Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1842-02-24
From the National Intellisencer
Congressional Temperance Society.

AT meeting OF members OF CohRress
held pursuant to notice on the 9th Of Feb
ruary. 1912, at the room Of the Committee
on the Post Office and Post Roads Of the
House Of Representatives, the committee
heretofore appointed to prepare and report
Constitution for The Society, presented
through their Chairman, MIR. Briggs, the
draft Of u Constitution, which, after Q
slight modification, was adopted, and is al
follows:
Regarding the use of intoxicating liquor,
as injurious, and tending to produce indivl
dual aud social evils Of the most dangerou.
kind, dcsirous, by our individual example an,
our united cfiuris, 10 cheek aud control thps,
evils, we do hereby agree to form ourselves
INTO Temperance Society and adopt tb,
following
CONSTITUTION.
ART. ]. This Society shail be called III,
Congressional Total abstinence Socieiy.
II Art. IL. The members pledge ihenIselve,
not 10 use intoxicating liquors ss n beverage
|. ART. III. Members and ex Members o
Congress mny become members Of this So.
II
tuition, or by requesting the Secretary 10 Dc
80.
ARr. w. The officers this Society shal
be President, Wee Presidents, Secretary
and Treasurer, who shall be- chosen annually
They shalt perform the duties usually as.
signed to such officers ill others nrc chose n
III their places.
Art. V. The Society shall annually op.
| Al nt 10 n npp "A hn nh ha ffher .,ttc
of the Society, shall constitute an Executive
Comnulttee, three Of whom shall form quo.
rum, and who, from time TO time, shall adopt
such measures as they shall think best cal.
culaied TO render this Society useful, sub.
lect always 10 the control and direction Of the
Society.
ART. vi. There shall be an annual meet
ing Of the Society at such time and place
during each session Of Congress as the com
m:tee may appoint and a quorum of the
committee mhy call special meeting when
they shall think proper.
ART. VII. A majority Of the member,
may alter this Constitution, after presenting
the proposed amendments 10 one meeting
previous to that at which it may be adopted.
1t was then ordered that committee OF
five be appointed by the Chairman to norni.
nate The officers provided for in the above
Constitution {; whereupon The following gen.
llemcn were appointed: Mesrrs. Hall OF
Vermont; Briggs of Massachusetts I; Law
renee Of Pcnnsylvona Bovine OF New
York, and Warren Of Georgia.
The Committee retired n short time. and
reported To the meeting the names Of the
~, viz.
President.
George ". Briggs, of Massachusetts.
Viee Presidents.
Thomas w. Gilmer, Of Virginia.
Thomas Henry, PENNSYLVANIA.
Samuel s. Bovine, New York.
Thos. +. Marshall, Kentucky.
Edmund Deberry, North Carolina.
Harvey NJ. WattersoD, Tennessee.
John Thompson Mason, Maryland.
Calvary Morris, Ohio.
John Mattocks, Vermont.
Secretary.
}. NJ. Howard, Of Michigan.
Treasurer.
Seth III. Gates, Of New York.
Erecuiive Committee.
Lott Warren, Of Georgia.
Ihos. w. Williams, Connecticut.
James Irwin, Pennsy lvanla.
Chas. Hudson, Massachusetts.
Lewis Riggs, New York.
Which said report was then adopted, and
the above gentlemen appointed officers OF the
Society.
The members present then signed the
Constitution.
And lhereupon the Society adjourned.
THOS. w. GILMER, Chairman.
J. NJ. HowARD, Secretary.