Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1850-12-14
THE KEOWEE COURIER r.

associations, and in any emergency
of the State, Ito repel invasion or to
suppress negro insurrection) he is em-
powered and required tc call out the
Minute Men, of the Association, to
be marshalled under the Governor of
the State or constituted authorities.
ART. d. The Vice Presidents when
they shall think fit, or when directed
by the President, shall hold meetings
OF such members as shall reside in
their respective Beats, and report the
proceedings of the same at the next
general meeting of the Association.
1t shall further be part oftheir duty,
to extend to their respective Beats
such information as the President
may from time TO time desire to COM
municate to the members of this AS
sociation.
ART. S. II shall be the duty ofcor-
responding Secretaries to correspond
with affiliated associations uponmat-
ters touching their general interests
and objects.
Fl 6. The duties of the Recor-
ding Secretaries shall be to keep
roll ofthe members and of the Min
ute Men, and torecord the proceed
ings ofthe Association in book to
be kept for that purpose.
ART. 7. 1t shall be the duty oft
general and subcommittee of safety
to detect, report, and prosecute all at
tempts to corrupt our slaves and to
disseminate abolition--to procure in.
subordination, or otherwise impair
the feasible and tranquil enjoyment of
our domestic institution.
ART. 8. The President shall from
the roll of the Secretaries organize all
the members of this Association un-
derthe age of thirty, into military
corps, TO be called the Minute Men,
and who, with their officers, arms and
equipments, shall be ready to march
to the poirt of danger at minutes
warning.
ART. 8. The Minute Men shall
elect their commanding and subordi-
nate officers.
ART. 10. The President shall be
required to call the association togcth-
er upon any five of the Vice Presi-
dents uniting in call for the same.
ART. III. This association shall
continue in existence and persevere
in its efforts so long as the rights of
the South are threatened with dan
ger.
ART. IL. Any person onmay become
a member Of this association by sub
scribing his name to the above rules.
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