Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-08-08

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ARTIcLEs OF ASSOCIATION MADE AND ENTERED
INTO BY THE MINERS OF STOREY COUNTY,
NEVADA TERRITORY, FOR THE PURPOSE OF
MUTUAL PROTECTION.
ARTICLE l. This Association shall be known as
The Miners League Of Storey County" I'd
ART. Q The Officers of this Association shall
consist OF President, Vice President, Secretary,
Treasurer, and Board Of Trustees.
ART. 8 II shall be the duty Of the President TO
preside at all meetings of this Association and OF
the Trustees, and he shall countersign all orders
drawn by the Secretary, by order of the Board OF
Trustees, on the Treasurer. he shall also have
power to call meeting of this League, whenever
he may deem the same necessary, by giving notice
thereof; and shall perform all other dutias pre-
scribed by the Bylaws of this League.
ART l. In the absence Of tho President, the
Vice President shall perform all the duties OF that
Office.
ART. 5. The Secretary shall be present AZ all
meetings of this League, and the Board of Trns-
tees, and shall keep faithful record OF thsr pro-
ceedings AL orders made by the Board OF Trus-
tees on the Treasurer for the payment OF money,
shall be signed by the Secretary and counter
signed by the President
ART. G. The Treasurer shall safely keep and
disburse, as provided IN these articles, all moneys
belonging to this Association. He shall give
bonds with sufficient sureties, TO be approved oy
the Board of Trustees for the faithful performance
Of his duties.
ART. l. The Board of Trustees shall consist OF
seven members of this League to be elected an
nually. The following persons shall act as rus
tees until the first Monday of September, D.
1864 at which time an election shall be heia lot
their successors at such hour and place, or pisces
as may be designated by the Trustees, at which
time and place, or places, q President ana VICE
President shall also be elected.
ART. g. 1t shall be the duty Of the Board OF
Trustees 10 receive and take action upon all &C.
counts presented against the League; to receive
the written reports of the Secretary and Ireasu-
rer and generally to manage and direct the affairs
of the League; and shall also have power to APP
point Secretary and Treasurer, and to remove
them upon good cause shown. :.
ART. g. There shall be q Ply stefan regularly
connected with the League, who shall receive
fixed monthly salary for his services, and 1t shall
be his duty to give all necessary medical attend
ance to any member of this League, requiring the
the same upon receiving from the Secretary
written order 10 that effect.
ART, 10. No one who does not live by manual
labor shall be admitted TO membership in this
League, nor any one who does not possess good
moral character.
ART IL No salary shall be paid to any officer
in this League except to the-the Secretary and
Physician, and their salaries shall be regulated by
the Board Of Trustees. -
ART. L. Any ofthe officers ofthis association
may be removed by "A majority of the Board of
Trustees, and any or all of the officers this
League may be removed by u two thirds vote of
its members at a meeting called for that purpose.
BYLAWS
No. /. The fees Of membership shall be
one dollar initiation fee, and fifty cents per
month, monthly dues. lift should become neees-
smy the Board of Trustees may at any time after
the first regular election raise either the initia'
ton or the monthly fee, or both in their discre.
ton; and no one shall obtain q certificate of
membership without previously paying the In.
itiation fee.
q Every member joining this League shall
sign these articles and Bylaws and shall
pledge his word of honor never 10 work in the
County of Storey for less than Four Dollars per
day, 10 be paid in gold or slvercoin of the Unit
ed States, and TO give immediate information to
the Secretary of this League upon learning that
men are at work in any part of the County of
Storey for less than Four Dollars per day,
3. Upon receiving such information, the Sc
cretary shall transmit the same to the President,
who shall call a special meeting of the Trustees,
(unless one of their regular meetings be near at
hand), and thev shall take action in the matter
If any remonstrance they may make with the
employerspaying such reduced wages be disre.
garded. the President shall be required to call out
the entire force of this League.
1. II shall be the duty of every member of
this League TO procure employment for or give
employment TO any other member, in preference
to any person whatever who is not member.
5. The first day of August being the Anniver-
sary 1.-THE organization of this League shall al
ways be observed as a holiday by the members
thereof and shall always be duly celebrated in
manner to be prescribed by the Board Of Trus-
tees, and any member known to be absent on
that occasion, not giving satisfactory reason
for such absence, shall pay fine of four dollars
to the Secretary, and receive receipt for the
same, or shall be deprived Of membership, at the
option Of the Board of Trustees
6. The members OF this League having organ
lied the same for the sole purpose of keeping
wages at a standard of Four Dollars per day,
shall use great vigilance TO prevent 1t from being
converted into political Society; for that reason,
no political discussion shall ever be maintained at
any meeting Of this League, and any speaker at.
tempting TO introduce political subject, shall be
Immediately silenced by order of the President.
SEC. THE Board Of Trustees shall procure
Banner with proper devices inscribed thereon,
which together with the flag of the United States,
shall always be borne at the head of the process
sion, when this League shall be called ont by the
President for any particular purpose, or shall meet
for the purpose OF celebrating the anniversary or
upon al occasions considered proper by the Board
of Trustees.
SEC. s.-The regular meeting Of tie League
shall take place on the Evening of the lirst Mon.
day of every month, and that of the Board of
Trustees on the Evening of the next preceding
Saturday, al u o'clock the League TO meet in
Hall to be procured by the Trustees for that pnr.
pose anu tue Trustees 10 couNene III Tue ONCE OF
the Secretary.
SEC. 9.-No Speaker shall ever be allowed to
address the members of this League in their reg
ular meetings, who is not member thereof, and
in all debates the speakers shall be limited to ten
minutes each, unless by vote Of the members
present, permission be given.
SEC. 10.-No person shall be allowed admission
to the meetings of this League, without presenting
to the Door-keeper his card or certificate of mem.
bership.
SEC. ll-The Monthly fee shall be due on the
last day of every month, and members joining
the League during any part of the month shnll be
required to pay the fee for that month,
SEC. l2-The Trustees shall at every monthly
meeting of the League, submit to the members the
written reports of the Treasurer and Secretary,
which reports shall be submitted at the monthly
meeting Of the Board Of Trustees.
SEC. l3.-Any Member neglecting to pay his
monthly dues for two consecutive months, shall
be expelled from the League and can be re-admit-
ted only with consent Of the Trustees, and upon
the payment Of fine of Two Dollars and half
in addition to all other dues
SEC. H-A copy ofthese Bylaws shall always
be hung in conspicuous place in the Secretary's
Office
SEC. l5.-These Articles and Bylaws or any
or all Of them, may at any time be repealed or
amended, by vote of two-thirds Of the members
of this Association at meeting called for that
purpose.
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