The Belmont chronicle, and farmers, mechanics and manufacturers advocate. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1848-1855, 1853-05-20
Ant. lll.=MEETINGs.

ART. 1ll.-MEETINes. IL
The annual meeting for the election Of Of
hcers, shall be held in MoRRIsrowN, on tho
third Tuesday in May. Meetings for business
and to fill vacancies, shall be held semi-month-
" at such times and places as may be desig-
mated by the President when not fixed by the g
association.
ART. Iv.-OFricERs.
The officers of this association shall be
President, two or more Vice Presidents, q
Secretary, Treasurer and finance commit
tee OF three members. The officers of the Al
lance and the members of the Finance COM
mittee shall be ex-ofiicio an executive COM
mittee, with power to tranaact oil necessary
business during the recesses of the Alliance.
They shall severally discharge the duties usu-
ally devolvng upon such officers in voluntary |
associations, and shall report their proceed
(ings at each regular meeting Of the Alliance.
TART. V.--THE PLEDGE.
We who subscribe our names to this Con-
stitution do so as pledge to each other and
to the world that VIC will faithfully adhere to
its principles, and that laying aside all per-
sonal and political preferences which inter-
fere with a conscientious discharge Of the du.
ties herein assumed, we will, as far as in us
!, lies, endeavor to promote harmony and unity
. of action among the friends Of Temperance,
!, not permitting minor differences about men
or measures to prevent us from hearty CO.
J, operation in carrying forward the great work
. of benevolence in which we are engaged.
!. BYLAWS.
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t, this Alliance shall divide the territories en-
braced within it's boundaries into convenient
II districts, and shall assign each district to Q
ID subcommittee to consist of one or more per-
Of sons, and these subcommittee, If they be
Of appointed by a county Alliance, shall proceed
in to cause Township or District Alliances tc
es be organized in all convenient localitie.
ht within their respective districts; and If they
rs be appointed by a Township or District ALI
nd ance, they shall proceed to solicit the mem
ms bership of all residents, and especially of al
ed the legal voters within their respective dis
ms tricts. They shall also make a record of tn
IL. names of all legal voters who decline to sub
all scribe to the Constitution, classifying then
ito as in their opinion they stand, whether for O
or against the election of temperance men t
oil the Legislature.
ofl SEC. 2. This alliance shall take some eff
cir cient measures to procure and circulate Ten
he perance papers, tracts, and documents, givin
The correct information on the various topics ur
BILE der discussions; and shall, if possible, caus
a public lectures and speeches to be delivere
in every convenient locality within its bouI
daries.
Sec. 8. The Secretary Of this Allianc
shall report monthly to the Secretary of Il
n, State Alliance, the number of its auxiliare
the number of the names Of members attach,
to its constitution, and how many Of the
I ioI are legal voters, and how many were add'
.e eu during the past month; and the Secretari
.s of Township Alliances shall report sen
-. ~ monthly to the County Alliance, giving &C
, .o rect list of all the names OF new members n
..u mitted during the period since last report,
MY gether with the residence and post Office a
.. dress of the legal voters, and such other info
aP nation as may be deemed of Importance.
"s' Sec. 4. 1t shall be considered the duty
~. every member, as fur as practicable, to q
''' tend all regular meetings Of the Alliance,
use all honorable means to add to it's mel
T., bers, and to contribute in proportion to abb
Nv Nv ty towards defraying all necessary expense
.eoS On motion, the members proceeded to t
w" election of prominent officers, which result
as follows:
w. l.. Stubbles, President.
the H. D. McCarty, LIST Vice President.
up Thomas Michener I'd
w. H. Clark, Secretsry.
the Samuel McKissin, Treasurer.
in James Gourley, A. Moore, and ]. w. Ne
de- port, Finance committee.
lent On motion, It was Resolved, That co
use. of the proceedings be presented to the Ed
,on- ors of the papers Of this county, and the Oh
luor Organ, for publication.
;, to The Alliance then adjourned to meet
,su- st. C!airsville, on Thursday, the I'd of Jul
at 10 O'Clock, Il. M.
in w. L. STUBBLES, Prest
the w. H. CLARK, Sec.
our- 0TIt is requested that the friends in ea
we Township in the County will organize an 1
par lance Immediately, that they may be rep
to sented in the County Alliance at its ne
,ure meeting. w. H. CLARK, Sec