Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1853-05-11
For the Portage Sentinel
Mass Temperance Meeting.

The Portage Co., Temperance League pursu-
ant to call convened at the Court House on Thurs
day May 5th, at 10 O'Clock A. NJ. and was called
to order by the President. After the invocation
of the Divine blessing by the Rev. E. c. Sharp,
the following committee were appointed to draft
and report resolutions: Rev. s. w. Ingraham,
Harvey Baldwin, L. w. Hall, Ira Burroughs, and
appointed to revise and report cons tution being
called upon presented the following
CONSTITUTION.
ARTICLE, l. This association shall be known
and designated as the Portage County Temper
ance Alliance.
ART. 2. The regular meetings ofthe Alliance
shall be held quarterly at such place as shall be
designated by committee to be appointed by the
President at each regular meeting, viz: on the
first Thursday of May, the first Thurday Of Au-
gust, the first Thursday of November, and the first
Thursday of February.
ART. 8. The meetings shall be composed of
Delegates representing the interests of the sew
eral Township Alliances respectively.
ART. a. Township Alliances wishing to be-
comes Auxiliary to the County Alliance will re-
port their wish to the corresponding Secretary of
the County Alliance, with the names of the Off
GERS of the Alliance, and through their Delegates
at each Quarterly meetings, furnish such infor-
nation in regard to the Temperance movements
in their Township, as shall be of interest; and
make such suggestions as shall be for the general
interests of the cause.
ART. S. The object of this Alliance, in con-
cert with the Township Alliances, shall be to
promote in all suitable ways, the cause of Tenn
perance; but its primary and definite object shall
be to use all honorable means to cause it to be
enacted and enforced. Law which shall effect
ually prohibit the manufacture and sale of intox-
icating Liquors as beverage. To secure this
result it's officers will make available all honor
able measures to promote the election of such men
to our Legislature, as are pledged to sustain and
vote for Law similar to the SO called Maine Lii
quor Law.
ART. 6. The officers of this Alliance shall be
President, one Vice President for each Town
ship in the county, one Recording and one Cor
responding Secretary and Treasurer, each to serve
one year.
ART. 7. The President shall preside at all
meetings of the Alliance but in his absence the
Vice President for the Township where the meet
ing is held, shall discharge the duties of Presi-
det, in case of the absence of both President and
Vice President designated, the Alliance may Sc
lect from the Vice Presidents present. The Re-
cordng Secretary shall keep faithful record of
the proceedings of the Alliance, and draw all or
ders on the Treasury. The Corresponding Sec
retary shall have in charge the correspondence of
the Alliance under the direction of the Executive
Committee. The Treasurer shall have charge OF
the funds of the Alliance and disburse them upon
the order of the Recording Secretary.
ART. 8. The board of officers of the Alliance
shall constitute County Executive Committee,
who shall have in charge the general interests of
the cause of Temperance in the county and at
such Quarterly meetings, or as often as to them
may seem necessary make such suggestions as
they may deem beneficial.
ART. 9. The President shall appoint at each
regular meeting as soon as the meeting shall be
organized committee on Resolutions, a commits
tee to prepare business, and committee to select
place for holding the next succeeding Quarterly
meeting. /
ART. 10. The Alance:shall not meet twicn
in the same place within one year.
ART. IL. The annual meeting of the Alliance
shall be held at Rayenna on the first Thursday in
May of each year.
ART. la. In Townships where there is no AL
lance organized, friends wishing to take part in
the proceedings of the County Alliance may dol
60 by avote of the meeting after its organization.
r Axr. Ia. The Alliance nsy adopt such Rules