The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1867-08-02
PuLAskI. July 2olh. 1857.


bers Of lie Giles Comfy Fruit Growing /
Society, al the Courthouse in said town
the meeting was organized with james
dc Calium, President presiding. The
minutes Of The last meeting were read
and on motion, ordered approved aud sign
ed by The President. The eonr4ittee ap-
pointed at a previous meeting 10 present
BY Laws for the government and control
Of the Society, presented the following.
to-wit
ARTICLE lat. The committee on Nomen-
clalure shall collect and decide the stand
ard and synonamous names Of all fruits
known to the Society. with the authorities
for each, and report so far as practicable,
a each regular meeting, and record the
same in book kept for that purpose.
Arr. ID. The general fruit committee
shall carefully and thoroughly investigate
the subject of fruit culture in general
Each local committee Of three, shall collect
such useful and Interesting Information in
relation to The subject as may be in their
/ power. aud embody the same il monthly
reports to be made to tie general chairman.
Such report TO be by bim examined and
embodied in his annual or semi-annual re-
! port, also. that the said district commit
tees shall form adinterim committees for
their respective districts and further, that
said adirterim committees are hereby au-
thorized to publish the reports in the Pu-
laski Citizen. or such other papers as they
may select, tho same having been first sub
miued to the chairman Of the General
Frui, Commute Tor his approval, provided
that said publication shall be free of ex-
penso to the Society.
ART. Sd. The annual meeting Of the So
ciety, shall be held on the first Saturday
of February of each year, at such place as
the Executive Committee may appoint. at
which the annual election of officers shall
be held, an exhibition aud discussion of
fruits take place, and other business be
transacted in the following order:
1st. Reading of minutes of previous
meeting By the Secretary.
cd. Roll call and dues collected.
Sd. Election Of officers.
4th. Reports Of officers.
5th. Reports OF Standing Committees.
9th. Reports of Special Committees.
7th. Unfinished business of former meet
ing.
8th. New business.
ART. 9TH. Other meetings may be con-
vened by the Executive Committee, at such
time and place as they may appoint.
ART. 9Th. No member who is in arrears
for dues shall be eligible to any Office, OF
serve on any standing committee, and any
member who shall neglect to pay his dues
shall cease to enjoy the privilege of mem
T, borship.
Which on motion were adopted by the
society The President then appointed
! the following members, to- wit J P May
r. n. Jones, Angernal Cox, Jas. F. Smith
and B. F. Carter, who, together with the
President ad Presidents, shall con.
st:tuto an Executive Committee also the
following members, to-wit Robert Cald
well, R. J. Gordon and J. B. Stacy q com
mittoe to procure additional members to tho
Society, and on motion, 7. NJ. Jones was
! added to said committee also the follow
ing members, to-wit Luther McCord
. Robert Caldwell, A. P Martin, s. E. Rose
r and Joseph Dunlap, as a committee on no
menclature also The following members
representing the following districts, tO-wit
District I. Samuel Il Stout,
Dis. Q.
6 Dis. 3.
!, Dis. 4.
Dis s. Benjamin E. Carter,
Dis. 6. Jas. +. Smith,
Dis 7. F. B. Lester,
Dis 6. Joseph B. Childers.
? Dis. 8. Neil McCallum,
r Dis. TO- z. W. Rose,
, Dis. IL R. II. Laird,
: Dis. I2 A. P Martin,
~ Dis 13. J. E. Alternately.
0 Dis. 10 Il. NJ. Bugg,
Dis IS
Dis II r. J. Gordol,
Dis. g. r. r. Reed,
Dis. 10.
Dis. go.
as a committee on fruit generally Or
motion. ordered that the Society adjourn t.
Ist Saturday IN August
: J. B. STAoY. Secretary.
To be filed at some subsequent meet
f ing.
Fraud and Rascality at the Polls.
AS we go to press, Capt. Sheridan. the
Commissioner Of Registration, and che mi
litia have complete control of affairs abou
the polls. The latter acting under orders
and the former may be doing SO too, but
certainly he is engaged IN very disrepu
table piece of business: He may be seer
from our Office window taking tickets on