The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1841-11-18
WASHINGTON TEMPERANCE
SOCIETY.

SOCIETY.
A meeting preliminary 70 the formation
ola Washington Temperance Society Cor
The County Of Orange, was held al ihe
courthouse on "Wednesday evening the
I0lh inst. Col. Henry Webb presiding.
and James G. Turrrniine acting as secrr-
iars.
The meeimg was addressed BY Mr..
Carey, ilE Rev. Robert BurwrIl. and w.
]. Bingham.
On motion il was
ResOlrsd, That Col. Henry Webb,
William J. Bingham, Osmond r. Long.
and Edwin A. Heart. compose commit
zee 10 draw up constitution for this So
cieiy.
The meeting then adjourned. 10 meet
Al the same place on Thursday evening.
Thursday evening. Nov. a..
Met according 10 adjournment.
Mr.. William J. Bingham, from the
committee appointed al The last meeting,
presented the following Constitution,
which was read, and unanimously adopt.
ell:
CONSTITUTION OF THE WASHINGTON rEz-
PERAScE socIErY OF ORANGE COUNTY.
Art. 1. This Society shall be called
The WASHINGTON TEMPERANCE SOCIETY
OF ORANGE County.
Art. 2. The officers shall consist Of !
President, two Vice Presidents, one Re.
cording and one Corresponding Seereta-
~, Treasurer. and Standing Commit
tee Of three, who shall be elected on ths
second Saturday Of November in every
year.
Art. .. The President shall preside il
all meetings. or in his absence, ore Of III,
Vice Presidents, and in the absence d
the President and Vice Presidents, III,
Society shall elect President pro iem.
Art. 4. The Recording Secretary shall
keep record Of the proceedings, and reat
them when required.
Art. 5. The Corresponding Secretary
shall conduct such correspondence as III,
Society or lis Officers shall direct
Ait. 9. The Treasurer shall collect AM
pay ont the funds Of the Society, undeI
the direction Of the President and Stand
ing Committee. and exhibit, whenever re
quired, statement Of receipts and dis
barsemenis.
! Art. Z. The Standing Committee shal
call special meetings, with the consent o
the President. They shall draw on III,
Treasurer for all sums necessary 10 pa,
the expenses Of the Society.
The Society being thus formed. pro
cecled forthwith 10 elect officers for III
ensuing year, whereupon the following
persons were elected, viz:
Col. Henry Webb, President.
George Laws and Burrhus Check, Vic
Presidents.
James G. Turrentine, Recording Sec
i rotary.
j. William ]. Bingham, Correspondent
Secretary.
!, William III. Brown, Andrew Micklt
and Leopold E. Heart, Standing Con
mi,tee.
On motion il was
| ResoIUed, That the Corresponding 5,
cteiary be requested to correspond VA
the different Temperance Societies Of u
county, informing them Of the organic;
ton Of a Temperance Society in Hillsb'
rough on Washington principles, and II
vite them to become auxiliary TO the SAINT
and requesting them 10 send delegates
meet with us in Hillsborough on the 25i
Of December next.
The Society then adjourned, to meet
the same place at two o'clock on Satu
day.
:. Saturday, Nov IS.
The Society me, according to adjourn
ment.
The meeting was addressed very effe
. lively BY Mr.. Carey and Mr.. Ellis; aft
which the Society adjourned, TO me
again a, half past six o'clock.
.ialf past six O'Clock.
; The Society met according 10 adjour
ment.
On motion it was
Resoiccd, That committee OF three
+ appointed TO draft a code of bylaws !
/; The government Of the Society.
De. o. T. Long, DR.. w. A. Norwo'
: and Stephen Moore were appointed
) compose said committee.
On mDtian,
Resoicca, That meetings Of this Soc