Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1850-11-16

opJect snail he TO organi and pre-
pare the peo e Of Plckens District
the better TO defend themselves from
The dangers which threaten-to pro-
mote the mtere AMI To secure he
harmon GUS aid united action of the
whoie Souih in the gloi'ous cause Of
constitutional Freedom and more
especial yshall lis obccts be to ples ge
IFS members TO support South Ca oil
ma IN any course which she NAV be
driven TO -pufsue in defence of hey
rights as a free and sovereign States.
ART. The officers OF this asso-
alton shall re President, sixteen
Vice Presidents, Zone for each beat
company)two recording Secretaries,
Iwo corresponding Seniaries, Trea
surer and committee of Salety, TO
consist OF three members from each
military beat company m the Dis
trlct and, subordinate TO this and
subject TO IFS dnect on and ccn.roi.
he members ofthe general comm :
lee Tor each beat company win he
Vice President of such com, ,.any shall
form su3-commltleeS all OF VIII .ch
officers shall be chosen annua ~ al
the anniversary of the Association
ART. 3. In addition to lie ordina-
ry duty of presiding ovelsits denbera-
tons The President shall be empow-
cred te conyeke meetings OF th S. anh
to APPOINT De egates 10 atte nd meet
ings ts' conventions of other affil.a ed
associations, and IN any emergency
OF the State, Uofepel invasion or to
suppress negro ins,rrect on) he is en-
powered and requredto call out the
Minute Men, oi'the Ass soc alton, 10
be marshal ed under the Governor of
the Safe or constituted aughorIlie
ART 4. The Vice Pres dents when
they shall th nix fit, or when drecled
by The President, shall Eo.d meetings
OF such members as shall re ,ide II
the r respective Beats, anil report the
proceedings of the anne al the next
general meeting ofthe Association,
IL shall further be a part ofthe;r duty,
to extend TO their resi- ective Beats
such information as the President
may from time TO time desiretu com
nun cate 10 The members ofthis AS
SEC CT. ~ ssssttSSAsln SSAsln. es
ART. 5. ii shall be the duty ofcor7
responding Secretaries to co respond
with atfilia ed associa IONS uponmat-
ers touching their general interests
and Objects. raa IS
ART, 6. The duties of the r ecor-
ding Secretaries shall be,to keep a
roll ofihe members and of the M IL
nte Men, andto record tie pro; eed-
ings ofthe Association in a book 10
he kept for thai purpose.
ART Z. II Shaii he ,he duly of inc
general and sub-committeesyoi safety
ode ect,report, and ploseeu e al al
empts to corrupt our saves and to
disseminate aLoAtion--to procure u
>uhordInatien, or oiberw Sc mpa T.
the ieaslb g andtananil enjoyment o.
our d0masticeinsliiu .on.Nc @
ART. 8. The President shall from
he. roll of ihesSe 're,ar es organ 2e a
he members of th s Associat. un-
der,the age,of thirty. into a military
cprps, be caI'el the nj nu,e Men,
and who, with.their officers, arms and
equipments shalle ready 10 march
to the ron of danger al a niirute S
warning. 81 32iS'
ART. 8. The Minute Men shall
e.eGl Their commanding and AuBordi-.
nate officers. "a, !. .
ARP, 10. The President shah be
required 10 calltheassocIat on togs, h.
er upon any FIVE ofihe Vice Press
Gents uniting in a sall iorthe same
ART. Ill. This association shall
continnc in existence and ieersevere
inIts efforts so long as 'llIe rights oil
The South are threatened with dan
ger. ~ a6ts fi'as
ART. l2. Any perscnmay become
a member of this association l.y sub
scribipg his name lothe above rules.
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John Maxwell III Cir fin
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tlenfy Pfichafd PAtexander
Sam oe nggool JDo Crawford
~ Martin Sam! Reid
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VIM Todd tfs'a ~ IN MaEiroy
Carter Clayton A WV Stfibling
u Gtbsonf Jno Dunn 9'g7 u
Jas. Lawrence III r. Gaslon ali
JAS George OH 'P FAINT
Wni Oliver j w Earle
NJ MI Norton JaW Ifuvhes
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