William Penn Life, 1971 (6. évfolyam, 1-4. szám)
1971-11-01 / 4. szám
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Chairman Charles recesses the meeting at 4:30 P»M0 until 9:00 AoMo Thursday0 93« Chairman Charles reconvenes the meeting on Thursday, September 16, 1971 at 9:00 A0M0 and extends a fraternal greeting to one and all» 94u Roll of Districts is called and Imre Geosits, Pennsylvania District # 9 is absent» 95o It is moved, seconded and adopted that a vote of thanks and appreciation be given to the National Officers and Board of Directors for the wonderful banquet and program provided for the delegates and their family members» 96» It is moved and seconded that a letter of thanks be sent to Honorable Peter Flaherty, Mayor of the City of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania for his appearing before and delivering a message of greeting to the Convention on opening day and to Honorable Leonard Co Staisey, Chairman, Allegheny County Board of Commissioners for his fine address to those present at the Convention Banquet,, 97o Minutes of Wednesday’s meeting are read and approved as corrected,, 98o Mr0 Albert Ibos being a candidate for office resigns as Tel- I er0 Chairman Charles appoints the following five as additional Tellers, thus there will now be ten tellers in all: Alex Horvath Mary Huthansel George Horvath Mary Miller Elmer Toth 99o It is moved and seconded that a letter be sent to Dr» Zoltán Beky, President of Hungarian Reformed Federation of America, who is hospitalized and who greeted the delegates by letter at the Convention Banquet,, 1 00„ It is moved and seconded that two ballots be prepared in two colors, one for candidates for Board of Directors and one for candidates for Auditing Committee» The names to be listed on the ballots in alphabetical order, with each candidate’s last name printed first» 101» It was moved, seconded and adopted that the proposed By- Laws be read through in its entirety first and each delegate make notations as to which points he will want to speak on» After reading the By-Laws they will be discussed and adopted section by section» National Secretary Stelkovics then reads the proposed By-Laws in its entirety» 102» The Convention now commences debating the proposed By- Laws, section by section» 103» It is moved and seconded that Chapter 1, Section 1 be adopted» Several delegates inquire as to why a change in name has been proposed» After explanations have been given an amendment is moved and seconded that the word “Fraternal” remain in our name» A vote by the Convention on the Amendment is taken and and the amendment is defeated» Before a vote is taken on the main motion it is moved and seconded that in Section 1, second line, the words in Pennsylvania be inserted between the words *'i ncorporated w ithout”, etc» A vote on the main motion is now taken and Section 1 is adopted and the name of the Association will be WILLIAM PENN ASSOCIATION if approved by the proper bureaus of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania» 104» Section 2» Governing Body It is moved and seconded that Section 2 be adopted» There is an amendment to the motion that in the third paragraph the words ‘‘not fewer than seven (7) nor more than fifteen (15)” be changed to read Twelve (12)» It is explained to the Convention that the original proposal is exactly as the Association’s Charter states this» A vote is taken on the amendment, which is defeated» The motion is then voted upon and carried, thus Section 2 i s adopted» 105» It is moved, seconded and adopted that the present order of business be suspended and that immediately after luncheon recess balloting for election of Directors and Auditing Committee Members commence» While the Tellers are tallying the results the Convention will continue debating of the proposed By-Laws» If a Teller desires to raise a question on any By-Law point he may leave the Tellers Room and state his points» 106. Chairman Charles recesses the meeting at 12:30 P„M0 for Í uncheon» 107» Chairman Charles reconvenes the session at 2:30 P»M„ and the same are present» 108» In connection with the upcoming balloting it is resolved by the Convention that: a) A delegate may mark his ballot with pen or pencil and use an X or check mark» b) Any ballot checked for more than twelve (12) names for Directors and six (6) names for Auditing Committee will be voided» c ) If a delegate makes an error on his ballot he may request another from the Tellers by turning in the original which the Teller will then destroy» d) After voting, the delegate will fold his ballots and place them in the ballot box provided for this purpose» 109» It is resolved by the Convention that because there are only twenty-six (26) candidates for Director the twelve (12) receiving the highest number of votes will be declared to be elected as Directors and the remaining shall become a Item ate Directors» 110. 175 ballots with Candidates for Directors and 175 with candidates for Auditing Committee are now turned over to Delegate McCarthy, Chairman of Tellers» Tally sheets are also provided as are large envelopes in which to place cast ballots» 111. Chairman Charles now requests that balloting commence» Sargeant-at-arm s is requested to allow no one to enter or leave the room without permission» National Secretary now calls the Roll and ballots are cast in that order» 1 12» Due to the fact that the meeting room must be vacated by 5:00 P»Mo it is moved, seconded and adopted that after a recess at 5:00 PoMo for supper the Convention reconvene in Ballroom # 2 of the Pittsburgh Hilt on Hote I for continuation of the meeting» 1 13» Roberts Rules of Order provides that the Chairman may cast a secret ballot, therefore, it is moved, seconded and unanimously adopted that the present rules be suspended and that Chairman Charles be permitted to vote» In the event of a tie vote as a result of the balloting there will be a flip of the coin to determine the winner on order of sequence he will fall into» 114» it is moved, seconded and adopted that Teilers move to Headquarters Room to tally the ballots and remain there until Convention is ready to hear the results of the election» 1 15» The Convention now continues debating the proposed By- Laws» Section 3. Nature of Business It is moved, seconded and adopted that in Paragraph 2 of Section 3 the following words be added before Paragraph # 2: Its purpose shall be: In Paragraph 5 it is moved and seconded that in between the words Hungarian Culture and Heritage the word ‘‘language’’ be inserted» This motion is defeated and on motion duly made and seconded Section 3 is adopted as is» 116» Section 4 Home Office is adopted» 1 17» Section 5» Funds Paragraph # 2» It is moved and seconded that it be inserted into this section that Branch Fees be 5<£ per $1,000 of insurance» After some debate the motion is defeated» it is moved, seconded and adopted that Section 5 be approved» 118» Section 6 Solvency is adopted» 119» Section 7 Taxes is adopted» 120» Section 8 Membership is adopted» 121» Section 9 Evidence of Membership is adopted» 122» Chairman Charles recesses the meeting at 5:00 P»M. until 6:15 P»M» in Ballroom 2. 123» Chairman Charles reconvenes the meeting at 6:15 PM in Ballroom # 2 of the Hilton Hotel, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and the same are present» 124» Convention continues debate on By-Laws» Chapter II, Delegates to the General Convention, Section 1, Paragraph 1 - Moved and seconded that there be a limit set on geographical boundries to be no more than 50 miles into another state» The motion is defeated and Section 1, Paragraph 1 and 2 are adopted» In Section 1, Paragraph 3 it is moved and seconded 500 adult benefit certificates be amended to read 400 adult certificates» After considerable discussion and debate the amendment is defeated and Paragraph 3 is adopted as presented» Paragraph 4 and 5 are adopted» Paragraph 6» It is moved, seconded and adopted that 6 A be corrected to read: “The Board of Directors shall appoint the Dis-12
