General Conference Bulletin, vol. 1
STATE TRACT SOCIETY CONSTITUTION
L. T. NICOLA
ARTICLE I.—NAME
THE name of this society shall be ----- Tract and Missionary Society. GCB July 1, 1896, page 744.9
ARTICLE II.—OBJECTS
The objects of this society shall be: (1) To publish and circulate religious, temperance, and educational literature; (2) To secure subscriptions for periodicals, and to provide for supplying the same to the worthy poor; (3) To disseminate information in regard to home and foreign missions, and to raise funds for their support. GCB July 1, 1896, page 744.10
ARTICLE III.—MEMBERSHIP
All persons in regular standing in a Seventh-day Adventist church, or who may be recommended by the church, who contribute regularly to the funds of the society, shall be members. GCB July 1, 1896, page 744.11
ARTICLE IV.—OFFICERS
SECTION 1. The officers of this society shall be a President, Vice-President, Secretary, Corresponding Secretary, Treasurer, General Agent, and a Director for each district; who shall be elected at the annual meeting of the society. GCB July 1, 1896, page 744.12
SEC. 2. Each local society shall elect a Librarian at the quarterly meeting in January of each year. GCB July 1, 1896, page 744.13
ARTICLE V.—MANAGEMENT
The President, Vice-President, Secretary, Treasurer, State Agent, and the Directors of Districts, together with the Executive Committee of the----Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, shall constitute a Board of Directors, who shall have the general management of the work of this society, and shall have power to fill any vacancies in the offices of the society. GCB July 1, 1896, page 744.14
ARTICLE VI.—DUTIES OF OFFICERS
President. GCB July 1, 1896, page 744.15
SECTION 1. The duties of the President shall be to preside at all meetings of the society and of the Board of Directors, and to have the general oversight of the work of the society. GCB July 1, 1896, page 744.16
Vice-President. GCB July 1, 1896, page 744.17
SEC. 2. It shall be the duty of the Vice-President to act in place of the President in his absence, and to work in connection with the President. GCB July 1, 1896, page 744.18
Secretary. GCB July 1, 1896, page 744.19
SEC. 3. The Secretary shall keep the records and documents of the society, conduct the business correspondence, have charge of the publications of the society, and fill all orders for the same. GCB July 1, 1896, page 744.20
Corresponding Secretary. GCB July 1, 1896, page 744.21
SEC. 4. The Corresponding Secretary shall conduct the missionary correspondence with Directors, Librarians, and individuals; submit plans to the local societies for the circulation of literature, and assist by correspondence or otherwise in organizing and conducting weekly missionary meetings, and in carrying forward other lines of missionary work, following such general plans as may be approved by the President and Secretary. GCB July 1, 1896, page 744.22
Treasurer. GCB July 1, 1896, page 744.23
SEC. 5. The Treasurer shall have charge of the funds of the society, and shall render an account thereof annually, or oftener if requested to do so by the President or Board of Directors. GCB July 1, 1896, page 744.24
Directors. GCB July 1, 1896, page 744.25
SEC. 6. It shall be the duty of the Director to labor for the promotion of the objects of the society in his district, and to visit the several local societies as often as practicable, to encourage, assist, and instruct them in their work, and to hold such general meetings in his district as the interest of the work may demand. GCB July 1, 1896, page 744.26
State Agent. GCB July 1, 1896, page 744.27
SEC. 7. The duties of the State Agent shall be to have charge of the subscription-book business of the society. He shall select, appoint, and instruct agents, and contract with them for territory in which to work. GCB July 1, 1896, page 744.28
ARTICLE VII.—MEETINGS
This society shall convene annually for the election of officers and the transaction of other necessary business, at such time and place as the President may appoint. Special meetings may be called at such times and places as the Board of Directors may deem necessary. GCB July 1, 1896, page 744.29
ARTICLE VIII.—FUNDS
The funds of this society shall consist of moneys received from free-will offerings and sales of publications. GCB July 1, 1896, page 744.30
ARTICLE IX.—AMENDMENTS
This Constitution may be amended at any annual meeting by a vote of two thirds of the members present. GCB July 1, 1896, page 745.1