Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1860-11-14
CONSTITUTION.

Do We, the undersigned citizens of South Ca
rolina, in view of the impeding crisis. ne
cessarly incident upon the election of BlacI
Republican to the Presidency of the United
1 States and 10 view OF our duties to onr sec
tien, ourselves and our dearest interests
which must TAIL in the event of the triumph
Of Northern fanaticsm, hereby form oursely es
into an ASS citation under the name aud
style of 'MINU1E MEN," and do further
solemnly pledge "our HUes, orr fortunes and
our sdcred honor" TO sustain Southern Con
stitutional equality in the Union. or, failing
/ in that, to establish our Independence out
Of it.
ARTICLE 1. The officers of this Association
| shall consist of Captain, First aud Second
Lieutenant, and an Eosign, and such other
officers as the Captain may deem necessary tC
| appoint.
ART. 2. The duties of the Captain shall be
to preside at all meetings, initiate members
preserve order, and enforce the Constitution
| and Bylaws of this Association.
ART. 3. The duties of First Lieutenant
shall be to act as Secretary and Treasurer
| He shall keep books necessary TO the perfor.
name of these duties, and shall render re-
| ports at such times as shall hereinafter be
agreed upon.
ART. 4. In the absence of the Captain the
| officer next in rank shall preside.
| Q ART. 5. The duties of Second Lieutenant
| shall be to examine all applicants for mem
| bership, to report their wOrthiness or unwor-
illness to the presiding officer, and to per-
| form the duties of the First Lieutenant when
that officer shall preside.
ART 6. 1t shall be the duty of one of the
| non-commissoned officers appointed by the
| Chair to act as Outside Guardian while the
Association shall be in session.
ART Z The initiation fee shall be one
dollar Faa sat ~ ELaE
ART. 8. The Captain, First and Second
Lieutenant and Ensign, shall constitute a
permanent Committee to prepare business for
the Association; they shall submit a report
at each meeting, through their Chairman,
who shall submit the same to debate, if any
is desired. and shall put each question con-
tained in the report separately to the Asso-
citation, for its adoption or rejection.
ART. g.. This Association shall meet every
Saturday evening at o'clock. Extra meet
ings to be called by the permanent Com
mittee. 1906 ~ =
ART To- Attendance at meetings shall De
required on penalty of a fine of twenty i've
cents for every absence. unless an excuse is
rendered by the dsfaulting member which
.shallbe satisfactory to the presiding officer.
ART. IL. The presiding officer shall call
the meeting to order; require the roll to be
called by the Secretary; call for the reading
Oh Tue HitnuGe5 Oi tIe last Hheellng3 call upon
absentees for their excuses, require the Sec
rotary to report deiaulters; submit reports
of Standing Committees; call the Treasurer
at least odce q month for Il report on the f.
nancial condition of the Association; appoint
Select Committees, whenever such shall be
the voice of the meeting; receive and submit
reports; and no further business being be-
fore the meeting, shall adjourn to the next
regular, or the next extra meeting, as the
case may require.
ART. II. Each member shall wear habitu-
ally upon the left side Of his hat q blue
cockade; on all occasions Of public demon
straiion red scarf over the right shoulder
confined under the left arm, upon which
shall be inscribed in conspicuous black let
tiers NJ. NJ, and black glazed cap, with the
same letters in red upon the 'front.' He shall
carry hambeau, lantern or other demonstra-.
tive implement, which may have been de-
cided upon by previous action of the Asso-
citation as appropriate 10 the occasion.
ART. H. The Permanent Committee shall
appoint Committee OF Correspondence. to
consist of three membeIs, whose duty it shall
be to communicate with Southern communi-
ties for the inauguration of similar orpaniza-
tions. r = ~
." Arr. IL On all occasions of public de-
monstrations the Permanent COMMITTEES
shall provide music, aud such appropfiate
transparencies and insignia as shall have
been decided upon. -
5.. fhe officers Of this Association
shall he elected by ballot, % remain in Office
= : ARf.-1s.- Each person shall, on becoming
member, take the following obligation, and
sign bis name to the Constitution