Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1829-01-01
COMMUNICATION


stiuenis IN the case TO consult or offend:
o-H.NU.NTCgTED
~ meeting Of elIndry persons. held at Pain
vile. Amelia, VI e,ines,iay tie 2flL day Of De-
eember, IS2S, for the purpose OF organizing a
Temperance Society, Captain Edxard Ecglesion
was called TO the Chair, and a. b. Wathan APP
pointed Clerl--whereupo the meeting proceeded
TO form and adopt the following Constitution, 70
wit:
Art. Isl. This Society shall be called "The
Amelia Society fer the promotion Of Tempe
rance"
AT. I'd. The elGcers of this Society shall be a
President, two Vice Presidents, Clerk, and
Treasurer.
Art. Sd. The duty of the President, and in his
absence, of the Vie Presidents in order shah be
to preside al all meetings and to call special meet
ings when deemed necessary by the Board of
Mapagcrs.
Art. ith The officers OF this Society, together
with any other peis who NAV be appointed by
The society, shall constitute Board of Managers
any three OF whom shall be q sufficient number
To transact busines-thcy may fx OH the time and
place OF their meetinas-make their own bylaws
open correspondence with similar societies
procure and circulate information with regard TO
the nature and evils OF Intempcrance, and adopt
any other measures by which the object of the
Society shall De promotcd-provided they adopt no
measures contrary to the spirit OF the constitutions
or oppressive 10 the Society in general.
Art. 5th The annual meeting Of this Society
shall be on the 4th day OF July, at such place as
the Society may FIX on, at their previous annual
meeting, when one or more orations shall he de-
hYeied, by persons, appointed by the Board for
that purpose; at which time the managers shall
report 10 the Society, snd the election Of officers
shall take place, anu the general interest Of the
Society attended TO.
Art. 9th. 1t shall require TWO thirds of the So
clety 10 alier OF amend any article iii tlis Con-;i
tuition.
AIT. 9Th. Any member &c iis Society may with
dIaw at any time, by giving his reasons :;,r - ,:.,
NO N he .,.i, -,
publicly at the next ensuing meeting thereof
and three iourhs oil the members present, Al any
meeting, concurring, may eXpel any member from
This Society.
All persons or becoming members Of This Socie-
", shall subscribe 10 the following article:
Art 9Th. We pronlise, tina; we will endeavor TO
check the progress OF lntemperamcc-,hat We will
not use, sell or give TO others, distilled spirits *
cept in cases OF absolute necessity-proviJeI that
Tavern keepers may be allowed 10 sell it to any
sober travelling persons, should they call for it,
CiSnedJ) JOS. B. ANDERSON,
JOHN BARESDALE,
CHRISTOPHER FORD,
JOHN c. HILL
JOHN It. JETER
RICHD. D hooker
y. =. WALTI!ALL,
THOS. l. PERKINSOT
The Members whose names are subscribed TO
the foregoing Constitution, agreed to the articles
Observation-Disclosures D9ctor Joseph 3. \ Anderson
was chosen President, Can't ThGs L perI,juson
first Vice President, Mr.. Richard ID. Booker Sc
cond Vice President, y. 3. Wall,,all Clerk Can't
John 9. tli!i Treasurer, aud Christopher Ford,
John Earlssdale, aud John Z. Jcte-. ~ ere chosen
as zs:sian: Managers Of ihiS Society; and the 2Ist
day OF February next is selected IS the lay OF
which public Grafton shall he delivered ~ the
"ev John Barks'iaic, a. Painve on the subject
OF intemperance, iii order TO promote the object OF
This Society: and on motion,
Rcs0tred, THAT thc Constitution and nroceed-
ings oil this Society be published in The Richmond
Enquirer.
Whereupon, the Meeting adjourned to the DIST
OF February next.
JOSEPH Is. ANDERSON, President
a. b. WAIrHAL31sClerk
IL The Editors Of Religious Papers are re-
qutscd TO insert the above in tscir several pabli
cations.