Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1866-06-25
THE PIONEERS.

Formation OF the FranIkIin County
Pioneer Association = Constitution
and Ry-Laws-List of Members and
Officers-A PiOneer's Song, &C.
Pursuant to adjournment, meeting of
the franklin County Pioneer Society was
held at:the City Hall in Columbus, on Sat.
urday, June %, 1866.
The meeting was called to order at eleven
O'clock A. M. by the President pro tenn, j.
e. st. Clair. Col. p. III. olmsted, from the
committee appointed for that purposes sre-
ported a Constitution and Bylaws for the
Franklin County Pioneer Society," The
draft of the Constitution was first taken
up, amended and adopted in the following
form: ynr, ..ruFgr t.U'g TOt,
l. nrrlrvr 20 CONSTITUTION. utU.Fgf1p
First. The Association shall be known
as the Franklin County Pioneer Associa-
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Second. The officers of the Association
shall consist of President, q Vice Presi-
dent, Treasurer and Secretary, who shall
serve for one year and until their successors
shall be elected. d, rg9f roly ,slidsl
b. Third. The object of the Association Is
i for "SOcial Fellowship and the preserva-
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~ Fourth. All citizens, males and females,
of Franklin county, who have resided in
the State for fifty years, shall be eligible to
membership of said Association, agreeably
to the Bylaws of the same. ia' i3a
y Fith. The meetings shall be held at such
times as shall be prescribed in the By
Laws. c
SGeth. The fee for admission to member
ship shall be fifty cents, females to be ad-
miLted free. 20 51.. Il. .7s.-. ~ Ier7fJs 4
The series of Bylaws reported were
next considered, amended and adopted as
follows: :ri'rs. a.,-urs ytvo,ol min ogrosj
,tatg IqJ BYLAWS. oai. 20 7ai2.
ARTICLE l.. SECTION /. This Association
shall meetHt least once a year, at such time
and place as the Association may determine.
SEC. 2. Ten members shall constitute a
quorum for the transaction of business.
b SEQ. 3. The annual dues of this Associa-
tion shall be fifty cents, to be paid to the
Secretary at our regular meeting. O. I
ARTICLE III. SEC. 1. The President shall
preside at all regular and called meetings
of the Association aud be governed by strict
parliamentary rules. ,,iN .t,. t,sN .-.f.,r.
SEC. 2. In the absences of the President
and Vice President, the Association shall
elect President pro tenn, who shall perform
all the duties of President. gE ITO.
SEC. 3. The Secretary shall record in a
q book all the proceedings OF the Associa-
{ tlOn, receive all money, and pay. the same
over to the Treasurer, taking his receipt
therefor. ra .I9i 15 r..
SECl4. He shall also keep record of all
the members, with name, age, ana date of
residence In the county, when and where
born, and occupation. r' .|t n.. rr
SEC. 5. Each member shall prepare pa
per containing name, paTentage, time and
place of birth, first settlement and subse-
'qhent residence in this county, embracing
also the names of other early settlers of his
vicinity, together.with such facts and in
cldents as may be thought interesting or
worthy of preservation, to be handed the
Secretary, who shall file and preserve the
same, which, or extracts from the same,
shall be read before the Society, and may
:. ARTICLE III. SEC. 1. This Association
may be called together at any time at the
request of three MEMBERSHIP request
must be in writing and handed to the Pres.
jident, who shall cause the call to be pub
lished in at least two of the city papers.
SIC. q The bylaws may be altered or
amended at any regular meeting of the AS
ISOLATION, by yatwo-thirds vote.
" SEC. 3 This Association will attend the
funerals of members, and the Secretary
shall prepare and publish obituary notices
of the deceased, and keep record of the
same, III, ,. o.
The Constitution was then signed by the
following twenty-four pioneers: j.. Z. St.
Clair, Henry Ridenour, j. d. Ball, G. II.
Griswold, Jesse Baughman, David Beers,
John Saul, David Taylor, Christian Heyl,
Alexander Moobery, William Ross, Philo
H. Olmsted Hugh McMaster, Harvey Coe,
Abraham Johnston, John T. Britton, VIM.
Harrison, George Taylor, Nelson Foos,
VIM. Sells, Thomas Bell, Peter Agler, Levi
Pinney, Flavel Tuller. ...
o The following were elected officers of the
Association for the ensuing year: .-..
President, J. E. st. Clair; Vice President,
George Taylor; Secretary, P. H. 0lmsted
Treasurer, Christian Heyl. t<-
2 Previous t6the election of officers, the
members paid over the required fee for
membership to the Secretary, One of them,
John Saul, paid his with two bright silver
quarters, relics of long departed silver, if
not golden, age. The act furnished indu-
bitable evidence that, Mr.. Saul is an old
pioneer of very ancient Standing.
Some discussion was had about holding
picnic in the fall; but, by common consent,
the subject was left for future arrange
ment. 30 ras
From conversation as to who among
those present were the oldest settlers In
Franklin county, we learned that Nelson
Foos had been here since 179S; VIM. Sells
since 1900, and Levi Pinney since 1SO3.
The Association adjourned without day.
AN OLD PIONEERS SONG.
Just 6efore Adjournment, an old Pho
neer, Levi Pinney, of Worthington, was
called on tor Bong. He cameforward and
stated in substance that soon after he first
came to the place where Worthington is
now situate, Col. James Kilbourne, himself
and two others, were selected to cut down
the first two trees. Col. Kilbourne and
Mr.. Pinney were to fell one, and the other
two, the other tree. Kilbourne and Pin