BY-LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES GEOGRAPHIC BOARD. 



Adopted November 4, 1890. 

 Article I. — Name. 



This organization shall be called " The United States Board on 

 Geographic Names." ^ 



Article II. — Officers. 



The officers shall consist of a chairman, a secretary (who shall be 

 elected by ballot), and an executive committee of three,' to be ap- 

 pointed by the Chair with the concurrence of the Board, all of 

 whom shall serve for one year or until their successors shall be 

 chosen. 



Article III. — Duties of officers. 



Section 1. The chairman shall preside at the meetings and shall 

 certify to the decisions of the Board. He shall appoint all com- 

 mittees not specially named by the Board. He shall have power to 

 designate a member of the Board to act for him during his tempo- 

 rary absence. 



Sec. 2. The secretary shall record the proceedings of the Board 

 and shall keep a record that will show the decisions rendered or 

 other action of the Board upon cases submitted to it, with reference 

 to the papers filed in each case. He shall maintain files of the origi- 

 nal papers, or copies of them, that may be presented in each case, 

 conveniently arranged for reference. He shall conduct the general 

 correspondence and shall receive communications presented for the 

 consideration of the Board, transmitting them to the executive com- 

 mittee as their character may require or as may be hereaftei" pro- 

 vided. 



Sec. 3. The executive committee shall receive through the secre- 

 tary all communications requiring decision by the Board; shall in- 

 vestigate the questions presented, securing information from all 

 available sources, and shall report upon them to the Board, submit- 

 ting recommendations regarding them. 



* Changed to United States Geographic Board by Executive order August 10, 1906. 

 2 Changed to five June 3, 1914. 



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