. They are not responsible for any action taken by the Association, nor are they obliged to adopt the principles advocated by the Association. They are requested to send the Secretary, from time to time, information bearing upon the objects of the Association. Associate and Corresponding Members may attend the regular meetings of the Association, and, upon invitation of the President, may take part in the proceedings, but shall not be entitled to vote. ARTICLE XXIII. Eleven members shall constitute a quorum at any meeting of the Association. Members, Advisory Members, Associate Members and Corresponding Members may be admitted by a two-thirds vote of members present at any regular meeting of the Association, the name of the proposed member having been sent to the Chairman of the Executive Committee two weeks before the meeting. The Chairman shall submit the name of the proposed member to the Executive Committee to be voted upon, and subsequently, if approved by a two-thirds vote, to the vote of the Association. The failure of any member to attend three consecutive monthly meetings without giving notice to the Secretary may be considered by the President as equivalent to a resignation. ARTICLE XXIV. The By-Laws of the Association must be in accordance with, and subordinate to, the Articles of the Constitution. The By-Laws of the Association may be amended by a two-thirds vote of members present at any regular monthly meeting of the Association. The By-Laws, Rules and Regulations, adopted by the different Committees, must be in accordance with, and subordinate to, the Articles of the Constitution and By-Laws of the Association. ARTICLE XXV. Quorum. Election of Members. Non-attend- ance at By-Laws. Constitution. This Constitution may be amended by a two-thirds vote of members Alteration of present at any regular meeting of the Association, intention to move the proposed amendment having been handed in to the Secretary three weeks previous to the meeting. The Secretary shall send to each member of the Association, who is a resident of the City of New York, two weeks' notice of this meeting, with a copy of such proposed amendment. To constitute a quorum at this meeting, two-thirds of these members must be present. BY-LAWS OF THE ASSOCIATION. No. I. ings. At any Special Meeting of the Association the business for which the Special Meetmeeting has been called shall be transacted, and no other business. No. 2. At meetings of the Executive Committee three members shall constitute a Quorum of Executive quorum. Committee. No. 3. Cause. The Executive Committee shall have power, by a two-thirds vote of its Removal for members, to remove from the Association, for such cause as it may deem sufficient, other than for non-attendance at meetings, any Associate-Manager or Member, including Advisory, Associate and Corresponding Members. No. 4. The regular Monthly Meetings of the Association shall be held on the second Thursday of every month, from October to May inclusive, at 3 o'clock. The Annual Meeting of the Association shall be held on the last Thursday of February. No. 5. The following shall be the Order-of-Business at the regular meetings of the Association : 1. The Secretary shall read the minutes of the last preceding meeting. Action thereon. 2. Report of the Treasurer, and action thereon. 3. Reports, if any, of other Officers, and action thereon. 4. Report of Executive Committee, and action thereon. 5. Reports of Standing Committees, and action thereon. a. On Children. b. On Adult Able-bodied Paupers. c. On Hospitals. d. On the Elevation of the Poor in their Homes. e. On Finance. 6. Reports of Special Committees, if any, and action thereon. 7. Reports of County Committees. 8. Unfinished business. 9. New business. The President may read in such order as may seem best, any written communications, or selections from printed matter, bearing upon the work of the Association. Monthly Meetings. Annual Meeting. Order of Business. Appendix A. Appendix C. Appendix D. Appendix E. INDEX. Almshouse, Blackwell's Island, Visiting Committee for Bellevue and other Public Hospitals, Visiting Committee for Bellevue Hospital, Need of a new Books and Newspapers, Committee on Books and Newspapers, Institutions supplied with Cayuga Co., Report of Visiting Committee Centennial Fund Subscription. Children, Legislation in respect to . Children, Number in Randall's Island Institutions Children, Records of District Courts relating to arrests of Children, Standing Committee on Children, Temporary Homes for, under volunteer management Columbia Co., Poorhouse of Conference Constitution and By-laws County Committees, Organization of new County work, Methods of the Association Delaware Co., Report of Visiting Committee . Dutchess Co., Poorhouse of Elevation of the Poor in their Homes, Standing Committee on Hospitals, Standing Committee on Hospital, Need of a down-town East-side Reception Hospital, Ninety-ninth Street Reception Jefferson Co., Report of Visiting Committee Kings Co., Report of Visiting Committee Library, Donations to, since last Report Livingston Co., Report of Visiting Committee Monroe Co., Report of Visiting Committee New York Co., Reports of five Visiting Committees |