The Arkansas advocate., 1831-08-17
TEMPERANCE SOCIETY.

: agfeeably to public notice, q meeting
 was held at tic Gourt-iiouse in tht town of Batesville, for the purpose O formlng Temperance Association fol the county of Independence. The
 house, though large, was soon filled
 The Rev. Richard fl. Lee was called to the chair, and Maj. T. v. c. Dayis, chosen Secretary. Whereup.,a the Rev. MT. Lee arose, and stated the ob- Ject of the call. Col. Dickinson then offered the following resolutions:- Resotoed; That the condition of the drunkard calls for cur sympathy and prayers, and that it furnishes us with an admonitory caution,
 l ResolVed, That, in consequence Of the Wide spreading evil of intemperance, producing misery and wretchedness throughout our country, that we forth With form ourselves into an association to be called the Independence County temperance Society, the object Of which shall be to discourage the use of spirit uous liquors.
 e ihe vote being taken upon these resolutions, they were unanimously car Tied: after which q preamble and con stitutioD were offered for the consider alton of the meeting, which were adop- ted, article by article, in the following form; first, the preamble:
 For as much as intemperance has made such alarming progress in our l tsnf frxf ffA mt <sT |. reputation and substance of thousands of our fellow-citizens, and has rend red some of our greatest and best men use- less to society, and disgrace to our country; has blasted the prospects of hundreds of youths of the brightest pro- mises has changed the kind affection ate husband into savage; has caused the once atfeetionate husband to lorsal<e his wife and fanly--the wife to forsake her husband and abandon her offspring, and the child to be disobedient to it's parent and to the injunction of God :; and for as much as suicides. murders, biasphemies. thetis, gambling, sabbath breaking, and long train of evils, may justly be attributed to this alarming vice, we, the citizens of Independence 'eounty, being convinced of the above facts, do agree to put forth our united influence and exertions, trusting in the Almighty God, toput a stopto so alarm ing an evil; and to effect which we subscribe to the following Constitution, and bind ourselves to it's strict obser- vance,
 CONSTITUTION. ART. l. This society shall be called the hadepcsdence County Temperance So- ciety.
 ART. ?. The Officers of the society shall consist of a President, two Vice Presidents, a Secretary, and a Board of 1 Managers, comprised of six. ART. 3. 1t shall be the duty of the President, or, in his absence, of ono oi the Vice Presidents, in the order of their election, to preside at all meetings of the society; and, in case of the ab- sence of all three. the Managers shall choose Presidentpro ten,.
 ART. f. It shall be the duty of the Managers 10 obtain members to the So eiety, guard and watch over its best n- terests, and make report of their pro- ceedings at each meeting, If necessa- ry.
 | ART. ,. It shall be the duty of the Secretary, to keep a record of the pro- lceedings of this Society, and report the same when called on by the President 1 ART. 6. Tine meeting of the Society shall be held quarterly, viz: the first Sa turdays September, December, Marci and June. The Anniversary shall Dc celebrated on the 4th day of July, ii ievery year; all of which said meetings shall be held at the Courthouse ill the Town of BatesviIle.
 1 ART. '. The Officers and Managers shall be chosen annually, five of whom shall form quorum for the transaction of business.
 ART. s. The terms of membership to this Society shall be, abstinence from the use of ardent spirits, except in case of necessity, and taken as medicine
 ART. 9. We agree to use our infu ence in every reasonable and pruden manner, to carry into effect the ob)ecI of the society.
 ART. 10. Any person, male or fe male, may become member of this so ciety, by subscribing to this constitution or upon being proposed and accepted by majority of the members present and his or her name enrolied-ofi this con stitution, by the secretary. Females
 are invited 10 attend the meetings, bu : lnot required so to do.