The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1864-09-29
)LEDO, TAMA COUNTY, IOWA, THURSDAY SEPT. 49, 1864

als, and will be entitled to one delegate
at all meetings, and TO one additional
delegate for every additional s25 con
tribu,ed
Art 5. The officers shall be citizens
Of Iowa they shall be a President, sis
Vice Presidents, one from each Con
grcssional District Recording See
rotary, Corresponding Secretary
Treasurer, a Board of Trustees O
twelve persons, being two from eaci
Congressional District. The p;e>iden
TO be President Of the Board ot' Ttus
tees and have right to take par,iin til.
deliberations, and to have the cas:ia-
vote. The Recording Secretary to h
Secretary Of the Board OF Trustees
These officers shall be elected a. I'll,
annual meeting and sllal! hoil their Of
fees for one year, ana until their sue
cessors are elected and qualified.
! Art. 6. The duties Of The officers sha
correspond with their positions. Til.
Board Of Trustees shall have direction
Of all the affairs Of the Association and
supervisory control Of all. Execu i've
officers subject to the action ot tie As
sociation
AIT. I. The Treasurer shall ciye
bond, with suri,ies, in sum to be pre-
scribcl by the Trustees.
Art. s. The money shall be lislurs
cd under the direction of the Board ol
Trustees on orders issued by the Pres.
ident and countersigned BY the Rec
Secy.
Art. 8. The Board ofTrustces shall
b Did 4 session AT least once year, and
also shall meet whenever the presi,!cn,
upcn n request in writing of msjorit,
Of the Board, may direct. At each
regular annual meeting the executive
officers shall present :ul! ,encrt al
their operations, with specific state
menis Of receipts and disbursements,
which may be published at the disctc
ton Of the Board.
Art. 10 Tie annual meeting to he
held at Des Moines on first Wednesday
Of June. Spe ial meetings when the
Beard, with the approval Of the pfc,i.
dent, may deem ii requisite, and such
call shalt be obligatory on tie President
when requested in writing BY one ,hntl
of the members of the Association.
Ait, II. The Board is authorised
10 proceed 70 advance tie oliact 81
this Association as rapidly As its merits
will permit. Al! funds, from ws.atsoev.
er source derived, shall be faithfully
applied 10 This object.
At. II. Provides for altering oi
amending these articles.
Ar, la Appoints officers to serve
un:il a regular election
Art. II: Adopts the rights given T.
such corporations, in the Revision Of
1860: and among others, ,hat et max IL.
by Laws, which may be made hs lii
Board Of Trustees, suIieot TO the al.
prova! Of the Associations.
Art. Is. No member to ba inlisit'n
ally Liable for the contracts or acts Of
this Association.
Art. 49, The place Of business Of
the Association shall be 4; Dcs Meines
until otherwise ordered bv the Assncia
Done at Des Moines, Both Dee, st3
These articles were dnly acknowled-
ged, filed IN the office OF the Secretary
oi State, and recorded in the records ot
Polk County.
In accordance with Article 10 the
first annual meeting was holden al
Des Moines on the frs. Wednesday. il
beng the first day OF lune, 1864 Tie
following officers were elected, and ",
add summary Of the further proceed
lhgs Of The meeting
Presidcnt-Gov. Vim. NJ. S'onc.
Vice Presiden,s-Mrss G g. Wright
Of keosauqna Mrs. r l.. Cadlc, Mus.
ca,ine; Mrs. Alvin Sanders, Davenport;
Hon. j. r. Nerdham, Oskaloo~a Hen.
J. w. Caitel, Of Des Moincs and
Mrs. Mary NJ. Baggs.
Recording Secretary-Miss. Mary
Ribbon, OF Mt. Pleasant.
Corresponding Seeretary-Miss Mary
+ Shelton, Of Burlington
Treasurer-B. +. Allen, Esq, Of Des
Moines.
Board Of Trustees-lst Congressional
Distric,-Mrs. Annie Wit,enmyer, and
Mrs. G. Is. Darwin. "a Dist. Hon. w.
G. Woodward and Mrs. l.. Is. Stephens
Sd Dist. Hon. L. II. Williams and DR..
james Wright. l Dist. P q. T. = Par.
vim and Mrs Col. H. Sh,w 9th Dis@
Hon. Caleb Baldwin and H,r, @. o