Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1853-09-07
For the Grant County Herald.
Temperance Organization.

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Of this place, TO promote the cause O
Temperance.
Pursuant 10 common understanding
| a goodly number of the citizens of Fair
I play met OH the evening of the 12tl
inst, in the Presbyterian Meeting
House, to devise and adopt some meas
ures to suppress, more effectually, the
sale and use Of Intoxicating drinks
Rev. K. HAssELL was called to the
Chair, and Mr.. VIM. f. SMITH was cho-
sen Sec'ty. A free interchange OF
thoughts ensued and from the scope
Of the remarks made it was clearly tie
sentiment Of the meeting, that law
prohibiting the sale of intoxicating
drinks, similar to the one now in force
III the state of Maine, is imperiously
called for, and that the friends Of Tenn
perance, and all men meaning TO be true
to the interests of the state, and our
common humanity, should cooperate in
an earnest and manly effort to procure
It's enactment from the Legislature Of
Wisconsin at It's next State Session. =
With view to achieve this result $50
far the good and true of this place can
do it), several plans were brought for
ward, and after cool and thoughtful
discussion Of them, the whole matter
was referred to committee with in
structions to report plan, on the Sab
bath evening following. At the time
appointed this committee submitted a
scheme Of organization, which was u
unanimously adopted. The following is
a copy Of the
ARTICLES.
ART. l. This association shall be
known by the name of the Faiaplay TEN
peronce League.
ART. 2 The object of this League
shall be to procure the enactment Of a
Prohibitory Liquor Law, in this state
similar TO the one now in force, in the
state Of Maine, and TO see that the same
be properly carried into effect.
ART. 3. The officers Of this League
shall consist of President, Vice Presi-
dent, Treasurer. Secretary, and an Elk
ecutive Committee consisting Of five
persons, Of which the President shall be
one and the Chairman er-o0icio.
The duties Of the president, vice pre-
sident, treasurer, and secretary, ssshall DE
such as usually attach to such Offices
But it shall be the duty of the executive
committee, to prepare business, to be
submitted to. the meetings Of the League
for the consideration and action; to pre-
sent topics for discussion, and general
ly, to devise ways and means for pro-
noting the objects and interests of the
League.
ART. 4. The pledge to be entersd
into by the several members of this
League, shall be as follows: We the
undersigned mutually promise to use all
proper means within our reach TO pro-
cure from the Legislature Of this state,
at its next stated session, the enactment
Of a Prohibitory Liquor Law similar to
that now in operation in the state of
Maine, and to use all necessary and
suitable efforts to secure its proper OBJ
servance among the people.
ART. 5. Any person may become a
member of this League by signing his
name to these articles.
ART. 6. This League shall hold
stated meetings at Z o'clock, P. NJ, on
the second and fourth Sabbath Of each
month, and special meetings at such time
and place as the executive committee
shall determine.
ART. 7. Any member of this League
wishing 10 withdraw from it may make
his desire known to the executive COM
mittee in writing, who shall lay such
communication before the next stated
meeting of the League, which shall or
der the Secretary to erase the name Of
such applicant from the list of mem
bers.
ART. s. If it shall SO happen that
any member Of the League shall neglect
or fail to perform the pledge contained
IN Art. 4. according to its obvious tenor
and intent, or shall become negligent in
marked degree Of the interests and pur-
poses of this League, it shall be the duty
of the executive committee to report
such delinquent member to the next sta
ted meeting of the League; and such
meeting shall forthwith institute such
measures as shall seem most expedient
for reclaiming such erring member, and
in case he shall evince disposition to
amend, and honestly observe the duties
imposed by the pledge, his relation shall
be continued and he shall be held in
good and regular standing. But if, on
the contrary such delinquent member
shall disregard the efforts made for his
restoration, and persist in his way of
negligence and offending, the secretary
shall strike his name from the list Of
members, on being SO ordered by a vote
Of majority present at a regular meet
ing, and therefore such person shall
cease to be member of this League.
Arr. 8. These articles NAV be ad-
ded to, taken from, amended, or repeal
ed by vote Of a majority Of the mem
bers present at any stated meeting, no
tice having been given of such intention
at the stated meeting next previous.