The Journal of the American Society of Engineering Contractors, Volumes 1-2 |
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Page 425 - Make thee an ark of gopher wood; rooms shalt thou make in the ark, and shalt pitch it within and without with pitch. And this is the fashion which thou shalt make it of; the length of the ark shall be three hundred cubits, the breadth of it fifty cubits, and the height of it thirty cubits.
Page 63 - For which of you, intending to build a tower, sitteth not down first and counteth the cost, whether he have sufficient to finish it ? Lest haply after he hath laid the foundation, and is not able to finish...
Page 165 - Society are carefully collected, and without loss transferred to the custody of the Treasurer. He shall carefully scrutinize all expenditures, and use his best endeavor to secure economy in the administration of the Society. He shall personally certify the accuracy of all bills or vouchers on which money is to be paid, and shall...
Page 163 - The term of each officer shall begin at the close of the Annual Meeting at which such officer is elected, and shall continue for the period above named or until a successor is duly elected.
Page 425 - A window shalt thou make to the ark, and in a cubit shalt thou finish it above, and the door of the ark shalt thou set in the side thereof; with lower, second, and third stories shalt thou make it.
Page 14 - Society is organized and the provisions of this Constitution. It shall direct the investment and care of the funds of the Society; make appropriations for specific purposes; act upon applications for membership as heretofore provided; take measures to advance the interests of the Society; appoint all its employees; and generally direct its business. The . Board of Direction shall make an annual report at the Annual Meeting, transmitting the report of the Treasurer and of other officers, and of Committees.
Page 368 - And be it further enacted that it shall and may be lawful for the said company to employ all such surplus capital as may belong or accrue to the said company in the purchase of public or other stock, or in any other moneyed transactions or operations not inconsistent with the constitution and laws of this State or of the United States, for the sole benefit of the said company.
Page 164 - The Treasurer shall receive all moneys and deposit the same in the name of the Society. He shall invest all funds not needed for current disbursements, as shall be ordered by the Board of Direction. He shall pay all bills, when certified and audited, as provided by this Constitution and by rules to be prescribed by the Board of Direction.
Page 13 - Any person whose dues are more than three months in arrears shall be notified by the Secretary. Should his dues not be paid when they become six months in arrears, he shall lose the right to vote or to receive the publications of the Society. Should his dues become nine months in arrears, he shall again be notified in form prescribed by the Board of Direction, and if such dues become one year in arrears, he shall forfeit his connection with the Society.
Page 15 - He shall carefully scrutinize all expenditures, and use his best endeavor to secure economy in the administration of the Society. He shall personally certify the accuracy of all bills or vouchers on which money is to be paid, and shall countersign the checks drawn by the Treasurer against the funds of the Society, when such drafts are known to him to be proper and duly authorized by the Finance Committee.