Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1859-03-11


where the perade is held. be requested not
10 compel in The contest; and we would
recommend fuflher thai the city where the
parade 10 held supply the necessary iunds to
Executive COMMITTEES TO procure the prizes.
and that all the Volunteer Companies OF
the Siate-except those located at the place
oil parade com posing the State Association
be invited 10 compete free of charge.
Resofred, That all the contestants for
prizes be requested 10 come into the contest
with their Machines free from all artificial
! power-ihe object desired being to test the
superiority vi Machines, and the efficiency
of companies.
Resolutd, That all Volunteer Companies
of The Stale may become members by en-
rolling Sue name of that company and pay
ing the admission fee of one deliar-
All OF which is Most respectfully submit
led. A. ID. HOOK, Chairman.
The Committee on Amendments to the
! C~on,ti,otjon presented the following report
which WIS adopted.
To the Officers and Members Of the STATE
FtrrnnanS Association
Your cpGntniitee appointed to take into
con siaeration the recommendations made by
the President in this mornings address rela>
tive TO the amending of our constitution end
by-iaws for report say:
That we have revised the same and would
offer the following ameDdments:
LIST. That article 2nd of our Constitution
be amended 50 as io.read.
The officers Of this association shall con-
sist of one President, two Vice Presidents,
one Recording Secretary, one Correspond
ing Secretary, one Treasurer and mn Exec
u.ive Committee. consisting of nine mem
bers, who shall hold their offices one year.
or until their successors shall be elected. and
shall. except the executive committee be
| elected By ballot.
| Q. That article 5th be amended so as to
read.
IL shsii be the duty Of the Recording Sec
rotary to keep u true record Of the proceed
ings of the association and superintend the
printing of oil the proceedings ordered to be
published, to receive all moneys due the as
sociation and pay the same 10 the treasurer
tuking his receipt therefor (and at the expi-
ration of his term of office. make q full re-
port to the association of the amount of
moneys received by him, } the Corresponding
Secretary slall conduct the correspondence
OF this association and perform such other
duties us Inny be required of him.
Art. s. 1t stall be the duty of the Treas
urer to receive from the Secretary all mon
eys belong ing to the association giving his
receipt therefor and to disburse them upon
the order of the executive re-
tanning their order as voucher for the same
and shall report annually the receipts and
disbursements. He shall further give bond
in the penal sum Of one hundred dollars for
the faithful discharge of his duty. Which
bond shall be approved by the President and
Secretary.
Article 9th, changed to article 9TH and
amended by inserting the word not, between
the words shall and reside, also instead OF
Secretary read Corresponding Secretary.
Art. 7,h changed to Art. 8fh, and amen
ded SO as to read 2nd Wednesday OF Feb
ruary instead OF '.2nd Tuesday in March,"
Sec. 6. To detray the expenses OF this
Association each company represented there
in shall pay into the Treasury the sum oil
one dollar.
J. b. RoTHcHfLD,} Committee.
B.. NJ. FAILoR,
The committee on Statistics which was
laid on the table in the morning was now
taken up and sdopted.
TO the Convention ofthe "Associated Compa,
mics of the Volunteer Fire Department Of
the Stotg Of OAio.'
Your Committee on Statistics, beg leave
to report that they have had under consider
alton the recommendation of your worthy
President. contained in his address of this
morning, and would submit the following for
your deliberations
The Secretary of each Fire Company
connected with this Association shall rcpor,
annually by the frs, Monday in January to
the Corresponding Secretary of this Associ.
alton:
First, Name of Company.
Second, Number of Members.
Third, Fine Of Organization.
Fourth, Names of Officers.
Fifth, Size and kind of Machine, BY whom
built, and the number Of men who can work
on her.
Sixth, Number Of feet of huse, in posses
sion Of each Hose Company. Kind of car
rage used and its cost, and which kind OF
hose has proved most durable.
Seventh, Kline of truck and ladders used,
and by whom made. ta---s1 -ades4 .5srt'
Eighth, Number of fres, cause of their
origin, value and kind of property destroyed,
amount OF insurance. tsa@ nt.
Your ommittee would further recommend
that The, secrcearies Of each company would
also report, as above, the additions, with
drawals and deaths occurring in their res
Pective companies during each year. @
Respectfully submitted,
J. d. Var DEMAx.l I
VIZ. REID, sss- Committee.
ELI c. FRANCIS, }