The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1847-09-03
La Sale County Yigi!ant Society.

ton Of property from the .deprcdations of
thieves, J. l.. HUMAN, E>q., Of Eagle pre-
cinct, was called to the chair, and joins
llISr appointed secretary.
The object of the meeting having been
stated, ON motion a committee consisting Of
NcS>r>. T.. :. Leland, Wm. rarr, Samuel
Nillikin, J. l.. Ilinmau and l.. lIoNry were
appointed 10y the meeting to2 the purpose of
drafting "a constitution for the government
Ui the association. who after short absence
reported the follow inc, which was adopted ::
The undersigned, for the purpose cf de-
tcc,lng aud puni>hiuS thieves a.d restoring
property 10y chem stolen from any sub>cr-
Der hereto, 10 the owners, have associated
together and adopted the following plan of
organization:
article /. The association shall hc called
the La Sale County IjgiiaH Society.
.IH. :. The officers shall be President.
Vice President, three Directors, and Urea
Surer.
.lH. 3. The President shall preside at
meetings OF the association. and in his alb
Scncc the Vice PrC,idelt. aud IN their alb
Scuce the oldest of the three directors pre-
sent shall preside.
irt. /. The Treasurer shall have the Gus
tndy OF the books, papers, and money OF The
association, shall act as clerk, and keep an
accurate account OF the proceedings of said
association and of the board hereinafter
mentioned.
.lri. }. The President, Vice President.
and said three directors shall constitute
board TO whom, or a major pant Of whom. i,
hereby given the iull and entire control of
the funds of the association; tull power to
appoint agents or riders to- carry out the ob
Iect OF the association and 10 instruct them
what to do, and by an order on the treasury,
to pay them for doing II such amounts -
they may deem just, either in advance or
after the services may have been rendered.
The said Board shall rauso the Treasurer
TO keep in a book for that purpose provided,
an accurate account of it, actingS and duugS,
and of the expenditures made and for what
tacy We're made and this book shall be
subject to the inspection Of any member
who desires TO see it, and shall ne produced
at all meetings Of the association. Said
Board may remove the Treasurer from Of
fee and appoint successor who shall act
till the annual election and till his successor
is elected.
iH. 6. The alorCuamcd officers shall bc
elected annually by ballot On the first sat
urlay of November. In case OF a vacancy
in the Office Of Treasurer. the Board, or a
major part, shall fill Il till the annual Clec-
ton. In case of a vacancy in the Board, a
major part Of the remainder may I'll it ill
the annual election; and said Board, or a
major part, shall be the Judges Of " hat con
StitutcS = -ac1Hcy
Art. I. Any person may become a mJm-
Der and on c!cctor of the officers of the as
ISOLATION, by signing the constitution and
paying one dollar TO the Treasurer.
Irt s. Said Board may assess the mem
berS such sums as may be necessary, not
exceeding three dollars each, per annm; ;
and the amount of this assessment may by
+ the association, At meeting called for that
purpose, be increased to ten dollars each,
per annum.
Irt. Q. \ member who by the aid Of the
association RECEIVERS stolen property, shall
pay into the treasury ten per cent, on the
value thereof, the value to be determined by
said Board: the liability also to be deter
mined by said Board.
Art. 10. Any member who shall fail to
pay an assessment, or said ten per cent,
within thirty days after being notified there
Of. shall thereafter cease TO be n member,
: bat may again become a member 10y paying
/ said assessment, or said ten per cent, and
the one dollar in addition thereto. rs though
he had never joined. This notice may be,
by publication in newspaper Published
NJ Ottawa, by the Treasurer, under the dl-
rcCtion of the Beard.
Art. IL. The association shall meet an
nually on the first Saturday of November
/ The said Board may call a meeting when
/ ever il is deemed proper. by giving at least
one weeks notice Of the time and place of
meeting in newspaper published at Otta-
wa.
/ Art. II. This constitution may be amend
ed by two thirds Of the H. emberS present, at
any meeting duly called for the purpose.
BY placing our names hereto. we pledge
ourselves to stand by, aid, and encourage
each other in carrying into effect the object
Of the association. And for the rcdcCming
of this pledge, we hereby in honor bind our
selves, to the prompt payment of such sums
as may be necessary under the restrictions
aforesaid.
On motion. a committee Of two was APP
polnltu1n tdCIl precinct 10 CUCNidtc lHt COH-
stitution and procure Signers thereto, who
were requested TO report at an adjourned
meeting TO be held at the Court House in
Ottawa on Saturday the 18th inst, for the
purpose of choosing officers.
Whcrcupon the meeting appointed the
following persons said committees;
North Temilion-E. Baldwin and ?.
: WiSwail.
Vermiiion-C. c. Elliott and Asa Hold
ridge.
Grgtion-W. Par and David Shaver.
OHqrd--l. II. Fredenburgh and VIM.
Cogswcll.
! DaWOa--E. Tmmbo and David Green.
Je1eSon-D. Blake and l.. IIoXey.
South Oitdcd-C. Payer and ;. NJ. Ma
son.
: Eagle-J. L. Human and s. Brock.
Fdahlin--F. Galloway and Newton Rec
der.
Cedar Point-M. Let's and c. Todd.
Brookfeld-A. Trumbo and S. Watson
Lordip--Jacob Seaman and ;. Lamar.
! Miss,on-Henry Neif and J. 5. Arm
strong.
Trenton,-R. Debolt and W. Pitzer.