The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1851-04-05
Articles OF Association OF the Hutland
Nigilant Society.

The under. signed, for the purpose of detecting
and punlshImg thieves and restoring property by
/ them stolen from any subscriber hereto, to the
owners have associated themselves together and
adopted the following plan Of organization:
lr,Iic |. The association shah be called the
Eutid,rd ii,.iiaut Society
int. ? The officers shall bea President; Vice
Pres dcut, three Directors, and II Treasurer
.Irt. 3. The President shall preside a, meet
| iCgS of tie association aud in his absence the
Vice President, and in their absence the oldest o;
tie three directors present shall preside.
irt 4. The Treasurer shall have the custody
. Of the books. papers and money OF the a,socia-
ton, shall act clerk, aud keep au accurate uc
couHt Of the proceedings Of said association aud
Of the board hereinafter mentioned.
Art 3. The President, Vice President. aud
said three drcct.Ss shall constitute board to
whom, or a major part Of whom, Is hereby given
the fUil and entire control of the fun, OF the
association; full power to appoint agents or ri
der~ to carry out the objects Of the association
and to instruct them what to do. and hy an order
On the treasury to pay them for doing i. such
amounts a, they may deem just either in advance
q. after the service may have been rendered
Tho said board shall cause the Treasurer to keep
in a book =. that purpose provided, an accurate
account Of its acti~gs and GuiugS and Of the cX.
pcndiures made aud fo- what they were made
and thl, book shall be subject to the inspection
of any member who desires . see it, and shall
toe produced at all meetings of the association
Said board may remove the Treasurer from Of
flee and appoint successor who Shall act till the
annual election aud till his successor Is elected
Iri. G. The aforenamed officers shall &c elect
ed annually 10y ballot ON the same day Of the
annual town meeting. In case Of II vacancy in
the Office Of Treasurer, the board, or a major
pat, shall fill il till the annual election In ease
Of vacancy in the board, a major part Of the
remainder may fill it till the annual election,
and said board; OF n major part, shall be the
Judges of what constitutes vacancy,
iH, 7, Any person may become n member
and Nu elcctor Of the officers Of the association.
10y signing the constitution and paying one dollar
to the Treasurer.
Art. S. Said board may asaess the men bcrs
such sums as may be necessary, not exceeding
ten dollars each ner annum,
Art 9. 4 member who hy the al or the as-
Socatlon RECEIVERS stolen property, shall pay into
the treasury ten pe- cent on tho value thereof,
tQc value TO be determined ly said board the
liability also to be determined by said board
Art 10, Ar member who Shall fail to nav an
assessment, or said ten pee cent, Within thirty
days after bcisg notified thcrerf shall thereafter
cease to be a member, hut may again become II
member by paying said assessment, or said ten
per cent, and the one dollar in addition thsreto.
rs though he had never joined This notice may
bc, by prhIcatloN in a newspaper published at
Ottawa, hy the Treasurer under the direction of
the board.
Irt II. The association shall meet annually
on the day appointed for the ANNA. town meet
ing The said Board may call meeting wceu.
ever it is deemed proper, by giving at eas. GRE
weeks notice of the time and place Of meeting
in newspaper published at Ottawa
Ar, Il. This constitution may sc amended
| by twothirds Of the members present, at any
meeting duly called for the purpose,
! BY placing our rames hereto, we pledge cur,
selves to stand by, aid, ard encourage each other
in carrying into effect the object Of the associa
ton, hnd for the redeeming of this pledge, 49,
hereby in honor bind ourselves, to the prompt
payment, Of such sums ne may be necessary un.
der the restrictions aforesaid
(Signsd by the members Of tho society,"