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National Power Boat Association. 
'I he National Power Boat Association, which 
was recently organized, has published a report 
of its first meeting and its by-laws. The report 
in part says: 
“The protection and safeguarding of power 
boat owners against severe and drastic legisla¬ 
tion which, if enacted into law by act of Con¬ 
gress or of State Legislatures, would practically 
kill the sport as well as the industry of power 
boating; this explains in a word the purpose 
of the National Power Boat Association. 
“It was organized in Detroit May 1, 1909, at 
a convention of delegates of power boat and 
yacht clubs called for that purpose by the 
Western Power Boat Association, through its 
president, Mr. E. S. Osborn, of Chicago. 
“Every club and association in the United 
States was invited to attend. Notice was short. 
In some cases where clubs were far distant’ 
but three days intervened between the receipt 
H the call and the convention hour. A great 
liany of those who could not come sent letters 
)f commendation and many inclosed authorities 
0 act in their behalf. When President Osborn 
■ailed for the report of the committee on cre- 
lentials the following clubs were represented* 
"Appleton Boat Club, Appleton, Wis ; Bell- 
ngham Y. C., Bellingham, Wash.; Blue Island 
dotor Boat Club, Chicago, Ill.; Buckeye Lake 
c C., Columbus, O.; Buffalo Launch Club, 
luffalo, N. Y.; Buffalo Y. C., Buffalo N Y • 
Arlington Launch Club, Burlington, la.; Calu- 
let Power Boat Club, Chicago, Ill.; Chi- 
ago Power Boat Club, Chicago, Ill • 
leveland Power Boat Club, Cleveland O • 
•leveland Y. C Cleveland, O.; Columbia 
. C., Chicago, Ill.; Country Club of Detroit, 
letroit, Mich.; Country Club of Joplin, Mo.; 
•etroit Boat Club Yachtsmen, Detroit Mich • 
‘etroit Motor Boat Club, Detroit, Mich.; De- 
oit Y. C., Detroit, Mich.; Edgemere Y C 
■etroit, Mich.; /Elliott Bay Y. C. Seattle’ 
ash.; Erie Y. C., Erie, Pa.; Everett Y. c’ 
verett Wash.; Fairhaven Y. C.; Grand Rapids 
otor Boat Club, Grand Rapids, Mich.; Ham- 
. 9 . Motor Boat Club, Hammond, Ind.; 
lino, s Valley Y. C„ Peoria, Ill.; Indiana Y. 
. Indian Harbor, Ind.; Jackson Park Y. C. 
1 . lca ^T Bk > Lakewopd Y. C., Cleveland, O.; 
alee Whatcom Power Boat Association. Bell¬ 
s' 13 ? 1 Wash.; Lower Grand Launch Club, 
ra , nd Bapids - M’ c L; Madison Power Boat 
ub Madison, Wis.; Naumee River Y C 
• ed°> O.; Monroe Y. C. Monroe, Mich : 
otor Boat Club of Buffalo, Buffalo, N Y • 
otor Boat Club of Seattle, Seattle, Wash.* 
swport Launch Club, Newport, Ky.; Ohio 
; ver Launch Club, Cincinnati, O.; Pittsburgh 
, lU S ch 9 ? b > Plt tsburg, Pa.; Port Clinton Y. 
•’ Cbnt01 ?- O.; Put-in-Bay Y. C., Put-in- 
: ^-d *’i Boat Club, Binghamton, N. 
.Royal Vancouver Y. C., Vancouver, B C • 
F. d V sk y Y. C., Sandusky, O.; Seattle Y. C.’, 
licit • ’ 1 SaI Ypy Boat Club, Detroit, 
i, i’ ChapIes Boa tmg Association, St. 
Jarles Mo.; Terre Haute Motor Boat Club 
,rre Haute Ind ; Toledo Power Boat Club 
> C d °V-°; ; n d °^ Y L C ’ ToIedo > O.; Victoria 
I A’ Xl? tona * B - C.; White Lake Y. C„ White 
Irifi W t 1S P Int ? r_Lake Yachting Association; 
W eraa B 0nal T? ower Boat Associa- 
■Ti, 1 f rn Power Boat Association 
I he by-laws are as follows: 
1 , T h i S Association shall be known as 
b National Power Boat Association, 
uoject. The object of this Association shall 
to prcimote and safeguard the interests of 
aL TT d - to , “ nite a ! 1 clubs and associ- 
f tiip tbe 9 nited States in a common cause 
biting general upbuilding and betterment of 
iited^nH Ship " The membe rship shall be un- 
D 1 ? pen to an y organized power boat 
Z tn » ° r t0 u any association having at 
5 suchdub? members ’ or to an y association 
;'iahvfn S - entati °j'~ Eacb member of this As- 
, In g° od standing shall be entitled to 
Dues.—Members of this Association shall 
pay a membership fee of five ($5.00). Each 
club shall pay into the Association as annual 
dues $5.00 per hundred members, or fraction 
thereof. Each association of clubs shall pay 
in J° g ls . Association as annual dues, $25 co. 
Meetings.—The annual meeting shall be held 
each year at a time and place to be fixed by 
.he Executive Committee. Special meetings 
may be held subject to the call of the president, 
who also must call a special meeting at any 
time upon written request of any ten members 
°, r . ? P °i n rt ; c l ues . t °f the Executive Committee,’ 
thirty days notice being given, and stating the 
ob Ject, date and place of meeting. 
. ,• ™ ce r s ' 7 rT be e ' ect > ve officers of this Asso¬ 
ciation shall be a President and a Secretary- 
Treasurer. Ninety days prior to the annual 
meeting, the Executive Committee shall appoint 
a committee of five, who shall nominate a ticket 
tor officers to be voted upon at the annual 
election. This ticket shall be mailed by the 
Secretary of the Association to each member 
comprising the Association, at least sixty days 
prior to the annual meeting in each year. Any 
member may send i n to the Secretary of the 
Association nominations for officers to be voted 
upon at the annual election, and such nomina¬ 
tions when so received shall be placed upon the 
1 * ket N said , nominat i° ns must be received not 
later than thirty days prior to the annual elec- 
!°A e ? ci year * The list of nominations 
shall then be prepared and mailed to each mem¬ 
ber in the Association, not later than fifteen 
days, prior to said annual election. Each mem¬ 
ber in the Association shall be entitled to one 
vote, and may vote by delegate or proxy. 
. xec ^ 1 ve Committee.—The Executive Com¬ 
mittee shall consist of the President and Sec¬ 
retary-Treasurer, and five members, to be ap¬ 
pointed by the President. P 
"Duties of Officers.—It shall be the duty of 
he Executive Committee to appoint all com¬ 
mittees, appoint Vice-Presidents, fill all vacan¬ 
cies, expend all necessary funds to promote the 
objects of this Association, elect all new mem¬ 
bers and otherwise carry on the work for which 
they are appointed. They shall send written and 
complete reports of every meeting to each 
member of this Association and shall present a 
general financial report at the annual meeting 
which report shall be duly sworn to by the Sec- 
retary-Treasurer. The Executive Committee 
shall incur no indebtedness for which funds 
have not been provided. The Executive Com¬ 
mittee shall have full power to act on any mat¬ 
ter not covered by these regulations. The 
Executive Committee may suggest amendments 
‘ r n g n atl u nS • an j such P r °POsed amend¬ 
ments.shall be submitted to the members of this 
Association by mail, and if the same receive a 
majority vote shall be adopted. 
‘Following the adoption of the by-laws a nomi¬ 
nating committee was appointed to select candi¬ 
dates for the offices of President and Secretary- 
ireasurer. Their report was unanimous and the 
temporary secretary was instructed to cast the 
ballot for the following: President—Chas. W 
Kotcher, Detroit Motor Boat Club; Secretary- 
BoaTciub ^ Iam B ‘ Wood, Detroit Motor 
“A motion prevailed tendering the thanks and 
appreemtion of the new Association to the 
Western Power Boat Association and to Presi¬ 
dent Osborn for their efforts in making the 
first meeting such a splendid success. After a 
short recess President Kotcher announced the 
following as members of the Executive Com¬ 
mittee to serve during the ensuing year. Mr. John 
A. Penton, Lakewood Y. C., Cleveland; Mr E 
S. Osborn Western P. B. A., Chicago; Com.' 
S. O. Richardson, Jr Toledo Y C„ Toledo; 
Y ? m ‘ T K ° erney , Motor Boat Club of Buf- 
falo Buffalo; Com Thos. H. Webb, Illinois 
Valley Y. C., Peoria. 
“This committee held a short meeting and 
decided to begin a vigorous campaign for mem¬ 
bers and to lay plans for revising the Marine 
Inspection Bill. They will send copies of this 
bill to all clubs who join the Association and 
ask each one to appoint a committee to ex¬ 
amine the regulations imposed in the present 
measure, and report such changes as they be- 
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