CONSTITUTION AND BY-LAWS

OF THE

Golden Gate Kindergarten Association.

ARTICLE I.

NAME AND OBJECT.

SECTION 1. This organization shall be called the "Golden Gate Kindergarten Association."

SEC. 2. The object shall be the establishment and maintenance of Free Kindergartens in San Francisco and environs, and to further promote this work for needy, neglected children, as far as possible, in pursuance of the Articles of Incorporation of this Association.

ARTICLE II.

MEMBERSHIP.

SECTION 1. Any person may become a member of this Association by giving annually three dollars or more to its support. Children may become members of the Association by giving annually one dollar. Honorary Officers and Members shall be exempt from dues.

SEC. 2. By the donation of twenty-five dollars, at any given time, any person may become a Life Member of the Association. By the donation of ten dollars, at any given time, any child under fifteen years of age may become a Life Member. Any person who has done special service in the Kindergarten Cause, may, by vote of the Board, be constituted an Honorary Member of the Association.

ARTICLE III.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS, BOARD OF MANAGERS AND OFFICERS. SECTION 1. The Board of Directors shall consist of eleven members. Vacancies in the Board shall be filled by the Board

from the members of the Association. Five members shall con

stitute a quorum.

SEC. 2. The Board of Managers shall consist of not less than forty-five, and not more than fifty members. Vacancies in the Board shall be filled by the Board of Directors from the members of the Association. Seven members shall constitute a quorum.

SEC. 3. The Officers of the Association shall consist of a President, two Vice-Presidents, two Secretaries (Secretary and Assistant Secretary), Treasurer, Superintendent, Deputy Superintendent and two Auditors-all of whom, except the Superintendent and Deputy Superintendent, shall be chosen annually. Superintendent shall hold office until her successor is elected, and shall be chosen from the members of the Association by the Board of Directors. The Deputy Superintendent shall be appointed by the Superintendent, and shall hold office until, in her judgment, a change is necessary. The President and Vice-Presidents must be chosen from the Board of Directors. The Secretaries, Treasurer and Auditors may be chosen from the members of the Association.

All elections shall be by ballot.

ARTICLE IV.

MEETINGS.

SECTION 1. The Annual Meeting of the Board of Directors shall be held on the first Thursday in October.

The Annual Meeting of the Board of Managers shall be held on the first Thursday in October.

The Regular Meeting of the Board of Managers shall be held on the second Thursday of every month.

Special meetings of either Board may be called at the option of the President, or by request of five members of the Board of Directors, or seven members of the Board of Managers. The Board of Directors is expected to meet annually and monthly with the Board of Managers.

SEC. 2. Cushing's Manual shall be the authority of the Association when the instructions embodied in the Constitution and

By-Laws are not deemed sufficient to decide questions of a parliamentary character.

ARTICLE V.

DUTIES OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, BOARD OF MANAGERS AND OFFICERS.

SECTION 1.-Board of Directors.

Directors shall consist

The duties of the Board of

First-In the general management of the work of the Association.

Second-In the annual election of the members of the Board of Managers from the members of the Association.

Third-In the annual election of the President and VicePresidents of the Association from the members of the Board of Directors; and in the election of Superintendent, when necessary.

SEC. 2.-Board of Managers. The Board of Managers shall constitute a Board which shall have the general management of the work of the Association, subject, however, to the corporate duties and acts of the Board of Directors. Its duties shall consist

First-In the annual election of Secretaries, Treasurer and Auditors from the members of the Association.

Second-In actively carrying out the work of the various Committees, and in reporting progress of same at the regular monthly meeting of the Board. A Manager may call to her aid any member of the Association.

SEC. 3.-President. It shall be the duty of the President to preside at all meetings of the Board of Directors and of the Board of Managers; to appoint all Committees not otherwise provided for by these By-Laws; to sign all duly audited orders. drawn on the Treasurer, and to call special meetings, as heretofore detailed. The President shall be ex-officio a member of all standing Committees.

SEC. 4.-Vice-Presidents. The Vice-Presidents, first and second, in the order named, shall in the absence of the President, perform the ordinary duties of the President.

SEC. 5.-Secretaries. It shall be the duty of the Recording Secretary to keep minutes of the proceedings of all meetings of the Board of Directors and of the Board of Managers; to have the custody of all papers and documents of every description belonging to the meeting, and to let none of them be taken from the table without the order of the meeting.

It shall be the duty of the Secretaries to cause a notice of all regular and special meetings of the Board of Directors and the Board of Managers to be given to the Board of Directors and the Board of Managers at least three days before such meeting, and such notices may be given personally, or by depositing a written notice in the post office in said city and county, addressed to the person at his or her last known place of residence, postage prepaid, and such deposit of such notice shall be deemed to be service of notice. It shall also be the duty of the Secretaries to notify the Chairman of each Committee of the duties of such Committees, and the names of all the members constituting the Committees.

SEC. 6.-Treasurer. It shall be the duty of the Treasurer to receive all the moneys belonging to the Association, and deposit the same at such place as may be designated by the Board of Directors; to keep an account of all receipts and expenditures, and to submit a monthly report of the same at the regular meeting of the Board of Managers, and an annual report at the annual meeting.

SEC. 7.-Superintendent. It shall be the duty of the Superintendent to have a general oversight of the work of the Association, and to report on the same at the regular meeting of the Board of Managers. The Superintendent may call to her aid any member of the Association.

SEC. 8. Deputy Superintendent. It shall be the duty of the Deputy Superintendent to visit the Kindergartens twice every month, and oftener, if necessary, giving a careful inspection to the same. She shall, also, aid the Superintendent in all the various lines of work connected with that office. The Deputy Superintendent shall, also, act as Private Secretary to the Superintendent.

SEC. 9.-Auditors. It shall be the duty of the Auditors to

examine the accounts of the Association and of the Treasurer annually, and to make a report thereon at each annual meeting of the Association; and also to make special examinations and report thereon at the request of the Board of Directors.

ARTICLE VI.

STANDING COMMITTEES-DUTIES OF THE SAME.

SECTION 1. There shall be five Standing Committees, viz: Executive Committee, Finance Committee, Visiting Committee, Reception Committee, and Educational Committee; all of which, with exception of the Educational Committee, shall report monthly to the Board of Managers.

SEC. 2.- Executive Committee. The Executive Committee shall consist of the Board of Directors, Officers of the Association, and the Chairman of the Board of Managers. Five members shall constitute a quorum. It shall be the duty of the Executive Committee to provide suitable quarters for the meetings of the Board of Directors and the Board of Managers, to select teachers for the various Kindergartens connected with the Association, and to employ such means generally as to them may seem best to promote the interests of the Association, and advance the purposes for which it was organized and is maintained. The Committee shall report at the monthly meeting of the Board of Managers as to the condition and progress of the work with which it has been entrusted.

SEC. 3.-Finance Committee. The Finance Committee shall be appointed annually by the Board of Directors. It shall consist of a Chairman chosen from the Board of Directors and two members chosen from the Board of Managers. It shall be the duty of the Finance Committee to devise ways and means to meet the expenses of the Association. It shall examine the accounts, reports and vouchers of the Treasurer, and report on the same when called upon by the Executive Committee to do so, and shall examine and report on all claims and accounts against the Association previous to their being passed for payment. All moneys or properties presented to the Association for any specific object connected with Kindergarten work among poor little children shall be devoted to the same.