Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1854-05-19
County NESTING

It
OF Liberty and Justice" was held at the
Congregational Church in the Town of
Paris, on Tuesday, the 9th inst. In the
absence of 5. Z. Tarbell Chairman. Chas.
NJ. Fowler was on motion appointed to
preside at the meeting. The Committee
appointed to prepare rules &c. for the
Government of County League, present
ed series which after slight lamentations
We're adopted as follows.
ARTICLE LIST. This Association shall
be called the "Kenosha County Leaguen
for the prevention of kidnapping: its OBJ
jects are declared to be; First, to combine
the natural or hereditary repugnance of
Society to kidnapping in such way as to
make any attempt impracticable: Second,
should such attempt unfortunately be
made, to render efficient the means of
redress: and Third, to shield with the
whole weight of its combineu influence
individuals who may suffer in consequence
OF the share assumed by them in these
measures
ART. I'd. The Officers of this Associ-
alton shall be a President Three Vice
Presidents, Secretary and Treasurer.
who shall be elected for One Year or un-
til their successors are qualified.
ART. Sd. The duties of these Officers
shall be those which are customary and
proper; and the Secretary shall keep a
list of all the Officers and Members of the
League and make a brief record of its
proceedings, except the resolutions rela-
ting to Finance, which shall be entered
at large.
ART. 18th. The Treasurer shall keep
account of monies entrusted to his care
and make disbursements when directed.
as hereafter provided: and he shall report
at every General meeting called by the
proper authority, the State Of the Treas
ury: the chief particulars of which reports
shall be entered on the Secretary's Book.
ART. 9Th. A Vigilance Committee
shall be appointed of ten persons: one
from each Town in the County, and one
from each Wa d of the City-a majority
of which shall have power to call County
Meetings at such times and places as they
shall deem eXpedient: and each for the
District for which he is appointed, shall
be Committee to call meetings, collect
of the League in his District.
ART 9th. Whenever in the opinion
Of majority of the Vigilance Committee
| it shall become necessary to raise funds for
any object of the League, they shall call
a meeting, and recommend plan of op-
Grafton: and if practicable of disposition
and the decision of the meeting i'll such
cases shall be final
ART. 9TH. No moneys shall be raised
by the League except at regular meet
ing called as aforesaid: and whenever mon
eys are so raised, the several amounts
collected by the District Committees shall
be paid to the League Treasurer, who
shall hold the same subject to the order
of the Vigilance Committee; which Com
mittee shall he competent to dispose OF
them for the objects of the League in de-
fault of express direction by General
! Meeting.
ART. Sth. Any person may become a
member of the League by sending his Ct
her name to the Secretary, who shall en-
/ ter the same upon the record
ART. 9th. These rules may be altered
at any regular meeting by Il simple ma
Jority, notice Of such proposed alterations
having been given at previous one.
The following persons were then elect
ed Officers of the League.
/ President-H. A. NEWBERY. of Paris
y. PreSideRtS-E. Wilcox, of Salem,
+. J. BRANDE, =. Prair.
ALsToN FELcH. Somors
Secretdry-S. Y. BRANDE, Of Kenosha.
I TreasreT-CHAs. NJ. FOWLER, of Paris
! VIGILANCE COMMITTEE
City Of kenoShd LIST W.-John Erickson
I'd W.-Hudson Bacon
Sd W.-R ii. Deming
I aighton-Lathrop Burgess,
Brist0i-J. c. Roberts.
P0riS-Georee Blackman,
Pleasant Prdirie-F. J. Brande,
Saien-Wm. j. Wagner,
Somers-Benjamin Fetch.
! observation-disclosures Slade.
/ The following Resolutions were then
adopted:
Resolred, That the above committee
have power to fill vacancies.
| ReSoired, That as a thorough and vi
gorous organization will have strong
tendency to prevent designing persons
from attempting to kidnap on the soil OF
/ Wisconsin 1T becomes therefore of the
highest Importance that every member OF
the League, and especially, of the Vigi-
lance Committee, should be active, and
thus secure the object of the League.
ReSOired. That to all who have in the
smallest degree suffered any of the pains
and penalties of the Fugitive Act, we ten
der our heartfelt sympathies and commits
seration.
Reso!red, That primarily, it is mat
! ter of indifference to us whether the vic
tins Of tyranny be rich and powerful, or
poor and defencelesS whether they be
popular or unpopular in their private
! characters worthy or unworthy: and we
feel that we can withhold our sympathies
with no more reason than if in our own
persons the rights Of man were outraged.
On motion, the meeting then adjourn
ed to meet on the call of the Vigilance
Committee.
CHAS. NJ. FOWLER, GIN.
S. Y. BRANDE, Sec.
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