The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-06-14
LOCAL MATTERS.

The BOARD or TRADE OF the city oil
Richmond and It's vicinity, held adjourned meet.
THOMAS r. PRICE resumed the Chair, and Mr.. VIM.
b. IsAAcs acting Secretary.
The Chairman called the Association to order a
few minutes past O'Clock, when the Secretary read
the minutes of the Inst meeting.
Mr.. H. l.. KENT, from the Committee to procure
signatures reported thathe duty assigned them hsd
been partially performed, and that upwards of 200
signatures had been obtained. He then invited
gentlemen present who had not signed the constiftl-
| ton, to come forward and do so, and signatures
enough were obtained to swell the whole number of
members to ala.
The Constitution and list of signers were next
read by the Secretary.
Mr.. WIN F. BUTLER moved a verbal amendment
to the eighth section so rs to make that article car
ry upon its face the meaning 1.-THE BOARD intended
| it to convey. The amendment was adopted, ana
the article as amended read as follows
"S The fees of the Committee OF hroIrauon
shall not be less than five dollars nor more tnan NJ
ty dollars, in any case, to be assessed equaiiy
upon the parties lgant, the amount pe le'. us
cretionary with the cornnlttce ana 70 ne psio 10
the Treasurer for the use OF tue Assoclation
Mr. p MAYO suggested other important amend
msnts to the constitution to be acted upon at sub
sequent meeting. A., r. n AZ
raceed 10 the election of permanent officers and
The question being put was carried in the afrma-
tive 49,. =. go. .---
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tlemen were presented Messrs. Horace l.. Kent,
Thomas w McCance Lewis Webb, Samuel Reeve,
Samuel Mordecai and r Barton Haxall.
Tellers were appointed by the Chair to distribute
and collect ballots, and on the third vote Mr.. KENT
received majority aud was declared to be the
President elect of the " Board of Trade" for one
year
Mr. KENT thanked the aboard of Trade" for the
honor they had thus conferred upon him, and pro-
missed to devote his best energies to their service
He should rely upon the cordial co operation of
those around him, to make the organization useful
to all connected with it, and believed that it would
prove of incaculable value to the city.
Nominations were next in order for two Vice
Presidents when the following names were propos-
ed :-sfessrs. r. Barton Hsxall, Hugh w. Fry, It.
w McCance, r. o. Haskins, John Caskie, VIM.
Bell Moses II. Preston, David l.. Burr, and r. A.
Mayo.
The Tellers again distributed and collected ballots
and count being had the Chairman announced that
Mr.. R. BARTON HAxALL. was elected frs. and Mr.,
HUGH w. Fry second Vice President
Mr.FRY briefly acknowledged the compliment paid
him by the Board but regretted that they had not
selected one better qualified than himself to fill
the office.
On motion of Mr.. A. s. LEE. committee of ten
was appointed to recommend fifteen suitable persons
to compose the "Board Of Directors"
The Chairman appointed Messrs. Lewis Webb, Ro-
bert A. Mayo. VIM. Bell John Purcell, B. w. Hax-
all John Gi!me1, p T; Moore, H. W: ouarles, E. B.,
The Committee retired, and in their absence, the
ms citing proceeded to the election of Secretary.
MIR. GE0- II. fEAkE nominated Mr W M b. lSAACS,
and the question being put he unanimously
elected.
Messrs FREDERICK BRANSFoRD and VIM. BELL
were next put in nomination for Treasurer, and
counting the ballots the Chair announced that Mr.
FREDERICK BRANsFoRD had received majority of
the cast and therefore the Treasurer elect
Of the Board of Trade for the next twelve months
The Committee appointed to nominate candidates
for the Directory. reported the following list,
selected by them:
Messrs Thomas R. Price, Thomas w M'Cance
John S. Walker, Ro. A. Mayo James Gray, Samuel
Reeve Isaac Davenport,.Sr, r. o. Haskins, Ches. T.
Workman, VIM. H. Hubbard, VIM s. Donnan, John
Purcell, Jos Anderson, John d. Quarles and John
L. Bacon.
Mr. JOHN CAsKIE moved to add the names of the
committee of ten to the list of candidates
Mr. p. w GRUBBs nominated Mr.. VIM. o. BREE
DEN.
/ Pending the election of Directors
l. On motion of Mr.. DAVID L. BURR, the meeting ad-
journed until Thursday afternoon next at O'Clock