The Kansas herald of freedom., 1859-12-17
fres..ainss Of d. Anti l.v.ry oenv.n.,on.

Proceedings Of ths nn-slsvsry oenvsntion.
In pursuance Of . call published last
week, the friends of the Anti-Slavery
cause met in mass meeting at the Court
House, O'Clock P. NJ, on Friday, Decem.
Der 10th. for the purpose of organizing an
Anti Slavery Society for Douglas County
The meeting was organized by the cleo.
ton of P. H. Berkau, Chairman, and joe
Grover, Secretary. The committee ap.
pointed to present plan for the organi'
cation of Douglas County Anti-Slavery
Society. presented the following:
CONSTITUTION OF DOUGLAS COUNTY ANTI.
SLAVERY SOCIETY.
We, the undersigned, believing Ameri-
can slavery to be sin against God and q
crime against man, do hereby unite our.
selves into an association for the purpose
of laboripg for the total overthrow Of the
system of slavery, and do agree to be
governed by the following Constitution;
ARTICLE l. The name of this Society
shall be the Douglas County Anti-Slavery
Society.
ART. 2. The whole object of this soci-
ETY. shall be the spread of anti-slavery
truth by written and living appeals to the
consciences and humane feelings of the
public, hoping thereby to arouse them to
such action against slavery as shall result
in its final overthrow.
ART. 8. 1t shall be perfectly lawful at
meetings of this society, for any member
to advocate those measures deemed BY
him best adapted to promote the abolition
of slavery, he being responsible for his
own.
ART. 4. Any person, be he or she friend
or enemy to our cause, shall have full lib
erty to speak in our meetings, provided
such persons remarks shall be confined to
the question under discussion, and that
personalities are avoided.
ART. 5. The society shall hold quar-
terly meetings at times and places ap-
pointed BY q vote of the society and spe-
cial meetings may be called by the Ex.
Committee.
ART. 6. The funds of this association
shall be used exclusively for the support
of lecturers and for the circulation Of such
works on the subject Of slavery IS the
Elk. Committee shall approve. and no work
shall be circulated BY the Ex. Committee,
as such, without the approval of major
ity of that committee, and not even then
if the society at any of its regular meet
ings shall disavow such work.
ART. z. The officers Of this society shall
be elected annually, and shall be as fol-
lows: President, FIVE Vice Presidents, q
Recording Secretary, a Corresponding Sec
rotary, Treasurer, Librarian, and an Elk.
Committee of eleven persons, five Of whom
shall constitute quorum for doing bust.
ness when circumstances require efficient
and prompt action to be taken before ma
ljority of the committee can be assembled
ART. 8. Each officer of this association
shall be duly notified by the Secretary OIL
the time and place of holding each meet
ling of the society and upon an oft repeat.
ed failure to be present at the meetings Of
the society shall be elected from Office ant
another person be elected in his stead.
| ART. 8. The duty of each officer shall
be such as usually devolves upon tn
same officer in similar associations.
Art. 10. The necessary expenses of tn
meetings of this society shall be defraye,
by a special subscription or contribution
for that purpose, except that the Ex. Com
| mittee may draw upon the Treasurer 10
such sums as may be needed to defray tn
expenses of a regular meeting, provides
such expenses must be met before the sub
scription is raised and all such monte
shall be returned to the Treasurer as sool
as raised.
ART. IL. This Constitution may b
: amended by a vote of two-thirds Of tn
members present at any regular meeting
of the society.
ART. IL. Any person may become
member of this society by signing thu
Constitution.
ART. II. The annual meeting of thi
society shall be held on the first Friday il
December of each year.
After reading the report, on motion
was accepted, after which it was taken u
and adopted article by article, after mucl
discussion by Messrs. Thatcher, Hutchin
son, Robinson, Soule, Stearns, Heath an
others.
On motion the meeting proceeded t
the election of officers under TIE Constitu
ton for the ensuing year, which resulte
as follows:
For President, Joel Grover; Vice Pres
idents, Z. D. Laid, P. Oldham, s. Y Lun
, P. s. Brown, R. Cordley; Correspondent
Secretary. P. w. Penoyer; Recordin
Secretary, j. W. Ingersoll; Librarian, {
Wilmarth; Elk. Committee. c. Stearns, h
F. Parker. Scion o. Thatcher, JOSEF
f Gardner, Mr.. Copeland, E. Heath, A. "
Smith, E. A. Colmsn, A. Soule, Lev
, Woodward, Mr.. Baldwin.
On motion a committee consisting {
! Msssrs. Stearns, Soule, 8. o. Thache
Hutchinson, and Gardiner, were appoint
ed to present resolutions for discussio
during the evening session.