Constitution.
I. NAME.
The name of this society shall be the Harvard Union.
II. OBJECT.
Its object shall be to promote comradeship among present and past students and officers of Harvard University, by providing at Cambridge a suitable Club House for social purposes.
III. BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
The legal title to the property of the Harvard Union shall be vested in a Board of Trustees, seven in number. All vacancies in the Board shall be filled by the Board of Trustees, subject to confirmation by the President and Fellows of Harvard College.
IV. OFFICERS.
Sec. 1. The officers of the Union shall be a President, a Vice-President, a Treasurer and a Secretary.
Sec. 2. The President shall preside at all meetings and be ex officio a member of all committees. No one who has not been a member of the Union for one year shall be President.
Sec. 3. The Vice-President shall discharge the duties of the President when the latter is absent and shall serve ex officio on the Library Committee.
Sec. 4. The Treasurer shall be appointed by the House Committee, subject to the approval of the Board of Trustees, to whose regulations he shall be at all times subject, and by whom he may be removed at any time. He shall keep the accounts of the Union, collect the dues of members, be responsible for the care of property, order current supplies and minor repairs, present monthly to the Board of Trustees a statement of receipts and expenditures, and shall have such further powers and duties as the Board shall prescribe. The Treasurer shall be ex officio a member of the House Committee, and shall have power to engage and discharge the employees of the Union. Once a year he shall submit to the members of the Union a complete financial statement. The salary of the Treasurer shall be fixed by the Trustees.
Sec. 5. The Secretary shall keep the records of the Union, notify new members of their election, give notice when meetings are to be held, and serve ex officio on the Membership Committee.
V. STANDING COMMITTEES.
Sec. 1. There shall be three Standing Committees, to wit: a House Committee, a Membership Committee and a Library Committee.
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