Revised By-Laws of the Sierra Club. 147 



Article XIII. — Nomination of Directors. 

 The Board of Directors shall, at least five weeks previous 

 to the annual election, appoint from the members of the Club 

 at large a Nominating Committee of five. It shall be their duty 

 to nominate a ticket of at least eighteen candidates for Directors 

 for the ensuing year; provided, however, that the name of any 

 member proposed in writing to the Committee by any ten mem- 

 bers of the Club shall be added to such ticket, and also provided 

 that the name of any Director who shall have been absent from 

 any three consecutive meetings of the Board during the preceding 

 year without furnishing an excuse in writing which shall have 

 been accepted by the Board as sufficient, shall not be placed on 

 the ticket. Within two weeks after its appointment, the said 

 Committee shall file its report with the Secreary of the Club, 

 who shall, at least two weeks previous to the annual election, 

 have printed and mailed to each member of the Club a ballot 

 of such nominees. This ballot shall have the names of all nomi- 

 nees arranged in alphabetical order, with a blank space for the 

 insertion of any additional name, and opposite each name a space 

 for the marking of a cross. Upon said ballot shall be the fol- 

 lowing words : — 



" BALLOT FOR BOARD OF DIRECTORS 

 OF SIERRA CLUB. 



"Annual Election, Saturday, April [Here in- 

 sert date of annual election.] 



" Polls open from i to 4 p. m. 

 "directions for voting. 

 "Vote for nine candidates by marking a 

 " cross opposite the names of the candidates 

 " selected. Vote in person at the annual elec- 

 "tion or mail your ballot; in which case in- 

 " dorse your name on the envelope ; otherwise 

 "the ballot will not be counted. The election 

 "is so conducted by the judges as to keep 

 " each vote secret." 



With such ballot the Secretary shall mail a stamped envelope, 

 with the following address and words printed thereon : — 



"board of directors, sierra club, 



[Here insert office address.] 



"SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. 



"Ballot from " 



