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272 THE MAINE BUGLE.
Constitution,
I.—The name of this Association shall he "The Cavalry Society of thk
Armies ok the United States."
II.—Any honoralily discharged officer or soldier, who at any time has served in the
Cavalry Corps m the said Armies, shall ])e entitled to membership in the Society.
III.—The object of the .Society shall be the jnoniotion of kindly feeling, the revival
of old associations, and the collection and preservation of records of the services
rendered by this CorjJS during the "War of the Reliellion."
IV.—The officers of the Society shall consist of a President, seven Vice-presidents,
Secretary, Treasurer, and Historian, who shall be, with the exception of the Historian,
elected at each meeting of the Society.
V.—The duties of the President shall be to ]ireside at tlie annual meetings, to call
extraordinary meetings of the Society in case of necessity, and to issue such orders as
may be necessary for the good government and control of the Society.
VI.—The Vice-presiilent shall exercise the powers of the President in case of the
absence of that officer.
VII.—The Secretary shall keep a Record of the Minutes of the .Scjciety, a Roll of
Members, and perform all duties usually jiertaining to an office of such character.
VIII.—The Treasurer shall have control of all funds, to be expended only on
approval of the President, and shall render an account of all disbursements at the
annual meeting of the Society.
IX.—The Historian shall prepare for the use of the Secretary a History of the
Cavalry Corjis, and of all matters connected therewith of interest to the .Society.
X.—There shall be a Standard Bearer, who shall be an officer of the Society, and
who shall be appointed at each annual meeting, by the President. The duties of the
Standard l>earer shall be to have charge and custody of the I'lag of the Society, and
carry it on all occasions of ceremony when the Society shall be present.
XI.—There shall be elected annually an Assistant Secretary, who shall j)erform the
duties of the Secretary at the annual meetings of the Society, in case of the absence
of that officer, and who shall perform such other services as pertain to the office of
Secretary as may be required of him by that officer.
XII.—There shall be elected annually an Adjutant-(Jeneral, whose duty shall be to
assist the President in all cases where the Society is formed for parade, and to act as
an aide to the President and perform such services as that officer may direct.
By-Laws.
1.— The Entrance l-'ee of the .Society shall l)e One Dollar.
II. — The Annual I )ues shall be One Dollar.
III.— The {'resident shall determine the time and place of each annual meeting,
being governed in his selection thereof as far as practicable by the lime and place
of the meeting of the Society of the Army of the Potomac.