The Daily clarion., 1868-05-19

This Association. shall be composed of the
citizens of the county &C.,, who
scribe to and abide by the following
Con ton and Bylaws:
CONSTITUTION.
The object of this Association shall be to
maintain the Constitution oil the United States,
and of the State of Mississippi, and all laws
passed in pursuance thereof.
N United and vigorous efforts Will be made to
disseminate correct views of Constitutional
Liberty to oppose all illegal legislation,
whether State or Federal; to expose and con-
denim all corrupt political combinations eDdan-
gering the public welfare; and to MAINTAIN
the Constitutional rights of the people in all
respects.
Believing that the series of measures known
as the Reconstruction acts of Congress are gross
ly in violation of the State and Federal Con-
stitutions, and that the Constitutional Con-
ventions elected under them and the Consti-
tutions they may adopt are illegal and void,
we shall oppose the same by all legal and
honorable means, and labor for the restoration
of the Union according to the terms and
spirit of the Federal and State Constitutions.
Special attention will, be given to the protec-
ton and security of freedmen in their Consti-
tutional rights of person and properly, anu 10
their instruction in all matters pertaining to
the public interest.
BYLAWS.
1st The officers of this Association shall
consist OF a President and five Vice PIeslden
one to be selected from each Police DIstr1 Z
in the courty-a Secretary and Treasurer,
and such other officers and committeeman as
the Association shall from time to time
appoint.
ton shall be monthly, on the---day of each
month, and at such other times and occasions
as the public interest requires and this Asso-
citation may appoint
adj There shall be committee of five or
more appointed by the Presdent OF the Associ-
alton, resident in each Ponce Dlstrlct OF tne
county of whom the Vice PRESIDENT LOT can
District shall be chairman and it shall be the
duty of these committees to assemble on the
call of the Chairman, to concert and execute
all appropriate measures for the success OF
the party and the protection or the pubic IN
terest: TO confer freely with all the people OF
their Districts in regard TO the objects OF tni ;
Association set forth in the Constitution q
the same: to procure signatures to this Constr
tuition and bylaws to make and report TO
the county Association list OF all the cltlzens
of said District who belong to this Association,
and, also a separate list if those who do not
and to this end, said District committees may
appoint subcommittee with such powers as
IN be deemed expedient-
h. 1t shall be the further duty of these
committees, and each member OF tins soc;a-
ton to the people, to induce them to become
active members of the same; and to estaoiisn
entire unanimIty of political sentiment ano
pubic policy, and to give legal expression to
same at the ballot box on all proper occasions
9Th. The ballat box must be preserved from
| frauds on the elective franchise andto TINS
nd committees shall be appointed by the
| President of the County Association, with the
| advice of the District committees, with power
and whose duty it shall be to attend the polls O.
election i'm each precinct on the day OF election
and superintend the same to ehaienge @ iilega a
| voters or persons suspected OF attempting te
vote ILLEGALLY, and to see that all legal voters
have fair opportunity to exercise the electl.'
franchise and for this purpose SAID commit
4 mo
| Jntv If shalt be to take and preserve list o
ali persons voting at each preenSee ,a tSe count a
| A Xssociation: and if any fraudulent votes shal
be discovered, the same shall be publicly ex
| posed. ..;s association ACRE
20 act upon the time-honored maxim ina
.sEterual vigilance is the price OF AoeIny,
.nJ hereby pledge themselves to the peopis
| al nJ 20 one another to promote the interest
the party by all honorable means psso,,+;on
7th. Additional by-La~s ~; W. time im as emergen
may be passed from tune W 'iie -
cies may require