St. Louis City (part 8 of 11)

The co-operate limits extend over a 11 miles along the river and in the extreme width is 3 miles. The densely built portiou its comprised in a district of about six miles along the river and two miles wide

St. Louis is built on three terraces. The first rising gently from the river for about one mile to Seventeenth street where the elevation is 150 feet above the stream. The ground there gently declines, rises in a second terrace to 25th street, again falls, and subsequently rises in a third terrace to a height of 200 feet at Oote Brillante, four miles west of the river. The surface here spreads out into a wide and beautiful plain.

The water supply of the city is taken from the Mississippi at Bissell's point. near the Northern boundary. It is raised into four reservoirs each 240 by 660 feet, with an average depth of about 20 feet, by two pumping engines each with a capacity of 17,000,000 gallons a day. In these reservoirs it remains 24 hours to free it from sediment. It then passes into a small reservoir near the two high service engines which raise it to the storage reservoir, covering about 37 acres on Oompton Hill 26 ft. above the highest street grade.

The first Mass said in the site of St, Louis seems to have been in 1764, by Father Meurin who was the last of the Jesuit missionaries who resided permanently in the Illinois Country. Father Meurin was then stationed at Cahokia; he croased the river in a canoe, said Mass, and blessed the settlors and their work. Tbe first priest who resided permanently in St. Louis was Father Valentine a Capuchin friar; he remained from May 1772 to June 1775. Father Bernard officiated in St. Louis from May 1776 to November 1787.

Bishop Dubourg arrived at St. Louis, Jan. 15, 1818, accompanied by Bishop Flaget of Kentucky. It has been said of Bishop Dubourg that he was a San Domingan by birth, a Frenchman in education, an American in principle, a priest in vocation. Bishop Rosatti was oonsecrated bishop of St. Louis by Bishop Dubourg, March 25, 1824. In 184i Bishop Rosatti consecrated our present Reverend Archbishop, Bishop RosaUi dying in Rome Sept. 25, 1843, was sucoeeded by Rt. Rev. Peter Richard Kenriok.

Tradition asserts that the first church built in St. Louis was a small wooden chapel which Father xMeuriu says he blessed June, 27, 1770. Bishop Dubourg built a church of brick in 1S18 south of the site of the present Cathredral; the first Mass was said i» it Christmas day 1819. The present Cathedral was consecrated Oct. 26, 1834, by Bishop Rosatti. In an arch opposite the Bishop's chair is a valuable painting of st Louis presented to the diooese by Louis XVIII of France.

St. Louis is divided into 12 wards ami is governed by a mayor and city council composed of two members from e;ich ward elected biennially. There are also a comptroller, treasurer, and auditor.

Missouri is represented in the national congress by two senators and fourteen Representatives; she has therefore sixteen electoral votes. The General Assembly of the State consists of thirty-four senators elected for four years, and 140 Representatives elected for two years.

What can you say of the Judicial power of Missouri 9 It is vented in a Supreme Court consisting 0f five Judges, the St. Louis Court of appeals, Circuit Courts, Probate Courts, County Courts, and Municipal Corporation Courts. The County Officers are; Judges of the County couit. Sheriff, Tieasurer, Recorder, Assessor. Collector, Proseruiiug Attorney, Clerk of county court, Coroner, Public Administrator, Physician, School Commissioner and Surveyor.

The Governor of the State is assisted by a Lieutenant-governor. Sec retary of State, State Auditor, State Treasurer, Attorney-general, and Superintendent of Public Schools. Each of these (fficeisis elected for four years.

The salaries of the State officers are as follows; Governor $5,000 ; Secretary of State $3 0C0: Treasurer $3000; Auditor $3000; Attorney General $3000; Superintendent of Public schools -$3000; Senators and Representatives $5 a day and mileage.

St. Louis cast her first vote for presidents] candidates in L'OP; it was of course, ineffectual as Missouri was >not yet admitted into the Union.

In the division of the Louisiana purchase in 1803, ,Y!icsouri was included in the district of Louisiana, which, in 1805. was erected into the territory of Louisiana with St. Louis as the seat of government,

The Missouri state Constitution was formed by a convention of 40 delegates convened in St. Louis July Jl, J820; the state was admitted Aug. 10, 1821.

There are now upward of 541, 207 \oies in ihe state; members of United states army inmates of Asylums, poorhouses. and prisons are excluded from voting.

St. Ferdinand, Central, Bonhomme, Maramec, and Carondelet were separated from 1 he city of St. Louis and erected into a county bearing that name. The corner stone of the new county court house was laid May 9, 1878. at Olayton

Population, Climate

The lowest temperature in our St. Louis winters may not fall - 10 degrees er it may fall as low as -23 degrees. Summer heat some times does not exceed 93 degrees, but it may rise to 104 degrees, it never falls below 43 degrees.

The last frosts occur in spring between March 13th and May; on au average about April 5 ; the latest frosts in Autumn set in between October 4th, and November 21st, on an average about October 27th.

The first trees that bloom are the alder and the hazel, next the silver-leaf maple ; a few days after this between February 24th, and April 15th, on an average March 19th the common white elm. During the following days roses, syringes, gooseberries, and many other bushes, also the weeping willows.

The Mississippi, at St. Louis, freezes about once in four or five years, partly on account of the heavy ice floating from the north. It then remains closed sometimes for six weeks, it has been known to close as early as the first week in December. The river is said never to freeze over below Cape Girardeau.

The Missouri River is sometimes closed in the latter part of November and has been known to remain firmly bridged over until the first week of March.

The average annual rainfall in St. Louis, including the melted snow, is 41 inches, but varies considerably in different years. Our regular rainy season extends from the middle of April to the middle of July. Our summer rains mostly descend with great abundance and in a comparatively short time.

St. Louis is 20, miles below the entrance of the. Missouii, 175 miles above the mouth of the MWinaippi, 1,170 miles above New Orleans, and 125 miles East of Jefferson City - latitude 38 degrees, 37 minutes, 28 seconds North - longitude 90 degrees, 15 minutes, 16 seconds vVest.

General Questions

What is the extent of the city t What is its area ? What part most denneW built? Name its principal buildings. What are its particular attractions -'

What special traveling facilities has it ? How does it rank with other cities in the I'uitod States in its manufactories Give its age and population. For what noted ? Name the principal streets. How does tho water transportation compare with that of the Railway? What can be said of its school system* How mauy Catholic schools does it contain t What Religious orders hare charge of parochial schools ? What is the average attendance of the Catholic schools ? How does this attendance compare with that of other cities in the United States or in your own state?

tliat lead to them and the places of most importance on the route. Name t.ht principal Catholic Institution in your state. Give the number of Catholic churches which it contains. Name the natural bodies of v .-ter to be seen from the Railroads. Give the changes of cars, and where. Give i he average rate of travel per mile What cities can be reached by water from ihe one in which you live ? Give the age of each of these cities. The extent of the states .

Name some of the most prominent men who belong to your state. Between what degrees of Latitude and Longitude is the state situated 1 What is the basin of a river? How is the bed of the river formed? How is the bed of a lake formed ? Ho v are deltas formed? What are alluvial plains ? What is the land bordering the river on each side called ? What is a large stream of water flowing through the lan'l called? What are very small ones called ? Which is the left and which the right hank of the river ?

coast? What are the points of land made by the bends of the coast called? Those parts that extend ro farinto the waleras to be almost surrounded by it What do we call a narrow neck of land connecting two larger portions ofla,nd?

Give the location of the capital of each state and tell which are most important. Give the boundaries of your state and say what you can of its surface. How is a peninsula always terminated? In which of the Worlds do we hod the most peninsulas? What portion of Europe do irs peninsulas occupy? Where does the Arctic Ocean lie? What do you find around the North Pole?

How is this ocean connected with the Pacific and Atlantic ? How does the South Polar Ocean compare with the others? Owing to the great, extent of the Atlantic and Pacific oceans how are they divided ? Along the borders of the oceans we have parts with different forms given them by the lands joining them, to distinguish them from the Ojean, what do we c:Ul them ? Mention some of them, and give their location and characteristics. How are some of those bodies connected to the main ocean ?

What do we call a shallow strait or buy ? What is the difference between a plateau and a plain ? What do we call a wall of very high land extendingacross the country? What are the higher parts if sharp andpointed called ? What is the real form of the earth ? What is the apparent form What proofs points? Give the semi-cardinal points. AVhat is a map ' Give position of the United States. How is it bounded f Give its average extent from east to west. From north to south Describe the Atlantic coast. The Pacific-

How is the Mississippi Basin formed? Through what states does th« water shed separating this valley or basin from that of the St. Lawrence? Describe the Atlantic system. What can be said of the Hudson Valley? What portion ot' the St. Lawrence does the Pacific system drain Describe the flow lying between the Rocky Mountains and the Sierra Nevada. Describe each. How does the great basin of both compare with the others ? Give the height of each of these plateaus. What can be said of the soil of each of these plateaus ? Of that midway between the Mississippi and the base of the Rocky Mountains ? Of the Rocky Mountains and their valleys ? For what occupation is the Appalachian Region suited f Ttie Rocky Mountain Region ? What prevets agriculture in this region? What are the agricultural sic,, s of \ ! e northern

Where is the manufacturing most extensive ? Mention some of the manufactories. How does the foreign commerce of the United States compare with other countries ? What is true of the domestic commerce? Mention the most important railroads and the places they connect? frame ilie imports Name the exports. Name some of the largest and most important < ities of the United states. How are the population distributed! For what are the American people noted? What inventions ! ave been made by them What in the difference between a State and Territory How are territories admitted as Stales Give a short sketch of the history of the United States. When was Alaska purchased Give position of North America. What is its form

How is it joined to South America Describe the Arctic, Atlantic and Pacific coasts. What can be said of the Carribeau Sea What do we know of Greenland'

Give the population of the following cities in Missouri, - St. Louis, Kansas Oity, St. Joseph, Chillicothe, Ste. (ienevieve Brookfield, Springfield, Jefferson City, Sedalia, Palmyra, Hannibal, and Carrolto:..

Give the leading occupation of the people in ibe following places St. Louis, Sedalia, Jefferson City, Kansas City, St. Joseph, Chillicothe Hannibal Joplin, St. Genevieve, Columbia, Moberly, Maryville, Springfield. Macon.

Name and'locate some of the springs of Missouri - springs of pure water suit springs sulphur springs chalybeate springs and petroleum springs.

peninsulas and CAPES - State in what continent or isl; «id each is situated, also in what direction, and into what waters each projects. Yucatan Nova Scoti.t Lower California Arabia Kamchatka In do- China Deccan Corea Asia Minor Malay Florida Scandinavian - Capes, Cod Hatteras San Lucas Matapan North Finisterre Horn Gallinas Verd Eon St. Roque Good Hope Spartel Guardafui Comorin North-east Romania.

CoaST WaTEB - State with what ocean each is connected, to what continent it lies adjacent, and what, lands, if any, surround it. If a strait, state what waters it connects.

Seas of Arabia, Azov, China lied Sea Adriatic Baltic Aral Caspian Dead - Bays of Hudson Bengal Baffin Biscay - Gilfti of St. Lawrence Mexico California Persia Venezuela.

Source changes here: from Road and Hand-book of the Missouri Division, Including Road-maps of the Riding Districts of St. Louis, Kansas City, St. Joseph, Sedalia, Springfield, Warrensburg, Etc, by League of American Wheelmen. Missouri Division, published 1895; 51,097 words in this source stream.

L A. W. Constitution Article

Sec. 2. Its objects shall be to promote the general interests of cycling; to ascertain, defend and protect the rights of wheelmen ; to facilitate touring ; to secure improvement in the condition of the public roads and highways, and to promote and regulate cycle racing on the track.

Article Ii

Fourth, For the purposes of this section, California shall be considered as two States, divided as follows: South California to be composed of the following counties: Santa Barbara, Ventura, Los Angeles, Orange, San Bernardino, and San Diego ; and all north of these counties shall be known as North California.

sulate, and the Secretary shall call an election for a Chief Consul. The election shall be conducted by mail, and the Secretary shall receive and count the votes and declare the result. The Chief Consul so chosen shall enter upon his duties at once, and conduct the affairs of the Consulate under Rules and Regulations made by the Executive Committee.

Sec. 3. When there shall be fifty League members in any State, the Chief Consul shall appoint a Secretary-Treasurer and organize a Sub-Division under Rules and Regulations made by the Executive Committee.

Sec. 4. When there shall be one hundred members in any State, the Chief Consul shall appoint a Vice Consul and organize a Division. The Chief Consul and Secretary- Treasurer and the Vice Consul thus appointed, together with such other Representatives as may be appointed as hereinafter provided, shall constitute the Division Board of Officers, with power to make and execute a Constitution and By- Laws for the government of the Division.

Sec. 5. The status of every Consulate, Sub- Division and Division shall be fixed annually on the first day of October, and shall be based on the membership enrolled on the books of the League on that date.

Article Iii

Section 1. Any amateur white wheelman of good character, eighteen years of age or over, shall, with the endorsement of two League members, or three other reputable citizens, be eligible to membership in this League upon payment of the initiation fee and dues, as provided in this Constitution.

Missouri Division L. A. W.

Sec. 3. The name of each applicant for membership must be published in the official organ, and unless within two weeks thereafter a protest shall be filed with the Secretary, he shall become a member of the League.

Sec. 4. Each applicant shall pay to the Secretary of the League an initiation fee of one dollar, and shall also pay seventy-five cents for his annual dues.

Sec. 5. All memberships on the books of the League on the date of the passage of this rule shall expire March 31, 1895. All memberships that may be entered after the date of the passage of this rule shall expire one year from the date on which the application is published in the official organ.

Sec. 6. (a) A member may renew his membership at any time within sixty days from the date of its expiration by payment of the annual dues of 75 cents. If he shall postpone the payment of his dues beyond the sixty days, he shall pay in addition to the annual dues the sum. of 15 cents for every month or fraction of a month he is in arrears.

Sec. 7. Objections to the admission of any candidate for membership must be made to the Secretary within two weeks after the publication of the name of such candidate, and such objections shall fully set forth the reasons why the candidate should be denied admission, and shall be considered eonidential.

be guided by the following amateur rule, and shall take proper pains to ascertain and determine through the Racing Board the facts in the case where objection is made to a candidate on this ground.

Amateur Rule. An amateur of Class A is one who has not engaged in, nor assisted in, nor taught cycling or any other recognized athletic exercise for money or other remuneration, nor knowingly competed with or against a professional for a prize of any description, or who, after having forfeited the amateur status, has had the same restored by a unanimous vote of the National Assembly, L. A. W. A cyclist ceases to be an amateur of Class A by:

(a) Engaging in cycling or other recognized athletic exercises or personally teaching, training or coaching any person therein, either as a means of obtaining a livelihood, or for a wager, money prize or gate money.

(/) An amateur of Class A may not compete in any race outside of his own State, at a distance greater than two hundred miles, by the usual line or route of travel, from his legal residence, except

(g) A cyclist does not forfeit his Class A status by teaching the elements of cycling solely for the purpose of effecting the sale of a cycle; but racing men in the employ of cycling establishments may be transferred to Class B.

(h) License may b3 granted by unanimous vote of the Racing Board for a special competition in any year between the recognized champions of Classes A and B, the prize rules of Class A to govern the contest.

(i) Any amateur who neglects or refuses to answer questions touching his status in Class A to the satisfaction of the Racing Board, and within thirty days shall be transferred to Class B, and shall have no further opportunity for hearing or appeal.

An amateur of Class B shall be a cycle rider who may be in the employ of, and have his traveling and training expenses paid by, a manufacturer of cycles, club or other parties interested in cycling, but shall not compete for a cash or divisible prize, nor realize upon any prize won by him, except as hereinafter provided. One also who has ridden for any prize valued at over $50 or of different descriptions from that allowed in Class A. A cyclist ceases to be an amateur of Class B by:

(c) Selling, pawning, or otherwise turning into cash, or in any manner realizing cash upon any prize won by him, except that prizes may be exchanged or bartered provided there is in no case a cash bonus received.

(d) Competing in a cycle race on the track for a prize value of more than $150, except in the case of special sanction having been given by the Racing Board for a greater value prize at any special meeting.

(/) Any amateur of Class B who neglects or refuses to answer cpiestions touching his amateur status, to the satisfaction of the Racing Board, inside of thirty days, shall be declared to have forfeited his amateur status.

(g) The League recognizes as athletic exercises, in addition to cycling, all sports over which the Amateur Athletic Union, The National Association of Amateur Oarsmen and other amateur athletic organizations have jurisdiction.

By a special sanction, granted upon a unanimous vote of the Racing Board, permission may be granted in Class B to employ professional pacemakers in any event or record trial, where the importance of same may be warranted as set forth in application for said sanction.

per capita tax of forty cents. The balance of such annual dues and the whole amount of the initiation fee shall be returned to the Divisions, etc., quarterly. He shall return to the Divisions, etc., fifty per centum of all back dues.

Article Iv

All ex-Presidents and ex- Vice-Presidents of the .League who shall at the time of a meeting of the National Assembly be members of the League in good standing: but no ex-President nor ex-Vice- President shall vote or be represented by proxy at any meeting, nor shall he be empowered or entitled to hold the proxy of any other member,

The President, First and Second Vice-Presidents, the Secretary, the Treasurer, and the Chairmen of all Standing Committees, except that on Auditing.

It shall have power to make a Constitution and By-Laws for the guidance of the League, to establish regulations for the government of Divisions in their relations to the League and to each other, and to generally direct and decide in all matters not provided for in this Constitution.

Sec. 2. The general supervision and executive powers of the League shall be vested in the Executive and Finance Committee, but said committee shall not involve the League in any matter not eon- templated by the purposes of this organization, without the authority of the National Assembly. Said committee shall enforce all rules, regulations and orders made by the National Assembly and carry out the provisions of the Constitution and By- Laws, but shall not have any power of legislation (this being vested solely in the National Assembly) . They shall be allowed their necessary expenses, and may allow committees their necessary expenses. They shall approve all bills before payment by the Treasurer and shall during the months of January, April, July and October of each year publish in the official organ a financial statement up to the first day of each of said months: Said January statement shall be audited by a committee of three to be elected by the National Assembly at the annual meeting, and said Auditing Committee shall have power to employ an expert accountant. All orders for the payment of money by the Treasurer shall be signed by the Executive Committee or a majority thereof.

Before the annual meeting in February the Committee shall send to every member of the National Assembly a complete detailed printed financial statement, showing the condition of the League to January 1, last preceding.

Sec. 3. Fifteen members personally present at any meeting of the National Assembly shall constitute a cmorum for the transaction of business.

Sec. 5. Special business meetings shall be called by the President upon the written request of a majority of the Chief Consuls of the Divisions.

Said meeting shall be called not later than sixty days after the receipt of the request, at a place designated by the President. Thirty days' notice of such meeting must be given in the official organ, with a statement of the business to be transacted at the meeting, and no other business shall be considered.

Sec. 6. * In case of the refusal or neglect of any Division, Sub-Division or Consulate of the L. A. W. to comply with any decision or ruling of the National Assembly or of the Executive Committee when the -National Assembly is not in session, it shall be within the power of said National Assembly by a majority vote, or of said committee by a unanimous vote, to impose a fine on said Division, Sub-Divsion or Consulate, which may be collected from the amount of dues in the hands of the Secretary of the L. A. W., and withheld from the Division until the aforesaid order of ruling shall be complied with.

Article

Section 1. {a) Each Division shall elect annually a Chief Consul, Vice Consul, and Secretary- Treasurer; and shall also elect one Representative for each two hundred League members on its roll October 1.

(&) Each League club located under the jurisdiction of a Division shall be entitled upon joining the League, and annually thereafter, to elect one Representative for the first twenty members on its roll, another for the next eighty, and an additional Representative for each one hundred members thereafter.

Sec. 4. The persons who shall receive the greatest number of votes regularly voted for any office at any election in a Division, Sub-Division, or Consulate, shall be declared elected.

Sec. 5. These officers shall constitute the Division, Sub-Division and Consulate Boards of Officers, " and shall be elected annually between the 15th day of October and the 15th day of November, at such time and place, and in such manner as is provided by the Constitution and By-L"aws of the Division and the Rules and Regulations of the Sub- Division and Cousulate.

Sec. 6. No person shall be nominated for or elected to any office in a Division, Sub-Division or Consulate, unless he be at the time of his nomination a member of the League and a resident of the Division, Sub-Division or Consulate.

Sec. 7. When any officer of a Division, Sub- Division or Consulate shall remove from the State or Territory in which he was elected, or shall cease to be a member of the League, his office shall forthwith become vacant.

Sec. 8. In the event of a contested election in any Division, the Division making the contest must pay all expenses which may be incurred by any National Committee in the consideration, report and settlement of the same.

Vice Consul. Vacancies in the office of Chief Consul of a Sub-Division or Consulate shall be filled by the President. All other vacancies in Divisions, Sub- Divisions or Consulates shall be filled by the Chief Consul.

Sec. 12. Each Division Board of Officers shall hold its annual meeting in the month of December, and shall then elect from the Division one Delegate to the National Assembly for each four hundred members upon its roll on December 1.

Article Vi

Section 1. The officers of the League shall be a President, First and Second Vice-Presidents, Treasurer and Secretary, who shall be elected by the National Assembly, at the annual meeting; provided, however, that the Secretary shall hold office as long as he shall render satisfactory service. The National Assembly may, however, by a two-thirds vote of the members and proxies present at any meeting, declare the office of Secretary vacant and hold an election for his successor, one month's notice of the intended declaration of a vacancy having been given.

Sec. 4. Officers and Chairmen of National Committees, except that on Auditing, if not members of the National Assembly when chosen, shall be members of that body during their terms of office.

Sec. 5. All National Committees shall be appointed by the President, who shall have the power to suspend or remove any member of such committees, and to fill vacancies therein arising from suspensions, removals or from any other cause.

Article Vii

Section 1. The League shall provide an official organ to be known as the ''L. A. W. Bulletin and Good Roads," in which shall be printed all official announcements and communications, and which shall be devoted in a substantial way to the encouragement of fraternal co-operation among its readers in the work for improved roads throughout the United States and to the other benevolent objects of the League. The said official organ shall be sent as a regular periodical publication to each member of the League who shall have paid a separate and sufficient subscription fee for the same, excepting, however, that at any time when the postal authori- ties of the United States shall permit the distribution by mail of free copies of an official organ to members of the League upon payment of postal rates as second class matter, the Executive Committee of the League may arrange or provide for such distribution of such official organ to League members without the payment of a separate subscription fee. No Division, Sub-Division or Consulate east of the Rocky Mountains shall establish or contract for an official organ of its own.

Article Viii

Section 1. (a) Any wheeling club in the United States that shall have in its By-Laws a provision requiring every active member to be a member of the League of American Wheelmen, and that shall file annually with the Secretary of the L. A. W. a certificate thereof together with a correct list of club members certified to by the President and Secretary of the Club, shall become a League Club, and entitled to all the privileges accorded League Clubs under this Constitution.

(6) The Board of Officers of any Division may adopt a By-Law providing that any Club within such Division, at least seventy-five per cent, of whose members are members of the League, may become a League Club. And upon such club filing a certificate thereof with the Secretary of the League and a certified list as provided in clause (a) it shall become a League Club and entitled to all the privileges accorded League Clubs under the Constitution. Provided, however, that such Club shall be entitled to representation to the extent of its League membership only, and that no action on

(c) The membership of every League Club, as such, shall expire on the first day of July in each yeai> and may be renewed at any time before the first day of September next succeeding. Upon receiving from the Secretary of the club a certificate to the effect that the club still continues the required by-law in force together with a correct list of the club members certified to by the President and Secretary of the Club, the Secretary shall issue a new certificate of membership. The membership of all clubs that fail to renew the same before September 1 shall lapse.

(d) On and after the date of the passage of this rule no club shall be entered as a League Club if its name shall be the same or similar to that of any club already enrolled, except by consent of the League Club whose name is the same or similar. The appearance in the title of the name of the city or town in which the club is located shall constitute the name a similar one, and therefore it shall be deemed prejudicial to the interest of the club already enrolled.

(e) Representatives to the Division Board of Officers from League Clubs shall file with the Secretary-Treasurer of the Division a certificate of their election, signed by the President and Secretary of the club which they represent and the Secretary- Treasurer shall announce the election in the official organ.

(/) All rights and privileges of any League Club, including representation ou the Division Board of Officers, may be revoked at any time by the Executive and Finance Committee, fifteen days'

(g) No League- member who shall belong to more than one League Club in a Division shall be permitted to vote for Club representatives in more than one of the clubs of which he is a member. On or before the 1st day of October in each year, such League member shall advise the Secretary-Treasurer of the Division as to the club in which he elects to vote for club representative.

Article Ix

This Constitution may be altered or amended by a two-thirds vote of the delegates of the National Assembly voting in person or by proxy at any regular meeting of the Assembly, or at any meeting called for that purpose, of which sixty days' notice shall have been given; but no amendment shall be made or considered unless thirty days' notice thereof shall have been given through the columns, of the official organ.

Section 1. The President shall preside at all meetings of the National Assembly ; shall appoint all committees not otherwise ordered ; may fill pro tempore any vacancy in any office or committee not otherwise provided for; shall have a general supervision over the affairs of the League; and shall make a report at the annual meeting of the National Assembly. He shall be allowed for clerk hire $1,000 per annum.

Sec. 2. The Vice-Presidents shall in the order of their priority, preside in the absence of the President at all meetings of the League or of the National Assembly, and perform in such absence all the necessary duties of the President at the time ; and in case of death, resignation, or removal of the President, they shall, in the order of priority, act as President until the next annual meeting of the National Assembly.

Sec. 3. (a) The Secretary shall receive and cause to be published all applications for membership ; shall receive and be accountable for all fees and dues ; shall keep a register of all applications and any action thereon; shall receive all protests and refer the same to the Membership Committee ; shall keep a list of members and officers of the League, with notes of all changes in the same; shall keep suitable books of account, and shall payout the funds in his hands only upon order of the Executive Committee or the National Assembly.

(&) He shall receive and answer, or refer to the proper officials, any correspondence with the members or officers that pertains to the affairs of the League, and any appropriate correspondence with non-members of the League. He shall notify members or officers of all meetings ; shall issue certificates to all members of the National Assembly ; shall record the proceedings of all meetings of the League and of the National Assembly; shall keep an accurate roll of the membership and generally provide himself with all necessary statistical and other information. -»

(c) He shall act as editor of the official department in the Official Organ over which he shall have control, subject, however, to the supervision of the Executive Committee.

(d) He shall keep an account with the Treasurer, to whom he shall render a statement at least once every three months, paying to him such balance as may at that time be due over and above the amount required for running expenses of the Secretary's office.

(e) He shall keep an account with each Division, Sub-Division and Consulate and shall render a statement to each at least once every three months and pay them at least once every three months such money as shall be due them.

Sec. 4. The Treasurer shall receive and be accountable for all money paid over by the Secretary or received from other sources; he shall keep suitable books of account ; he shall pay out funds of the League only upon order of the Executive Committee or the National Assembly. He shall give bonds for the faithful discharge of his duties in the sum of $2,000.

Sec. 5. Bonds required from officers of the League shall be subject to the approval of the Executive Committee, and all expense incurred in procuring the same shall be paid out of the funds of the League.

Section 1. (a) There shall be an annual Meet of the League at such time and at such place as the National Assembly or Executive Committee may determine.

(b) At meetings of the National Assembly any member thereof may be represented by proxy provided that the person holding the proxy shall be also a member of the Assembly and that no person shall be proxy for more than one member unless the proxies he holds are those of delegates of the Division which he represents; provided, however, that the delegates from no one Division shall hold more than three proxies in all from other Divisions.

(d) Prior to the meeting of the National Assembly the President shall appoint a committee of three on Credentials which shall examine and report upon credentials of delegates.

(e) At all business meetings of the National Assembly, the established law (Cushing) of deliberative assemblies shall be observed. The order of business shall be as follows :

(/) At each annual meeting of the National Assembly at least one day shall be devoted exclusively to the consideration of ways and means for advancing the work for road improvement within the various states and to the determination of a plan or plans for the effective co-operation of the state divisions in the further advancement of this branch of League effort. The day or days devoted by the National Assembly to the separate consideration of road improvement subjects under this section, shall precede the regular business meeting of the Assembly and shall include such proceedings as shall have been determined and announced by the national committee on improvement of the highways. At this meeting any member of the National Assembly may invite the presence of citizens not members of the League, and the committee on improvement of the highways may provide for lectures, addresses, or reports from such persons as in the judgment of said committee are well qualified to encourage and advance the work of improved roads.

Divisions And Sub-Divisions

Section 1. The management of Divisions shall "be vested in a Board of Officers, consisting of the Chief Consul, Vice Consul, Secretary-Treasurer and Representatives, elected as provided in Art. V, Sec. ], of the Constitution, said Board to have the power to make such Rules and Regulations as shall not be inconsistent with the Constitution and By- Laws of the League.

Sec. 4. The Chief Consul shall be the Executive officer of the Division. The Secretary- Treasurer shall keep a full register of the members of his Division, and keep proper books of account of all receipts and expenditures, and publish in the official organ at the close of each term of his office a full and complete statement of the financial condition of the Division or Sub-Division.

Sec. 5. Vacancies occurring in the delegation to the National Assembly from any Division, either by death, resignation, promotion or removal, shall be filled by the Chief Consul of the Division wherein

Sec. 6. Each Division shall file in the office of the Secretary of the League a certified copy of its Constitution, By-Laws and Rules and of each and every amendment thereto, and shall certify to him the results of all elections within ten days after the votes shall have been counted.

Duties Of Committees

Section 1. {a) The Executive and Finance Committee shall have the general management and control of affairs of the League ' while the National Assembly is not in session. Shall regulate and direct all matters of revenue, disbursement and investment, and determine all questions of detail arising in the conduct of the League. It shall have visitorial power over Divisions and Sub-Divisions and may take summary action in cases of default.

(5) It shall direct and instruct the Chairman of the Racing Board to collect from applicants in advance (except League clubs as hereinafter provided for) $10 each for granting sanctions for National circuit race meets; $2 each for open race meets; and $1 for each additional day; and $1 each for athletic meets scheduling two events ; and to apply the revenue derived to the expenses of conducting the affairs pertaining to the Racing Board, its Chairman and members; to the employment of an official referee (to be appointed by the Chairman) who shall be required to officiate at all National circuit race meets, and to the general improvement of the racing interests of the L. A. W

Sec. 2. To the Membership Committee shall be referred as they arise, all protests against members or applicants for membership. The Committee shall act without delay, and a decision of the Committee in the case of the applicant shall be final.

Sec. 3. (a) The Committee on Rights and Privileges shall consider and advise in all matters pertaining to the maintenance of the rights of wheelmen, the enactment of legislation, and the protection of the privileges of the members of the L. A. YV. and may take such action in connection therewith as the circumstances of the case may require.

(b) This committee at such times shall have the power and it shall be its duty to explain, define and interpret any provision of this constitution or any by-law, or any rule of any committee of this League upon request of an officer of the League, and its decisions on such points shall be final.

(c) To this committee shall be referred al questions about a contested election in any Division ; they shall inquire into the facts prior to the next ensuing meeting of the National Assembly, and shall report to such Assembly their findings on the facts, with such recommendations as they may decern proper in the premises. In each case of a contested election the decision shall rest with the National Assembly, and such decision as to the right of the incumbent of a Division office or claimant thereto shall be final and binding upon that Division.

(d) Whenever any Division or Sub-Division of the L. A. W. shall neglect or refuse to hold an election for officers in compliance with the provisions of this Constitution and By-Laws, such election may be ordered and held under the direction of the

President of the League by a committee of which the Chairman of the Rights and Privileges Committee shall be one, said Committee acting as Nominating Committee and Returning Board and they shall declare the result of the election, their decision in the premises to be final. Members of any such Division shall comply with the decision of the committee, and officers elected under the above rule shall serve during the unexpired balance of the regular term.

Sec. 4. To the Committee on Rules and Regulations shall be referred all amendments to the Constitution published in the official organ in compliance with Article IX of the Constitution, and all amendments to the By-Laws published in the official organ in compliance with Article XI of the By- Laws. All such amendments the committee shall consider and present in proper form to the body authorized to act upon the same; but this provision shall not prevent the proper body from acting upon any amendment legally given notice of if the committee fail to consider the same and report upon it.

Sec. 5. It shall be the duty of the Committee on the Improvement of Highways to promote in the public mind, through the instrumentality of the League, a sense of the utility, general economy and desirability of high class roads, and an active sentiment in their favor; to encourage legislation requiring committees and public officials to construct and maintain good roads ; to collect practical suggestions and information based upon observation and experience concerning the methods of making and mending roads; to publish printed matter calculated to further these ends, distributing the same to members of the League and highway officials as in the judgment of the committee shall seem wise ; and generally to perform such other duties as shall best promote the objects of the League.

Sec. 6. The Committee on Transportation shall arrange and secure special rates and agreements for the carriage of members of the League and their wheels ; shall have power to represent the League in negotiation with transportation lines, and fix the routes for League travel, and also to arrange for the recovery of stolen wheels.

Sec. 7. (a) To the Racing Board shall be referred all matters pertaining to racing and the championships. It shall make all arrangements for the annual championships which are held under League auspices, and shall assign such other championships as are now or may be established, to be run under the auspices of such clubs or associations as it may consider most desirable, and under such conditions as it may deem expedient.

(b) It shall have the power to grant or withhold sanctions for race meetings, and to impose penalties upon race promoters and racing men who may hold race meetings or engage in racing at the same without the official sanction of the board. But no race meeting shall receive official sanction if it is to be held on Sunday, or has upon its schedule any eveut which is open to women competitors. The board shall charge a fee for each sanction, but a League club having twenty League members on its roll may by a vote of the board receive a sanction without payment of fee.

(c) It shall be the duty of the Board to make inquiry regarding any wheelman whose amateur status in either class is questioned, and all protests or charges shall be entered with the Chairman of the Board, who shall provide for an investigation by a member or members of the Board. Pending investigation, the party against whom these charges are brought may be suspended from the track. Suspicious circumstances, which are, in the judgment of any member of the Board, sufficient to make the status of any wheelman a matter of reasonable doubt, shall be the basis of an investigation in the absence of formal protest or charges. The member or members to whom the work of investigation is assigned, shall immediately communicate with the party under suspicion, either in person or by registered letter, lay all charges before him, or set forth the circumstances which lead to a reasonable doubt, and call for an answer to the charges or a satisfactory explanation of the circumstances which gave rise to the doubt. If the charges are proved, or the reasonable doubt is not removed, it shall be the duty of the chairman to report the findings in the official organ, declaring that the party has forfeited his amateur status, and warning all amateurs not to compete with him ; and such official declaration shall carry with it expulsion from the League, if the person concerned is a member thereof.

(d) The Racing Board shall have the right in considering and determining questions that affect the amateur status of any cyclist to act upon any kind of evidence, circumstantial or direct. At the termination of the investigation by the member in charge, his findings shall be submitted to the chairman, who upon direct evidence may expel, and upon circumstantial evidence order a vote of the entire board, a majority vote of which shall expeL

(e) Whenever permission is granted to an amateur of Class A to compete at a greater distance from his legal residence than is allowed by the rule, the member of the Racing Board shall require a certified itemized statement of expenses, with receipts and vouchers, and shall notify the chairman at once that said permission has been granted.

(/) Any cyclist who has been expelled for professionalism shall have the right to appeal only to the National Assembly of the L. A. W., and shall be reinstated as an amateur only by vote of such Assembly, upon a competent showing of error on the part of the Racing Board.

(#) The Racing Board, through its chairman, shall have the right of censorship over the character of prizes offered in cycle races, and may withhold or withdraw the sanction to race promotors, providing its decisions in excluding any prize is not complied with.

(li) It shall be within the province of the Racing Board to suspend from the race track, for such a time as it may deem proportionate to the offense, any wheelman guilty of unfair dealing in connection with cycle racing, or ungentlemanly conduct on the track, or any wheelman who competes in a race not governed by the rules of the L. A. W., or those that may be approved by the Racing Board. Any wheelman who knowingly competes with one who has been suspended will render himself liable to a like penalty.

(?) The Racing Board shall have the power to make such rules for its government and the government of cycle race meetings as may be deemed expedient, and may appoint one or more official handicappers at its discretion.

Sec. 8. The Committee on Rights and Privileges, Rules and Regulations and Membership shall consist of three (3) members each. *The Racing Board shall consist of at least five members.

(b) The Committee on Transportation shall consist of a chairman, who shall have power to add members to the committee not exceeding ten in number.

Protests, Suspensions, Removals And Expulsions

Section 1. (a) Any member holding a position in the League, either as an officer, member of a committee, or member of the National Assembly, who shall be charged in writing by ten members of the League with malfeasance in office or with conduct prejudicial to the interests of the League, may be suspended by the President pending an investigation of the charges.

(?;) Any member against whom charges have been preferred as above, shall be furnished with a copy of the charges, and shall be heard in his own defense, after not less than twenty days' notice, before a committee consisting of the President and the Chairmen of the Committees on Rights and Privileges, Rules and Regulations, Membership and Improvement of Highways, and if found guilty of the charges preferred may be reprimanded, suspended for a specified time, removed from his position or expelled from the League.

(c) In case the charges are made against the President, the first Vice-President shall have the powers and duties given to the President in Clauses (a) and (&) above.

(d) Any member found guilty and sentenced as above shall have the right to appeal to the National Assembly, a two thirds vote of which shall be necessary to overrule the decision of the committee. Such appeal shall be filed with the Secretary within twenty days after the finding of the committee, and until it shall be decided the judgment shall stand.

Sec. 2. Any member of the League, not holding; a position, charged with conduct prejudicial to the interests of the organization may be protested in writing by four members of the League. In case of such protest the charges and specifications shall be sent to the Secretary, who shall make a, record of the protest and forward all the papers to the Membership Committee. The Membership Committee shall furnish^the protested member with a copy of the charges and hear him in his own defense. If, after a full hearing, the committee shall find that the charges are sustained, it may impose a penalty of reprimand, suspension or expulsion,, but in the latter case an appeal may be taken to the Rights and Privileges Committee.

Sec. 3. A member of the League charged with being a professional wheelman may be protested in writing by any member. In case of such protest the charges and specifications shall "be sent to the Secretary, who shall make a record of the protest and forward all the papers to the Racing Board. In a case of this nature the Racing Board shall proceed as provided in Article IV, Section 7, of these By-Laws, and its judgment shall be final and without appeal.

Sec. 4. An applicant for membership may be protested in writing by any member, but the protest must be in the hands of the Secretary within two weeks from the date on which the applicant's name is published in the official organ. All such protests shall be regarded as confidential so far as a disclosure of the protesting member's name is concerned. The Secretary shall make a record of the protest, and forward all the papers to the Mem- Ibership Committee. If, after a full hearing, the Committee shall find that the protest is a just one it shall sustain the charges and deny the applicant admission. If the protest charges the applicant with being a professional the committee may refer the protest to the Racing Board for investigation, and in such case shall abide by the decision of the Board in its finding for or against the applicant.

Sec. 5. Expulsion from League Clubs shall entail expulsion from the League provided the Memberbership Committee concur therein. When a member has been expelled from a League Club and the -club desires his expulsion from the League, the Secretary of the Club shall forward to the Secretary of the League a full statement of the circumstances which led to the expulsion. The Secretary shall make a record of the case and forward the papers to the Membership Committee. If the Membership Committee shall find that the offense against the club was also an offense against the League, or if they shall find that the best interests of the League call for the expulsion of the member, they shall direct the Secretary to expunge the name from the books.

Section 1. Members removing from one Division to another at any time prior to Jan. 1, of each year, may obtain membership in the latter Division by filing with the Secretary of the League and the Secretary-Treasurers of both divisions notice of intention of such change. Upon receipt of such notice the Secretary of the League shall forthwith transfer the applicant as requested and shall debit the old and credit the new Division with an equitable share of the fee and dues paid to the League during the year current by the member asking for the transfer.

Uniform And Badges

The uniform of the League shall be of cloth adopted by the National Assembly, or by a Special Committee on uniform, and shall be made as follows: six L. A. W. buttons; falling collar, fitting closely around the neck; no inside lining; a facing of the same goods back to the arms and over the shoulders, double stitched edges, and welted seams; four outside patch pockets; two small buttons on each sleeve at the under seam.

The knee breeches shall button at the bottom on the outside with three small L, A. W. buttons; reinforced seat ; two hip pockets and one watch pocket; French fly; five loops for belt of same cloth on the waist band ; the V notch at the back to adjust with lace eyelets.

Cap: L. A. W. cloth, flat top, soft crown, silk lined, falling visor, L. A. W. buttons, black silk veleurs band, and silk cord, four ventilators in top.

Sec. 2. The Executive Committee may appoint a national Tailor for the League, and each Chief Consul may appoint a Division Tailor for his Division under such regulations and restrictions as the Committee on Uniform may make and impose.

Sec. 3. The emblem or badge of the League shall be a wheel, having upon its side three wings radiating from the hub to the rim at equal distances apart, and the letters "L. A. W." on the spokes between the wings.

Election By Ballot

All officers Of the League shall be elected by written or printed ballot, and a majority of all the votes cast shall be necessary to elect. Each officer shall be elected by a separate ballot.

Article Xl Additions And Amendments

Section 1. The Executive Committee may amend these By-laws at any time when the National Assembly shall have amended the Constitution and rendered these By-laws inconsistent therewith. But this power to amend shall be limited to such changes as shall remove the inconsistencies. Announcement of all such amendments shall be published in the official organ.

Sec. 2. Additions or amendments to the By-laws may be made by the National Assembly, by a two thirds vote, but it shall make no amendment unless thirty days' notice thereof shall have been given through the columns of the official organ.

Constitution

Section 1. This organization shall be known as the Missouri Division, League of American Wheelmen, and shall be a branch of and governed by the Constitution of the League of American Wheelmen.

Sec. 2. Its objects shall be to promote the general interest of cycling; to ascertain, defend and protect the rights of wheelmen; to facilitate touring, to secure improvement in the condition of the public roads and highways, and to promote and regulate cycle racing on the track.

This Division shall be composed of the members of the League of American Wheelmen residing in this State. Any white amateur wheelman of eighteen years oi age or over, of good character, may become a member by fulfilling the conditions and paying the dues prescribed in the Constitution of the League of American Wheelmen.

Section 1. This Division shall elect a Chief Consul, Vice Consul, Secretary-Treasure* and Representatives annually, between the 15th day of October and the 15th day of November, and shall be entitled to elect one representative for each two hundred League members on its roll October 1st. Each League Club that shall have twenty members on its roll October 1st, shall be entitled to elect one representative, and may elect an additional representative for the next eighty members then upon its roll, and one additional representative for each one hundred members thereafter. These shall constitute a Board of Officers to direct all affairs of the Division. They shall meet as pro-. vided in the By-Laws, a majority constituting a quorum.

Sec. 2. The Division Board of Officers shall hold its annual meeting during the month of December, and shall elect from the Division one delegate to the National Assembly of the League of American Wheelmen for every four hundred "members on its roll October 1st. Such delegates, together with the Chief Consul, Vice Consul and Secretary-Treasurer shall constitute this Division's representatives in the National Assembly of the League of American Wheelmen.

to be chosen by the Division Board of Officers. 2. A Racing Committee. 3. A Touring Committee, to consist each of five members, to be appointed by the Chief Consul. 4. A Highway Improvement Committee, consisting of three members, to be appointed by the Chief Consul. 5. A Committee on Rights and Privileges, to consist of three members, to be appointed by the Chief Consul. The duties of said committees shall be such as are hereinafter provided.

An annual meeting of the Division shall be called by the Chief Consul, when the board of Officers deems it expedient, for the purpose of transacting such business as may properly come before the Division. Fifteen members shall constitute a quorum . Each member present shall have one vote on any question. Any club whose entire active membership has joined the League and fulfills the requirements of Article VIII, Constitution League of American Wheelmen, may choose by ballot one member of the club as delegate for each ten members thereof, or remaining fraction, to represent them at the annual meeting. These delegates upon presentation of their credentials, signed by the President and Secretary of the club, may cast ten votes each, or as many as are provided for in the credentials, in all proceedings of the Division. No delegate shall cast more than ten votes. Each credential shall state the number of votes to which the holder is entitled.

Additions or amendments to this Constitution may be made at any meeting, if adopted by a two thirds vote of the members present, provided two weeks' notice of the intention to offer such additions or amendments be published in the official organ of the League of American Wheelmen.

Parade

At the date and place of the annual meeting of this Division, there shall be a general parade, to be arranged and managed by the Chief Consul, or whomever he may appoint, in which all members of the League of American Wheelmen shall be invited to participate. In this parade the clubs shall have precedence in the order of their joining the League.

Section 1. The Chief Consul shall have the general management and oversight of the affairs of the League in this State. He shall preside at all meetings of the Division and Board of Officers, and shall appoint representatives when vacancies occur. He shall apx^oint one Consul for each locality that in his judgment is entitled thereto ; appoint League hotels and fill any vacancy in any office or committee; appoint delegates, when vacancies occur, to the National Assembly within two months after said vacancy has occurred.

Vice Consul

Sec. 2. The Vice Consul shall preside in the absence of the Chief Consul, and perform all the necessary duties of the Chief Consul at that time ; and in case of death, resignation or removal of the Chief Consul, he shall be the Chief Consul until the next annual election.

Secretary-Treasurer

Sec. 3. The Secretary-Treasurer, shall receive and account for all money belonging to the Division. He shall keep a record of all applications for and renewals of membership in the League of American Wheelmen from this State, and shall perform such other duties as the office requires. His accounts shall be audited by the Finance Committee, and he shall give bond in such amount as the Board of Officers may determine.

Sec. 4. It shall be the duty of the Representatives to attend punctually all meetings of the Board of Officers and Division; ascertain and promote the interests of the Division and League in the districts they represent and assist the Chief Consul in carrying on the work of this organization in such ways as he may direct.

Sec. 5. Local Consuls shall acquire and give any information as to roads, hotels, laws and other matters of interest in their localities to members of the League calling upon them in person or by letter; keep the Division Officers informed from time to time by reports; perform such duties as the latter may require of them, and generally promote the interests of the League and its members. Consuls' terms of office shall expire December 1st of each year or upon the appointment of their successors; but they may be removed for cause at any time by the Chief Consul, whose lieutenants they shall be considered.

Term Of Office

The terms of all officers and standing committees shall expire on December 1st of each year; but they shall hold over until their successors are elected or appointed.

Section 1. In accordance with Article III, Section 1 of the Constitution, the Chief Consul, Vice Consul, Secretary-Treasurer and one Representative for each two hundred Division members on the roll October 1st, shall be nominated at the annual meeting of the Division and elected between October 15th and November 15th following.

Sec. 2. This election shall be by mail vote. The Secretary-Treasurer shall send to each member a numbered voting blank with a list of the officers to be voted for printed thereon. These blanks must be properly filled in, signed by the member casting the vote, together with his or her League number, and returned to the Secretary-Treasurer, who will count the same and publish the result in the League of American Wheelmen Bulletin not later than December 1st. Ballots received later than the last mail of November 15th will not be counted.

Sec. 3. The Secretary- Treasurer shall invite each candidate to be present, either in person or by proxy, and shall not open the ballots except in the presence of at least three of the candidates or their proxies.

Sec. 4. A ballot once mailed can not be recalled or changed, and if two or more ballots are received from one member the first shall be counted.

Club Representatives

Sec. 5. Club Representatives must be elected by their clubs as soon after October 15th as practicable, and must have their election certified to by the Club President and Secretary, and the certificate must be accompanied with a list of the Club members, sworn to, as being bona fide members, by their Club Secretary. It shall be the duty of the Division Secretary to ask for and ascertain all information possible regarding a League Club representative, and he must satisfy himself that the Club is bona fide, and that the members are not already represented on the Board of Officers, and report the facts to the Board. The Board may then order the issuance of the certificate by the Secretary of the Division, and the Club representative shall then be entitled to a seat on the Board.

Sec. 6. If at any time the League membership of a League Club shall fall below the number required to elect a representative (20), its representative on the Board of Officers shall cease to be a member of the Board.

Section 1. The Chairman of the Committee on. Rights and Privileges shall be an attorney in actual practice and shall serve as the legal adviser and attorney of the Division. He shall keep a docket and record all cases coming under his notice per- taining to cycling, which shall become the property of the Division, and shall at all times be ready to advise the officers of the Division as to their duties without further special compensation, except that the Board of Officers may at any time appropriate a sum or sums to reimburse him for expenses incurred by him in the discharge of his duties.

Sec. 2. The Committee on Touring shall arrange and secure special rates and agreements for carriage of members of the League and their wheels ; shall have the power to represent the Division in negotiating with transportation lines and fit the routes for League travel in this State.

Sec. 3. The Racing Board shall have full charge of all Division races, and shall keep a complete list of all records made on the track in Missouri. They shall report all breaches of racing rules to the Board of Officers.

Sec. 4. It shall be the duty of the Committee on Improvement of Highways to promote, in the public, and through the members of this Division, a sense of the utility, general economy and desirability of high class roads; to encourage legislation requiring public officials to construct and maintain good roads, and generally perform such duties as shall best promote the objects of the League and this Division.

Sec. 5. The duties of the Auditing Committee, appointed by the Chief Consul at the annual meeting, shall be to examine the books and vouchers of the Secretary-Treasurer, and report the same to the Board of Officers .

Section 1. Four meetings of' the Board of Officers shall be held in each year; the annual meeting on the first Thursday in December, and quarterly thereafter, on the first Thursday in March, June and September, at 8:30 p. m. ; the place for holding such meetings to be chosen by the Chief Consul, seven days' notice thereof to be given each member in writing by the Secretary- Treasurer. 0

Sec. 2. Special meetings of the Board may be called by the Chief Consul, and shall be called upon the written request of not less than three members the Board: the call to state the special business to be transacted.

Members removing from this Division to another may obtain membership in the latter Division by filing with the Secretary of the League and with the Secretary-Treasurers of both Divisions notice of intention of such change. Upon receipt of such notice the Secretary of the League will transfer the applicant and debit the old and credit the new Division with pro rata share of the members' dues computed quarterly.

Any officer of this Division may be removed from office for malfeasance or dereliction of duty by a two-thirds vote of the members present at any meeting of the Board of Officers: Provided, that written notice of charges shall have been served on him at least fifteen days prior thereto, and that he shall be given an opportunity to be heard. Such charges shall be preferred to the Chief Consul, who may suspend any officer so charged pending investigation. In case charges are made against the Chief Consul they shall be preferred to the Vice Consul.

Article Xi

These By-Laws may be altered or amended by a majority of members voting in person at any regular or special meeting of the Board of Officers: Provided, notice of the proposed amendment shall be given to the Board of Officers in writing at least thirty days prior to such meeting.

Cycling Law

The bicycle is a carriage, and the wheelman may go upon the public highways at all times possessed of the same right and liable only to the same restrictions to which the drivers of other carriages are subject. He must keep his wheel in safe, road worthy condition, keep to the right of the center of the highway when meeting other vehicles, give way when necessary to drivers passing in the sam& direction who may desire to pass him, exercise proper care to prevent collision with other carriages and with travelers on foot, and in general the degree of care which he is required to exercise is such as a person of ordinary care and prudence would exercise in the particular ease in which the question arises. The law favors courtesy, though it does not demand it, and in the face of the existing prejudice against bicycles, the exercise of deference compatible with dignity under trying circumstances will, in case of a trial at law, go far toward winning the favor of court and jury, and exemplify the soundness of the maxim:

Good Advice

Noise is common ; a quiet and unobtrusive manner denotes the gentleman, especially at a public hotel, and ensures you a welcome in the future.

Pass all teams going in the same direction on the left side when possible; if there is more than room on the right side you can pass there at your own risk.

When two or more wheelmen are riding together, never separate and pass on both sides of a team, the horse is more likely to become frightened and injury result.

The following rules should always be observed when traveling over railroad lines with bicycle: -Apply to depot baggage-master before getting on cars, and have him mark bicycle to destination. Dealings should be with depot baggage-master as much as possible and not with train baggageman. In case charges should be exacted by baggageman, take receipt for amount paid, and send same to the Chairman.

Touring

The chief pleasure which a bicycle affords is to be enjoyed by touring in congenial company, over good roads, through an unfamiliar country abounding in fine scenery or interesting historical associations. The ideal number for a touring party is perhaps four, though two is generally to be preferred to three. In the case of three there is likely to be an odd man ; in the case of more than four a lack of harmony may develop, and delays made to gratify one may prove irksome to others. It will be found convenient for one member of the party to act as the paymaster, while to another is delegated the care of the baggage. A trip of eight or ten days will satisfy most riders, and if there is a spare day sandwiched in the middle, on which a rest is taken, the enjoyment of the tour will gain zest. Sixty or eighty miles a day should be the maximum distance even over the best roads, and if the tourist is to get the most satisfaction from his outing and mount every morning full of ardor for the day' s ride, he will content himself with less when roads are not good. The comment of an old tourist who sees a party of wheelmen devoting one day out of their trip to an attempt to make a century run and the next one to recuperating from the effort, is: "It is magnificent, but it is not touring." Two or three days after finishing a tour - if ever - is the time for feats of this sort. That the baggage to be carried on the wheel must be reduced to the smallest possible amount will be impressed upon the novice dur- ing his first day's run. A change of underclothing, four or five handkerchiefs, and a tooth brush, rolled up in a yard of rubber cloth, will make as big a bundle as he will enjoy carrying when his coat is added to it. If he think them indispensable, a pair of stockings may also go into the roll, and if he wear the "Jersey fitting garments" he must carry slung over his back a small bag containing what he would otherwise place in his pockets. All his remaining baggage he should express ahead in his valise. He can generally so arrange that he can get at this every night if he chooses, but once in three or four days will answer the requirements of most men. Upon arriving at his hotel at night, the rider, after enjoying a cold bath and a hard rub, and putting on his dry underclothing, should see to it that the garments which he has just taken off are thoroughly dried over night by a fire. If he does not take special pains to impress upon the hotel people the necessity of absolute dryness, the clothing may come back to him in the morning still damp, in which case he will have to finish the drying process when he stops that day for his noonday meal. Unless he establish communications every night with his valise, he will have to sleep sometimes in his underclothing - not altogether a disadvantage, for the sheets of country inns are sometimes damp. It is hardly worth while to carry any, rubber clothing, even in the valise. Riding in rubber garments of any kind is intolerable. The coat and shirt pockets of a wheelman ought to be so arranged as to permit them to be buttoned up, but in the absence of buttons, safety pins will be found convenient. This remark applies especially to the coat, because it is carried most of the time on the

While on the road the writer has followed with ill effects Karl Kron's rule of drinking whatever was to be had and as often as he was thirsty. Milk is about as satisfactory as anything to most stomachs, and a lemonade with an egg broken into it proves a very gratifying form of refreshment. Beer is decidedly heating, and if a wheelman must drink spirits at anytime it should be only at the end of his day's run, after his bath and before his evening meal. Some tourists think highly of the practice of carrying a lozenge or piece of gum in the mouth to allay thirst. The writer has always had in his pocket a drinking cup, but very likely Karl Kron's plan of carrying a small piece of rubber tubing is preferable and less trouble.

League hotels should be patronized in every case, not only on account of the reduced rates which they usually offer, but also because they are more likely to recognize the peculiar wants of wheelmen than are other inns. They will prove more trustworthy sources of information in regard to the roads, and will offer fewer obstacles to the demand for bathing facilities than will houses at which wheelmen tourists are less frequent guests. Early starts in the morning are a feature rather of speculative than actual touring. People who have really tried one speak enthusiastically of the joys of a daybreak ride, but it is to be hoped that no tenderfoot will be beguiled by these siren voices into ever getting off without his breakfast. The advisability of a rest in the middle of the day of at least two hours is admitted by most, if not all tourists .

Aid To The Injured

Serious injuries, such as broken bones, dislocations, severed arteries, ruptured ligaments, etc., require the presence and skill of a surgeon at the earliest possible moment; but as it is one of the peculiarities of accidental injuries to happen very frequently at times and places when it is impossible to procure a surgeon immediately, the following directions, relating to injuries of everyday occurrence, are valuable, short, and easily remembered:

Bruises. - Discoloration and the seat of pain will indicate the location of bruises. An easy position, with cold applications, followed by applications of tine, of arnica, camphor, or laudanum is the best treatment.

Cuts and Wounds. - Cleanse thoroughly with warm water, when necessary; bring the edges of the wound or cut closely together and fix with adhesive plaster. Bathe the parts about the wound or cut with Pond's Extract, tinct. of arnica, camphor, or laudanum to allay inflammation.

Sprains. - These usually occur about the joints, and may be distinguished from fractures or dislocations by the power of moving the parts and the absence of displacement. They are followed by swelling and extreme pain. Rest is absolutely necessary. Shower the parts with cold water for half an hour. Bathe the injured parts with arnica, camphor, laudanum, or alcohol; bandage tightly and keep the member in an elevated position.

grating of the fractured surface of the bone may be felt and heard by slightly moving the broken limb. Send for a surgeon at once ; but if one can not be had, or if there be long delay in getting one, a good rule to follow is to place the patient on his back, with the sound limb in an easy and natural position; then let two persons grasp the injured limb, one above and the other below the fracture, and, by making steady traction on the limb, get it to correspond exactly with the sound one, and confine it in that position with splints and bandages.

Mashed or Crushed Surfaces. - When no bones are broken, or arteries or large veins torn, wash the injured parts in tepid water until a clear view can be had of the hurt, then apply warm fermentations of laudanum, arnica, or water, cover with oiled silk, bandaging with linen or cotton cloth.

Wounded or Severed Veins. - A vein is known to be wounded when dark blood flows in a rapid and uniform stream from the seat of injury. Apply cold compress and fasten tightly with roller bandage.

When an artery is cut or wounded, the blood is of a rich scarlet or ruby red color, and comes In regular spurts. Immediately and tightly compress the surface of the nearest convenient spot between the wound and the heart, and apply ice or cold water, use styptics, such as pulverized alum, gallic acid, etc., and send for a physician at once. Time is life in such a case.

An impromptu but efficient compress is made by tying the ends of a handkerchief together, placing it at the desired point of compression, and twisting as tightly as possible by means of a stick used as a lever.

Burns and Scalds. - If the burn be severe, extending over a large surface, wrap the patient in a warm blanket and give stimulants, i. e., brandy or whiskey, freely until reaction has taken place. The burnt clothing should be removed and a thick coating of fine wheaten flour should be evenly applied, covered by soft linen. After a few days this dressing should be removed with warm water and equal parts of linseed oil and lime water applied, covered with cotton batting.

Adhesive tire-tape, such as is carried by mo'st wheelmen, will be found very useful in applying ligatures, holding compresses in place, etc.

6. If the breathing has ceased or nearly so, it must be stimulated by pressure of the chest, with the hands, in imitation of the natural breathing, forcibly expelling the air from the lungs, and allowing it to re-enter and expand them by the elasticity of the ribs. Remember that this is the most important step of all.

To do it readily, lay the person on his back, with a cushion, pillow, or some such substance under his shoulders ; then press with the flat of tbe hands over the lower part of the breast bone and the upper part of the abdomen, keeping up a regular repetition and relaxation of pressure of twenty pounds for a child, while a pressure of thirty pounds may be applied with safety to a grown person.

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Sprains. - Put the part into a pailful of strong salt and water, as hot as can be borne, for an hour; then put on hot flaxseed or other poultices. Arnica and water is good.

Cuts. - The application of hot water will stop bleeding ordinarily. If an artery is cut it will spout ; then apply pressure between it and the heart, either with fiDgers or by twisting a handkerchief around the limb. If a vein is cut, blood is dark and oozes; apply a compress and bind it. on tightly .

Heat Stroke. - Strip upper part of body, lay in shade out of doors and dash cold water on head and spine. If he regains consciousness, put to bed with ice at head; get bowels to move. If pulse fails, give brandy frequently in small doses.

Concussion of Brain. - Put in bed with head low; apply heat to limbs and under the arms. Don't give anything to eat or drink. If patient doesn't "come to" readily, let him inhale ammonia at intervals of fifteen or twenty minutes.

Is in the northern part of the state, north of Macon and east of Sullivan counties, and presents a hilly to rolling surface. From Kirksville, a town of 4,000' people, located in the center, a number of clay roads radiate. T. H. Brewington kindly reports; Kirksville north to Sublet, 8 miles, smooth, fewgrades; to Greentop, 12 miles, very hilly; to Queen City, Schuyler county, 16 miles, smooth; to Glenwood, 26 miles, and to Bloomfield, Iowa, 46 miles ; all good dirt roads, streams well bridged. Kirksville south to Millard, about 8 miles, good, few hills; to La Plata, Macon county, 16 mile^, good dirt road, and to Macon 20 miles more. Along touring route runs south from Kirksville to the southwest part of the state via Newburg, 14 miles ; Callao, 30 miles; Rolling Home, 46 miles; thence via Salisbury, 60 miles; Glasgow, 78 miles; Marshall, 103 miles ; Knob Noster, 138 miles ; Clinton, 173 miles ; Nevada, 223 miles ; Carthage, 255 miles,. and Joplin, total 275 miles. This is all good dirt road, with streams well bridged. Another goodtouring route runs southwest from Kirksville to- Lindersville, 12 miles ; Auvaska, 34 miles ; Enterprise, 40 miles ; Linneus, 50 miles, and Chillicothe, 75 miles. This is all good, nearly level, streams, bridged. A better route extends from Newburg, 16 miles, to Mercyville, 21 miles; Bucklin, 30 miles;, then via H. & St. J. R. R. track to Chillicothe,. total 65 miles. Kirksville east 16 miles to Murdland, Knox county, via Bullion, 6 miles ; Brashear,.

13 miles; fair dirt road. This road followed east and south via Edina, 24 miles, few hills, Newark, 41 miles, and Durham, 60 miles, furnishes a through route to Quincy, 111., 75 miles. Kirksville west to Chariton River, 6 miles, good bottom road with exception of one mile of sand. Chariton River to Stieklerville, 12 miles, via Pure Air, 5 miles, tough, very hilly and broken, walking good. Kirksville west to Trenton, 63 miles, via Sloan's Point, 6 miles ; Greencastle, 25 miles ; Greer City, 29 miles ; Milan, 41 miles; Gait, 53 miles; 10 miles hilly, balance good ridge roads, streams bridged. Kirksville northeast to Adair, 18 miles, fair in dry weather. Kirksville north to Sperry, 12 miles; Willmathville, 18 miles. Kirksville northwest to Shibley's Point, 15 miles, fair in dry weather. Kirksville northwest to Novinger, 12 miles; Stahl P. O. 16 miles; to Union Ridge, Sullivan county, 22 miles ; hilly for 5 or 6 miles. Kirksville southeast to Gibb's City, 16 miles; good road but very heavy grades. Streams in this county are all bridged.

Andrew

On the Missouri river, northwestern part of the state. Savannah (population 1,300) is the county seat. Chas. Bright kindly reports that the roads north from this point and west into Kansas are mostly rolling to hilly surface. St. Joseph, 12 miles south, in Buchanan county, is reached from Savan- nah by two roads, which join at a fork 4 miles north of St. Joseph. The west or river road is embellished by several hills, some of which rise one foot in six, and is sometimes rutty. East road is better, of good clay and rolling surface; several easily climbed hills; splendid coasting and pleasant two-hour ride. Savannah to Maryville, 4 miles northwest and 26 miles due north, via Bennett' s lane and Ridge road; hilly, black loam road; good. Savannah north to Rosendale, 8 miles, somewhat billy; Bolckow, 13 miles, level bottom; to Barnard, Nodaway county, 18 miles, level bottom, and to Maryville, 30 miles, good, except a few miles near Barnard. Savannah southwest to Nodaway, 10 miles, very rough and hilly, and thence to Holt line, 5 miles, good bottom road. Savannah northeast to Empire, 17 miles, rough and hilly, -crossing the Rochester to Maryville road 6 miles out. Savannah northwest to Fillmore, 13 miles, thence west into Holt county. Savannah southeast to Rochester, 10 miles, rough and hilly; road continues on through De Kalb county. Savannah to Amazonia, 4 miles, southwest ; rocky clay, good. Nodaway north to Fillmore, 10 miles, first 5 miles good, balance rough and hilly; and northeast to Savannah and Maryville road, 18 miles. Rochester northwest to Maryville, Nodaway county, 35 miles, via Whitesville, 12 miles. Rochester northeast to Darlington, Gentry county, 22 miles, good prairie road. Rochester east-northeast to county line, 5 miles, good prairie road; continues through De Kalb county to Gentryville, Gentry county, 30 miles.

Atchison

In the northwest corner of the state. The roads in the county are generally good and smooth, but the general character of the county, except the Missouri bottom, is quite rolling. The roads are all dirt and bumpy after rain. I. S. Ball, County Clerk, kindly reports: Rockport east to Tarkio, 8 miles, fine dirt road but hilly. Tarkio northeast to Westboro, 10 miles, fair dirt road, somewhat rolling. Westboro northeast to Blanchard, Iowa, 10 miles, same. Rockport southeast to Corning, Holt county, 12 miles, fine level dirt road. Corning northwest to Langdon, 12 miles; Phelps, 15 miles; Watson, 19 miles ; then northwest 9 miles to Hamburg, Iowa. The foregoing is all level bottom road, fine in dry weather, but bumpy for a time after rain. Rockport west to Phelps, 6 miles, 2 miles clayey and hilly, balance fine. Rockport southeast to Fairfax, 12 miles, rough and hilly. Fairfax to Tarkio, 7 miles northeast, fair, rolling. Tarkio to Burlington Junction, Nodaway county, 15 miles east, good, rolling dirt road. Langdon northeast to Rockport, 6 miles, fine level dirt road.

Hotels: Rockport, Cottage Home, $2 per day; Valley House and Farmers' House, each $1 per day; Tarkio, Clifton House, L. A. W. $1.50 per day, meal and lodging, 35 cents; Auditorium, $2 per day; Delmonico, $1 per day; Langdon, Hentz Hotel, $2 per day; Phelps, Courtright House, $1 per day; Watson, N. N. Green or John Noles, each $1 per day; Hamburg, Hunter House, $2 per day;

An important county to cross-country tourists. Lies just west of Pike county. Geo. H. Kunkel kindly reports : Mexico is a nourishing town in the center of the county. From Mexico eight roads of considerable length radiate. All streams in county are bridged. Those running east and west being part of a capital touring route from Clarksville and Louisiana to Sedalia, etc. A good route starting from the main street, leads north and east 15 miles to Laddonia in a winding course, yellow and black clay roads, some pretty timber. This route, followed straight north past the Laddonia road, leads through Santa Fe, 10 miles from the crossing point, then 20 miles to New London through rather rocky country, connecting there with a delicious 9-mile pike to Hannibal. Bowling Green, Louisiana and Clarksville are best reached from Laddonia, by riding 3 miles north, slight up grade, then due east 9 miles, on level prairie road to Vandalia. A shorter but poorer road follows the railroad via Farber. From Vandalia north 1 mile, and 11 miles east in level clay to Curryville, 8 miles further to Bowling Green, thence east and south over the well known Pike county gravel roads. Mexico, south to Auxvasse, 12 miles, fine dirt road; then via Fulton, 13 miles farther, through hilly and rocky country to Jefferson City. The Sedalia route runs southwest from Mexico 90 miles, via Columbia, 30 miles; Rocheport, 43jrniles; across river to Boonville, 54 miles. A good level prairie road runs west from Mexico to Moberly as follows : Mexico to Thompson, 7 miles, few easy hills; to Centralia, 18 miles; to Sturgeon, 25 miles; to Clark, 36 miles; toRenick, 42 miles; to Moberly, 49 miles. A good touring route runs northwest via Paris, 29 miles; Shelbyville, 48 miles; Newark, 67 miles, to Edina, 84 miles; clay and hilly, but good road. Mexico southeast along Wabash R. R., to Benton City, 7 miles; Martinsburg, 15 miles; good prairie road.

Barry

In the Ozarks, southwest part of the state. Cassville is the main town. Thos. J. Foster kindly reports : Several long roads pass through the county, but reported tough. Monett, in extreme northern part, has several wheelmen and good roads. George Parish kindly reports: Monett to Pierce City, northwest 4 miles; medium hilly dirt road; last mile fair coasting; to Sarcoxie, Jasper county, 14 miles, fair. A good touring route leads to Springfield, 42 miles northeast, via Verona, 8 miles, fair dirt, last 2 miles hilly and rough; Aurora, 13 miles, half rough, balance good hilly dirt road; Marionville, 19 miles., first half smooth dirt, balance rough and hilly; Billings, 25 miles, rough, but few hills ; Republic, 32 miles, fair; to Springfield, good prairie road. Monett south to Purdy, 8 miles, good road; to Cassville, 20 miles, good dirt road. Cassville southwest to Washburn, up the valley, mostly good dirt road,

9 miles. Washburn north to Pierce City, 28 miles, via Corsicana, 17 miles, fair road in dry weather. Cassville southwest to Exeter, 5 miles. Cassville west to Rocky Comfort, McDonald county, 17 miles. Cassville northeast to Marionville, Lawrence county, 30 miles. Cassville southwest to Pineville, 35 miles. Cassville southeast to Golden, 17 miles. Cassville east to Panacea [Mineral Springs], 6 miles. Cassville east to Hailey, 11 miles. Cassville north to McDowell, 11 miles. Washburn southwest to Bentonville, Ark., distance 25 miles; fine gravel. Washburn southwest to Rogers, Ark., distance 24 miles ; good gravel road. Washburn southeast to the famous Eureka Springs, distance 28 miles; rather hilly. Exeter south to Washburn, very fair, distance 6 miles. Washburn south to Seligman, distance 6 miles; rough and hilly. The roads of Barry County, as a whole, are somewhat hilly, but are usually solid and afford fair wheeling.

Barton

In the southwest portion of State, on Kansas border. R. W. Aldrich kindly reports: The county abounds in fine level roads, and Lamar, the county seat, has gravel streets. From Lamar a number of roads radiate, as follows: Lamar west to Girard, Kan., 31 miles, fine dirt road, streams well bridged. Lamar north to Nevada, Vernon County, 28 miles,.

via Irwin, 6 miles, and Sheldon, 13 miles, good dirt road, few easy hills. Lamar east to Greenfield, Dade County, 31 miles, via Kenoma, 6 miles, Golden City, 15 miles, Lockwood, 23 miles ; all good, one stream unbridged. Lamar south to Carthage, 23 miles, via Jasper City, 11 miles, hilly, dirt, streams bridged. Lamar west to Minden Mines, 18 miles, level dirt road, bridged. Lamar northwest to Verdella, 16 miles, perfectly level, one stream unbridged; to Ellsworth, 20 miles. Lamar southwest to Nashville, 20 miles, level, dirt, bridged; 26 miles to Medoc. Lamar northeast to Milford, 12 miles, slightly rolling ; to Jerico, Cedar County, 22 miles, very rough, hilly and rocky ; to Stockton, 34 miles, bad road. Lamar south to Beloit, 5 miles; Dublin, 10 miles, rough dirt. Lamar north to Imo, 10 miles. Lamar southwest to Esrom P. O., 8 miles, rough dirt. Lamar west to Ianthe, 8 miles; northwest to Liberal, 17 miles; to Leroy, 24 miles, all good. Lamar northeast to Newport, 11 miles, good. Lamar Jiorthwest to Caput, 7 miles. Hotel, Lamar, Lamar House. Consul, Lamar, P. McCreary.

On Kansas border, north of Vernon County. Dr. Frank Slater kindly reports: This county abounds in good roads on every section line, are dirt and generally level. Where there are hills or streams "to cross they are stony. Butler south to Rich Hill, 14 miles, not usually very good for bicycles, up and down a good deal, and 3 miles bottom land liable to be wet and rutty; two streams, both bridged. Rich Hill west to Sprague, 5 miles, rolling but good ; Hume, 12 miles, level and good. Rich Hill south to Nevada; 20 miles, medium road, bridged. Rich Hill east to Papinville, 10 miles, level, two streams, both bridged; Prairie City, 13 miles, level; to Rockville, 20 miles, level, two streams, both, bridged; to Osceola, 24 miles more. Rich Hill to Foster, northwest 14 miles, rolling but good. Rich Hill to Panama, south 5 miles, level and good. Rich Hill to Ft. Scott, southwest, via Balltown, 35 miles, level and good, streams bridged. Rich Hill to the several mines, from 2 to 7 miles, roads are level and good. Butler north to Adrian, 10 miles, level and good roads. Butler east to Johnstown, 18 miles; northeast to Clinton, 36 miles. Butler west to Virginia, 10 miles, nearly level and bridged. Butler southwest to Foster, 14 miles, rolling, bridged. Adrian to Altona, 5 miles due east, level and good. Butler northeast to Altona, 14 miles, level. The road to Harrisonville runs north 28 miles from Butler, via Crescent Hill, 10 miles, and Adrian, 13 miles.