Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1858-11-27
conxsn,,on of CoIored Cinzeus of Ohio.

The Convention continued its sessions IN
Cincinnati on the Gath, and the 7th resolution
touching the relation of the American Churches
and the American States to Christianity, elicit
ed a good deal of debate. The resolution as
originally reported, was finally adopted a res
olution, commencing the example set by Hayt, |
and speaking of the good the Government OF
that place is doing the blacks, was lost
The Resolutions published in the Leader of
the 25th were presented by the Business Com
mittee. of which P. H Clark is Chairman, and
not by the Committee in Permanent Organiza-
ion.
In the evening, the Committee on Perman-
ent Organization reported the following pre-
amble and Constitution:
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE.
Believing that, by united and concentrated
action on our part, we can do much towards
the immediate and unconditional abolition OF
American Slavery and the removal of the legal
.rJ social disabilities under which we suffer in
the State of Ohio, and in the United States
and also believing that such united and concen-
trated action can be secured in our State
through the instrumentalitv of State Anti
Slavery Organization Therefore, we do agree
to form ourselves into State Anti Slavery So
ciety, and to be governed by the following
CONSTITUTION.
Art This Association shall be called the
Ohio Ant-Slavery Society.
Art 2. The object of this Society shall be to
secure by political and moral means, so far as
NAV be, the immediate and unconditional abolI-
ton of American Slavery, and the repeal OF all
the laws, and parts flaws, State and National,
that make distinctions on account OF color.
Art g. To accomplish this object the Society
shall establish itself permanently IN the City OF
| Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio. There 1t shall
/ have its office and business rooms. 1t shall
also employ such numbers of Agents and Lee
turers as may be needed to carry out the object
/ of its creation.
! Art. 4 ANY man or woman may become
member of this Society by subscribing to its
principles as above expressed, and by making
such contributions to its funds as he or she may
be able
Art 5. The officers of this Society shall be
President, Vice President, Recording Secretary,
Corresponding Secretary, and Treasurer, who
shall hold their offices one year. or until their
successors are chosen and who, with five per-
sons chosen from the remaining members OF
the Society, shall constitute an Executive
Board.
Art G. 1t shall be the duty of the President
tn preside at all the meetings of the Society and
the Executive Board. In his absence these du-
ties shall be discharged by the Vice President
It shall be the duty of the Recording Secretary
to keen full and complete record of the doings
of the Society and the Executive Board, which
record shall be open to the inspection OF the
members of the Society at all times. And 1t
shall also be the further duty of the Recording
Secretary to take charge OF, and keep IN good
order, the office and business rooms OF the 80
ciety. For the performance OF these duties the
Recording Secretary shall receive such com
pensation as the Executive Board may deter
mine.
The duties of the Corresponding Secretary
and Treasurer shall be such as usually attach
to such titles; the Treasurer giving bonds for
the Droper disbursement of all funds that may
come into his hand, in the sum of one thousand
CSl .OOO) dollars, and making report to the Exc
cutiye Board of all moneys received by HIM, and
expended under its order, at its quarterly meet
mos And it shall be the duty of the Execu-
five Board to take charge of the particular and
General interests of the Society, and to make
snch needful rules aud regulations for the ac-
complishment of the object of the Society as
sound discretion and necessity may dictate
And II shall be the further duty of the Execu-
live Board to make an annual report OF all Its
doings to the Society at its annual meetings
Art Z The annual meetings of the Society
; for the election of officers, hearing the annual
Report of the Executive Board, and transacting
other business for the Society, shall be held In
such places as the Executive Board may deter
mine, on the first Monday of January in each
year, after 1859.
Art. s. The Executive Board shall hold Its
first meeting at Cleveland on the first Monday
in February next, and quarterly meetings there
after at said city, at each of which 1t shall re-
ceiye reports from its Agents and Lecturers IN
regard to all they have done; and all moneys
collected, which report shall be preserved by
the Recording Secretary. 1t shall also be the
duty of the Executive Board at each quarterly
meeting to settle in full with its Agents and
Lecturers.
Art. 9. All Agents and Lecturers in the SER
vice of the Society shall be employed and direct
ed in their labors in the Executive Board, ant
= to the Board alone shall be accountable
Art. 10. The Executive Board shall receive
for their services, at each quarterly meeting
leach quarterly meeting to be not longer than
three days in its sitting), one dollar per day
] and necessary travelling expenses.
: Art. IL. All moneys in the hands in the
Treasurer shall be drawn, on the order of thu
Executive Board, attested by the Recording Sec
retary.
Art IL. A majority of the Executive Boar
: shall constitute quorum for doing all business
n pertaining to the interests of the Society
: Art. Is. This Constitution may be altered o
amended by vote of two thirds ofthe member
of the Society, at any annual meeting.
= In order that the funds necessary to put thu
e organization in operation may be raised by tn
), first Monday of February next, at which tim
, the Executive Board will hold their first NEE
, ing, your Committee would recommend tn
o adoption of the following:
:, RESOLUTIONS.
, Ist. Resolved, That the Convention appein
It i've persons, who shall proceed immediately t
E raise five hundred dollars, by holding meeting:
= in this State, and receiving donations for tn