Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1867-03-09
PIERCE co. SOLDIERS
Monument Association.
PLAN OF ORGANIZATION.

Pursuant to previous notice, meet
ing was held at the Council Room in
Prescott, on the evening of March 9TH,
TO organize Pierce Co. Monument As
ISOLATION. PAINE CONVERSE was made
Chairman, and Lutte A. TAYLOR, Sec
rotary.
1t was voted that an Association be
formed, and after discussion by Messrs.
CONVERSE, MEAcHAM, HowEs, Corr,
BEAEDsLEY, WISE, TAYLOR, and others,
the Association adopted the following
RULES AND REGULATIONS.
l. This Association shall be known
as "The Pierce County Soldiers Mon.
ment Association"
9. Its object shall be the erection of
suitable Monument to the memory of
those soldiers and sailors from Pierce
County, Wisconsin, who lost their lives
IN the late war for the maintenance of
the National Government: and for pre-
serving a record Of them in such other
manner as it may determine.
8. Any person may become MEM
Der of this Association by paying into
its Treasury the sum of % cents or
more; but no person paying less than
one dollar shall be entitled TO vote at the
business meetings of the Association,
and every member paying one dollar, or
more, shall have as many votes as he
shall have paid dollars into its Treasury.
4. Its officers shall be a President, a
Vice President for each town in the Co.,
a Secretary, and Treasurer. The Presi-
dent, Secretary and Treasurer shall per-
/ form the duties common to those offices.
The Vice Presidents shall be authorized
TO raise funds 10 their several towns, and
be required to report TO the Secretary
the amount raised, and the names ofper-
sons paying the same, taking his receipt
for money delivered. and the Secretary
shall pay over all such moneys TO the
Treasurer, taking his receipt therefor.
5. The first Annual Meeting of the
Association shall be held at Prescott, on
Tuesday, April 23d, 1854, at l o'clock
P. NJ, at which meeting a President, q
Secretary, and a Treasurer shall be
elected for the term of one year, or un-
til their successors are elected.
6. The President, Secretary and
Treasurer shall constitute the Executive
| Committee Of the Association. They
shall have power to purchase aud locate
the Monument; and to take such meas
ures and incur such expenses as they
may deem necessary 20 promote the OBJ
iect Of the A ssociation; but no money
shall be paid out by the Treasurer, ex-
cept upon the order of the Secretary, APP
proved by the President.
Z. On the said April 23d, 1867, or
as soon thereafter rs called for, every
member of the Association shall be Civ
en- a certificate of membership, signed by
! the President and Secretary, which GER
tificate shall state the amount paid into
the treasury by the member receiving it,
and every person who shall subsequently
become member. shall receive like
certificate.
s. The Secretary shall keep in a
suitable book for this purpose, record
of all members of the Association, and
the amount paid by each; and he shall
also enter in this book the name and
rank of every soldier and sailor whose
name is on the Monument, together with
his age, time and place of enlistment,
company and regiment in which he SER
we'd, and place, date, and cause of death;
and copy thereof shall be deposited in
the Office of the Register of Deeds of
Pierce County.
9. The regular meetings of the AS
ISOLATION shall be held on the 23d of
of April of each year, unless otherwise
provided, and special meetings may be
held on call of the Executive Committee.
10. Any changes in these Rules and
Regulations may be made by majority
vote at any annual meeting.
After the adoption of these articles, the
following officers were elected.
President-PAINE CONVERSE.
Secretary-DAN'L ]. Dill.
Treasurer-A. A. MEAoHAm.
The following Vice Presidents were
appointed for the several towns;-
Prescott, LIST ward--C. w. Wright.
g 2nd ward-P. V. Wise.
Clifton--Albcrt Childs.
Oak Grove-John Hunter.
River Falls-A. d. Andrews.
Martel-Hans Warner.
Observation-Disclosures w. Kinney.
Diamond Bluff--C. III. Grant.
Trenton-E. II. Boustead.
Isabel-Thos. Nelson.
Pleasant Valley-J. ID. Brown.
Salem-J. Fuller.
Union-E. Holt.
Hartland-J. Sleeper.
Ellsworth. w. Vim.
Ell Paso-Ed. WEIGH.
Rock Elm-H. N. Wood.