SECRETARY'S MINUTES Annual Meeting Minutes of the Annual Meeting of the Dutchess County Historical Society held Saturday, May 24, 1969 at the new County Home and Farm Center, Route 44 between Washington Hollow and Millbrook. President Joseph Emsley called the meeting to order at 1:00 P.M. with approximately 60 members present. Some of the absentees were accounted for by the fact that at the same time a new addition to Vassar Hospital was being dedicated. Upon motion duly made and seconded and carried, the reading of the minutes of last year's annual meeting were dispensed with since said minutes had been published in the 1968 Year Book. Mrs. Albert Powers, Curator, reported that progress had been made in completing an inventory and classification of the Historical Society materials at the Adriance Library. In the absence of Mrs. Karin, Chairman of the Glebe House Committee, Mrs. Mund read her report which was accepted with the thanks of the membership. In the absence of the Treasurer, Baltus Van Kleeck, his financial statement was read by the Secretary, Frank Mylod. A copy of the same is attached hereto and made part of these minutes. The Secretary reported that Mr. Clifford Buck proposed the name of Mr. Paul Pollock for membership and he was duly elected a member. The Secretary reported that Mr. Arnold Sable had resigned as a Trustee since Mr. Sable found he was unable to attend the meetings of the Trustees. A motion was made duly seconded and carried that the By-Laws of the Society be amended by including therein the resolution as set forth in the notice of this meeting as follows: RESOLVED — that the By-Laws of the Society be amended to include the following provision namely — In pursuing its purposes the Society shall not engage in propaganda or political activity; shall not be operated for profit and all income and earnings shall be used exclusively for the purposes of the Society; no part of the net income, earnings or assets shall inure to the benefit or profit of any member and in the event of dissolution, all of the assets of the Society, after the payment or making provision for the payment of all liabilities shall be distributed to the Historical Societies of Dutchess County which at the time shall qualify as exempt organizations, all to be in accordance with Section 501 (c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
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