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From the Charleston Mercury.
: ss Calhoun Monument.
Meeting OF the Citizens of st. Johns
Colleton.
At a meeting of the citizens Of St
Johns Collctou held at Rockville on
3 the 18th instant for the purpose Of
considering the best means of promo
ting the erection of Monument to
MIR. Calhoun, on motion OF l.. NJ. Sea
brook, John lIauallan was called to
the Chair, and G. a. Srabrook vas ap-
pointed Secretary.
The meeting being organized, Mr..
Hugh Wilson, Jr., after few eloquent
predatory remarks upon the obec' of
the meeting, ln,vcd the appointment
OF q Committee Of six to prepare and
report plan of action in conformity
with tho Object of the meeting where
upon the following gentlemen were
named to wit: Hugh Wilson, .Ir., Rev.
II. Hall, Rev. w. II. iIanckcl, John
Jenkins, Jr, L. NJ. Wbaley and L. NJ.
Scabrooll, who reported the following
Constitution, which was unanimously
adopted:
Constitution Of Me Calhoun iVonumtai
Association Of ST. Johns Colicton.
ARTICLE l. This Association Shall be
styled the Calhoun Monument !Asso
citation Of ST. johns Collcton," and its
object shall be the erection of IL Monu-
nlent to the memory Of John G.. Cal
houn.
ART. r-Ihc officers Of this Asso-
citation shall consist Of a President
three Vice Presidents, and Treasurer,
who shall also act as Secretary.
ART. 11I.-l'he President shall pre-
side at all meetings OF the Association,
state the business before it, and call
extra meetings when he shall see fit :;
and in his absence the Senior Vice
President, then present, shall act as
President; in the absence of the Pre-
sidcnt and all the Vice Presidents at
any meeting, the Association shall elect
O President pro. tenn.
ART. lv-Any person shall be ad-
mitted member Of the Association.
who shall pay the yearly contribution
OF 81.
q Arr. v==TEie&s'As ssociation shallsnect
semi-annually on the 18th days OF
March, and ofScptcmbcr, in each year
ut such place as it might fix upon, or
in the event of its failure to do 81, as
the President might appoint.
ART. vI-Ihe Treasurer shall re-
ceive and deposit to the credit of the
Association: all monies collected tor
its use III the Savings Bank Of Charles
ton, Or i'll such other Bank as the AS
sociation might designate, TO be drawn
thcrctrNm by drafts signed by tn E.
President, or in the event OF his ab.
sence from the State BY Vice prcsi-
dent, and comtcrsigncu by he Treas
urer shall disbursc the same in such
manner as the Association sla!l from
time to time direct; and shall keep
regular accounts Of all moneys received
and disbursed By him, which accounts
shall be audited everywhere six months
by the Standing Committee Oh ii
nance and Accounts, whose reports
shall be entered on the minutes oi the
Association.
ART. v11.-Thc Secretary shall keep
the minutes of the Association. and
shall regularly record the same in 4
book TO be provided and kept for that
purpose.
ART. vIIr.-Thc .Assoc;aticn shall
elect annually three delegates. CORES
ponding to the representation as may
be formed for the accomplishment o.
the purpose for which this Association
is organized.
Arr. 1x--Thcrc shall be three
Standing Committees, to be elected
annually. y Committee Of Cores
pondcncc consisting oi three; Com
mittec on Finance and Accounts OF
three; Committee to procure Mem
bership AMI Subscriptions Of nine
three of-which to be taken from each
of tho Islands Of Edislo, Wadnalaw
and Johns.
ART. x.-All the officers Of the As
sociation shall be elected annually by
majority Of the members present ut
its meeting on the 18th day otScptcln-
ber in each year; and in the event of IA
failure to elect officers the inculnbcnt3
shall hold over.
! ART. xr.--Tlc officers elected at this
meeting shall continue in Office until
the 18th day of September, next.
The following Officers were then
elected to serve until the 18th day Of
September, next.
tlon. 7, c. GRIMBALL, President.
Hon. WIN. M. MURRAY, J
HUGH WILSON, Scnr., V. Pr'ts.
Hon. w. B. SEABROOK.
E. N. FULLER, Treasurer.
Committee to obtain Mcmbcrships and
.Subscriptions.-E. M. Whalcy, John
jenkins, jr., Wm. Scabrool,, for E,listo
Island; Wm. Sans, WIN. Bailey, Jos.