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Constitution
Article First-
Sec. 1- This club shall be known as the
Fearnaught Base Ball Club of Middlebury Vermont VT;
and the objects of the club shall be to "improve,
prosper, and perpetuate the American game
of Base Ball," and advance morally, socially,
and physically, the interest of its members
Article Second-

Sec. 1- Candidates for the membership must be pro-
posed in writing to the Board of Directors,
by a member of the club, setting forth the name
and address of the candidate, and be signed
by the member offering the name.
Sec. 2- Such proposition must be accompanied
with the initiation fee and annual
dues, and be before the Board at least
one week for consideration. The Directors
shall report the name at the next meeting
of the Club thereafter, with their opinions
thereon, and the candidate must be balloted
for; and if no more than one third of the
members dissent, he shall be declared elected.

 

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