Washington telegraph., 1852-08-04

consider in what manner any lands granted fo
such purposes by the general or State government:
may be best dealt with and made available; and il
what way the State retrieve her credit anc
obtain funds to contribute towards the construc.
ton of such roads, and to prepare such Information
and their views and opinions, for publication
No. II. The President shall er-o6lcio constitute
the fourth member of committee on WAYS ana
Means.
The Vice President shall be er-o6sio fourth
member OF the committee on ReoiSici and Publ
cation.
No. 12 All books and publications procured BY
the committees, or subscribed for or purchased by
the association shall be placed in and constitute q
nucleus for the library of the association, of which.
and of all minerals fossils, models and other things
of like kind collected for the Association the Re-
cording Secretary shall be the keeper, until some
other person shall be specially appointed by the
Association for that purpose.
/ Section II.
M. f.-The officers of this Association shall be
elected riva voce upon nomination. Vacancies
shah be filled in like manner tor the unexpired
| term. :,
No. g.. All special COMMITTEES shall be appointed
by the officers presiding unless he declines king
such appointment, or. the Association by vote de-
terminesto exercise the power of appointment of a
/ particular committee. - .-
-s. SEcgIoN III.
I No. l. f,.e amount OF t;,ssz .;,al contribution
! shall be fixed by the laws and may. be increased
or diminished, from time TO time, as the ASsocia-
! tlOn may determine. two-thirds of the members
present agreeing to make the change
No. Pc Qther2 assessments for special purposes
| may be made by vote ottho Association; but only
after reasonable notice that such assessment will
be moved for, and only by vote of two-thrds of
| the members present. Such notice shall be given
i by the presiding officer upon information given
HIM by the member who designs moving for such
assessment,
| No. 3. No officer member shall ever receive
any compensation for his services as such officer
or member. or representative to the Central
Association unless by it be by a two-third vote OF
the members present when the motion is made,
SECTION ".
No l. Application for membership may be made
by the applicant himself or by any member for
| him.
| Such application may be referred to a commit
tee or acted on immedatelv as the Assoca ton
may determine. and the vote on application for
membership shall be taken Uira poce.
| No ,. II three members request in writing the
! expulsion of member, and state their reasons
therefor such member shall be notified of the fact
! by the Recording Secretary either orally or in
writing If within the county, and at the next
meeting after such notification or at the second
meeting after such request is made, if he be not in
the county. a vote shall be taken bv yeas and nays
|
favor of such application, the member shall be ex-
| PEELED.
| No. 8. "A member failing to pay his annual con-
| tnDutlon or any assessment or contribution for
special purposes for sixty days after it is due and
| payable, shall ipso facto cease to be member OF
the Association; and can be renstated only on full
! payment of all assessments and contributions ana
like application and vote as in case of original ap-
! pilcation ior membership; Procided hotceyey. the
member so failing is not absent from the county at
the time such assessment for special purposes is
passed by the Association.
No. 4. member who is absent from the coun-
ty at the time any assessment is made for special
purposes. falling to pay the same for sixty days
alter hiS return to the country, shall pso ato cease
to be a mcnI5er of the associotlon and can be re-
lnstated only on full payment and like application
and vote as in case of an original application for
| membership.
No. 5. Five members shall be necessary to con-
stltute quorum for the transaction of business.
| .l SECTION '.
No. l. Application shall be made to the General
I Assembly OF this State for charter for this and
all similar associations, and for the Central In
dustrial Association.
! No. ,. The Recording Secretary shall procure
seal Tor the Association, and have the custod y
and power of aflixing the same.
| No. 3. Amendments, additions to and alterations
in this constitution shall be adopted at two success
the members present, before they shall be opera
! tive
Amendments to the Laws may be made by a
vote OF two-thirds OF the members present at any
regular meeting.
No. 4. This constitution shall be recorded at the
commencement of the book of minutes of the AS
sociation. aud every member shall sign il timmedi-
atel on his admission
LA VS..
l. In, mon, har claU ,,ay , con bl-
ton to meet the necessary expenses, at the meet
! ing when the Constitution and Laws adopted
and afterwards annually at the regular meeting III
January in each year the sum Of one dollar, ior
which the Treasurer shall give his receipt.
Sec. 2. All moneys shall be paid out of the
Treasury on the order of the acting President
countersigried by the Secretary.
Sec. ). The Treasurer shall collect all moneys
due the LAssociaticn: and make fair report OF hlS
receipts and expenditures at the last regular meet
ing IN each year; and at any othet time when re-
qulred by vote Of the Association.
See. a. Notices of called meetings shall be giver
by notice posted up at the Court House door IL
said county ten days before said meeting by the
Recording Secretary, under the order OF the Presi-
dent
Which Constitution and Laws were on motion
unanimously adopted
The President then appointed the foiiowln:
standing committees:
| N"'""'te "t "1SI tc"tf" "c.--AiCiiy " I0Ai"J
James s. Conway Bon Stricklin, Wm H. Gar
land and Z. A. Murphy
Internal Observation-Disclosures Wright. ia 4
X. Young James Ii. Caruthers. Josiah n. Wilson
and Wilson S. McCarty.
Manufaclures-Wils n. Fort, William Wynn
and James S. Conway
Statistics and Resources.-A. Byrne A. G.. Owen
and David II. Dickson.
Geology.-CasSius Leigh, James S. Conway, anC
Wilson S. McCarty.
ReUision and Pu6lication-Cassiu Leigh, Josial
n Wilson. and James K. Young.
Correspondence. james H. Caruthers, Wilson S
McCarty, and James X. Young.
Ways and Neans.-Josiah n. Wilson, james II
Caruthers and James X Young.