Billboard advertising (Sept 1896)

BILLBOARD ADVERTISING. CONSTITUTION AND BY-LAWS INTERNATIONAL Bill Posting Association i signed by three Rood men nding him as being in the bill- the . ashier of bis city bank sufficient securities, and agrees lo abide aiA be governed by the laws and ru'-- ■* .c.-j.riation, shall be eligible lo txrship iLimiii ARTICLE L The name of this associai the International Bill Pi t the United ARTICLE IL The object of this organization is the mutual protection of bill posters, show printers, and advertisers; to protect Lbe hill posters from doing work for irrespon- sible advertisers, and to protect the ad- vertisers from being swindled by men who call themselves bill posters, but who are in reality only after a few paltry dol- '■■■■-«- «--U posters and integrity for a living. Furthermore, our object and aim is to protect one another, and to secure the reputation and good name we all.deserve, and show the conntry at large that there are none whose work and results show np as well as the International Bill Posting First object. To — . Second object—To secure work for the snall.-r towns, which have 1 looked by other associations. Third object-—To band ourselves in a Sec. i. Any person eligible for mem- bership, having complied with the re- and alf^be property of t! ARTICLE XII. CITIES OF THE TREASURER. The treasurer shell receive and lake care of all the funds of the association, and receipt therefore. He shall pay on presentation only those accounts which have been ordered to be paid by the pre- sident and secretary. He must al all times be ready to give a full account of the condition of the treasury. His official fixed at fi.oco. At the end of September, 1896 City 14c. per month), per month, uc- let week. 3c ; id week. 3?. ; 3 d week. Jc" ; 41b. week. ic. One sheet scattering. 3c per sbeet. fifteen da>s All renewing o lime paper to be furni.hed by the advef .ved and disbur da) s. All renewi Kper to be furnished by the «• < of charge, and same to be aone without additional charge. Sue. a. The scale of prices is not arbi- trary or inflexible in the matter of purely local work, nor is it binding in cases where our member has or may hava op- position. . .. ■ * Sec. 3. Phjchs for Circus Work. -!- All stand work on protected boards, 15c. per running lineal foot, or 4c per having obtained the dorsement of thr provided the privileges of membership. ** —y serious - sheet per week. New board's. __ running lineal foot for 15 It shall be the duly of all obey strictly the constitution and by-laws of the association ; 10 be prompt in the payment of does and assessments; to at- tend regularly the meetings, and to aid in its welfare and prosperity by taking an active interest in its business by inducing all honorable members of the trade to join this association. Also, to maintain the standard of the bill posting business -1 a par with Sue. 4. Card and Tin 1 4x 8 to 5x14= 70 » - Tacks lo be fur- nished by the advertiser. Src. 5. Distributing Citv Work.— Distributing 3.000 articles, not over 2- n injury tt — Fourth object. —To weed out the ones who advertise they own and control all -n the city, when in fact the billboards b ives them lots of troub Sixth object Listed special inspection by the bill poster, ud a rep >rt to our solicitors and the ad- ertiser who they are n-cstving work ■otn, each week during the lime as: to Seventh object.—A recognition of the right of any advertiser to place bill post- ing in any city with the bill poster who does it most satisfactorily, providing the opposition does not cut prices. Eighth object.—To influence members lo a realization of the importance of nanjf belter paste, greater a 1 against the taking .. .-an the toll poster can h Ninth object.— To turn' .. . . ■ • „( apportioned throughout the country in sibfc one member from each Slate and ARTICLE IX. DUTIES OF THE PRESIDENT. alt meetings, and con- duct all business according to parliamen- tary rules, to sign with the secretary all orders upon the treasurer, to call all meetings, and to carefully preserve all documents and valuables of any kind left in his charge. -£3 ARTICLE X. banded together for the purpose of bene- fiting themselves and- their associates. "In Union there is strength;" our motto is, 41 Vim, Vigor, and Victory " J ' ARTICLE ILL Any poster printer, bulletin painter, advertising contractor, or any bill poster of good reputation and recognized stand- ing (of any city), who owns (or leases] boards, may become a member upon the payment of the sum of three dollars membership fee and dues (Art. xviil) and a bond in the sum of one hundred dollars presidentshall preside, taking precedence Sec 2. They shall assist the president to the best of their ability in the dis- ARTICLE XL tween members and advertisers; to 1 .. on all applications for membership, and on all suspensions for non-payment of cases where members are accused of con- duct that will be calculated to bring the association into disrepute before the pub- lic They shall also provide a suitable form of application for membership for the use of persons who wish to become members of this association, and this form shall contain all the lequisites enumerated in this constitution, together with all other matter that may seem wise in the eyes of the Executive Committee. ARTICLE XV. DUTIES OR THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. It shall be the duty of ttie Board of Di- 3. The president shall request the ser to file a claim, duly sworn to, the true value of the advertising n entrusted to the offending menibe gether with the amount of freight 1 press charges and the sum paid Ii ing satisfied itself (hat the claim is rea- sonably true and just, shall, through its chairman, immediately notify the mem- ber chiefly concerned, to send the amount called for in the claim to the seir.tary, it to the advertiser to failin. " 1 the and deliberations of each 1 ing held by the association c 2. He shall also keep a , iccurate record of all business trans- ns and accounts of the association C. 3. He shall keep a true' and a ecu* C Z.-, —- lhe demand with- n thirty days after it is issued, the secre- tary shall so inform the Executive Com- mittee, who shall declare his name to be dropped from the roll of membership and publish the fact. . Sec. 6. When a member failed or re- make restitution to an advertiser ordered, the secretary shall order the amount out of ibmit to the Finance Cora mi It jnnts presented for payment, ai J books and documents open-f ion at aH times. ■ _. The official u jill posting shall be as . Cities ofi.cootos.oco population, 3c. aer sheet, thirty days; 5,000 to 10,00", [C. ; to.oroto20.000.5c. ; 10,0001040.000, x. ; 40.000 to 50,000, ;c.; 50,000 to 100.- ko, i*r month, 9c—1st week, 3c.; id seek, 2C.; 3d week, ic.; 4th week, ic.; 100,000 and upwards {except New York DISQUALIFICATIONS. _ Src. j. Any member claiming that an lujuslice had been done him, may anneal to the secretary of the association at 5 .east thirty (30] days prior to the next regular rr.eeting. The secretary shall notify the president of this association of said ap- peal, and transmit all papers and informa- tion for investigating the same, and the decision of the officers shall be binding on boil) parties, and the party fount! guilty shall be subject to a fine of twenty- five dollars ((15.00 , reprimand, suspen- sion or expulsion, according to the