Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-11-29
CITY UNION CLUB.
Constitution OF the Cleveland Gs=y
union on.Club-Arrangeme for q E.rr.
manent Organization.
CITY UNION CLUB RooNs, No. S !
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manent Organization.
CRY UNION CLUB RooMs, No. 81
PEREIEs' BLOCK, Nov. %, 1884.
At a meeting of the City Central Union
Club, on Saturday evening last, new club
was organized and the following Preamble
and Constitution adopted:
| PREAMBLE.
The Union men of the City of Cleveland,
Cuyahoga County, Ohio, desirous of sus-
tanning the Government, and promoting the
public welfare, by giving effect to the true
principles of Republican Government. and
with view to the greater efficiency in their
| organization, do adopt for their direction
the following
CONSTITUTION.
ARTICLE l. The name of this association
shall 6e-The Cleveland City Union Club.
ARTICLE 2. The officers of this Association
shall be President, who shall by virtue of
his office be one of the Executive Commit
tee and Chairman thereof, one Vice Pres
ldent from each Ward in the city, a Secre-
tary, Treasurer, and an Executive Com
mittee of four, besides the President, all of
whom shall be elected by majority of the
melA 6ers of the Club present, by ballot
The first officers shall be elected on the
third day of December, 1884, and shall hold
their otfices until the last Saturday in Au-
gust, 1855, and until their successors are
| elected; and on the last Saturday in Au-
gust, 1866, and on the last Saturday Of Au-
gust annually each year thereafter officers
shall be elected by this club, who shall hold
their offices until the next annual meeting,
and until their successors are elected. In
case OF vacacy or Of an emission to elect
at the time fixed for holding the annual
election, then the.electicn may be held at
any subsequent meeting thereafter called
by the President or by a majority of the
Executive Committee, upon publishing no
tlce thereof for at least FIVE days in some of
the city papers.
ARTICLE 3. It shall be the duty of the
President to preside at all the meetings of
the Club, to preserve order therein, and to
call, at his discretion meetings of the same
Any one of the Presidents. in me
order of the number of their wards, shall
act as President in the absence of that Of
fcer.
The Offices Of Secretary and Treasurer
may be held by the same person, The
Treasurer shall make a report of his re
ceipts and disbursements at each annual
meeting and as often as the club shall call
on him to do 80.
The Executive Committee shall exercis
general managemeutand control over the
affairs of the club, attend to its financial
affairs, provide rooms, and shall perform
for the club all the duties usually devolv-
ing on an Executive Committee, and shall
make report Of their doings at each annual
meeting, and as often as the club shall call
on them to do so.
Article 4. This Constitution may be
amended by vote of two-thirds of the
members of the club present, at any annu-
al meeting, or by vote of two thirds of
the members of the club present at any
meeting called by the President, or a
majority of the Executive Committee, of
which a notice shall have been previously
published for five days in at least one of
the daily papers of the city, stating that a
proposition will be offered to amend the
Constitution.
ARTICLE 5. This Club may at any time
hereafter adopt Bylaws to regulate and
govern it, and may at any time amend the
same at any meeting thereof of which
notice has been published for FIVE days pre-
Vious, in at least one of the city papers.
ARTICLE 6. Any person who is in favor |
OF supporting the Government of the United |
states, preserving and perpetusdng the |
Union, and in favor of the cardinal princi- |
pies OF and acting with the Union organi- |
zatlon may become member of this Club |
upon signing this Preamble and Constitu-
tion.
The rooms of the Club are in Perkins |
Block, near the Court House, snd will be |
open every evening from 611 to 10 o'clock.
The room is well fitted up and supplied
with the principal daily papers published.
All Union men are cordially invited to be-
come members of the Club, and are well
come 70 the privileges of the reading
room.
The Constitution of the Club will be
ready for signers on Monday evening and
every evening thereafter.
On behalf of the Club,
AMOS TOWNSEND,
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