The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1868-06-11


lcsire to promote evangelical religion
,moug tho young men Of this city aud
Ticiuity; aud impressed with the i'm
Dortancc ofa concentrated effort 10
nd in accomplishing that object, aud
lcsirous Of forming an association 10
which we may together labor for the
great end proposed, hereby agree to
adopt for our united government the
following
CONSTITUTION.
ARTICLE I.
SEC. l. The name Of this society
shall be Tho Young Mems Christian
and Library Association of Tifiu."
SIC. 2, The object Of the associ-
alton shall be the improvement of tho
spiritual, mental, social and physical
condition of young meu, by ways and
means to be hereinafter designated.
ARTICLE II.
SEC. The membership Of this
association shall consist Of three
classes, viz: Active, Life aud nouor-
ary.
Src. 2. Any person ofgood moral
character may become aud thereafter
continue an active member by sign
ing the constitution, paying an init.
alton fee Of So, and semi. annual dues
of 81. Active members only having
the right to vote and hold office.
SIC. g. Life members may be con d.
stitatea by the payment Of $50 at
any one time, and are entitled to all
the privileges Of tho association.
SEo. 4. Honorary members may
be elected at any regular meeting by
a vote of not less than two thirds OF
the members present.
SEC. 3. The qualification Of life
aud honorary members shall bo the
same as those OF active, save that Of
ago.
SIC, G. Ladies may become active
members by payment of annual dues
of 81.
SEC, I. Any member of the asso.
citation may propose the name of an
applicant for membership at any of it's
regular meetings. All applications
for membership shall be referred to a
standing committee Of not less than
tbreo activs members, which shall re-
port to the association at subsequent
regular NEE ing upon the qualification
of the person so making application,
when vote may be taken upon tho
admission, and the negative votes of
one-dfth of those present shall defeat
the applicant.
ARTICLE III.
SIC. /. Tho members Of the asso
citation shall seek out young men
taking up their residence in the city
and its vicinity, and endeavor to bring
them under moral and religious inau
eEces, by introducing them to the
members aud privileges of the associ
alton, securing their attendance al
some place Of worship on the sabbath,
and by every means in their power
surrounding them with christian asso.
eiations.
SEC. 2, The members Of the asso .
ciation shall labor to induce all suit,
able young men Of their acqunintan'
tances to connect themselves with the
association; use all proper means fol
increasing its membership, Aotivi
ty and usefulness, and they shall from
time to time engage in slch spocia
or occasional labors of usefulness as
may be presented within tho scope of
the object Of the association,
ARTICLE ".
SEC. /. There shall be elected by
ballot on the last Monday evening OF
May a President, Vice President,
Recording, Corresponding and FL
nancial Secretaries, Treasurer aud
Board Of twelve Managers; the officers
TO be ex-olIicio members of the board
Of managers. Ele2tions to bo held
annually.
ARTICLE V.
SEC. /, 1t shall be tho duty Of the
President, or in his absence, Of the
Vice President TO preside at all meet.
ings of the association aud Board OF
Managers, and preserve in the strict
est exercise the rules established by
parliamentary usage, and carry out
the provisions Of this constitution aud
its order of exercises IL shall also
be the duty Of the President to pre-
sent at the annual reeting of the
association full report Of the do
ings aud proceedings of the assoeia-
tiOn during the past year.
SEC. q The Recording Secretary
shall attend to all meetings Of the
association and the Board Of Mana,
gers; keep an accurate record of the
proceedings Of the same and report
TO the Board Of Managers when SC
required, and to the association at 1t.
annual meeting.
SEC, 3. The Corresponding Sec
rotary shall, under tho direction ot
the Board of Managers, be tho or
gan Of the association in its confer
euce with other societies and th,
public. He shall keep copies Of al
letters written by him, aud files Of all
those received by him relating to the
affairs Of the association.
SEC, 4, The Financial Secretary
shalt collect al monies due tho asso-
ciatiod, aud pay the same to the
treasurer, taking his receipt theFe
for; shall report 20 the Board OF
Managers whom SO required, aud to
the association at It's auuual meeting
SEc. 5. Tho Treasurer shall re-
ctive all monies due the association
and disbnSse the Same under direc-