Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1868-11-27

any regular meeting.
On motion of Mr.. Smith, the Bylaws, al
reported by the Committee, were adopted a.
follows:
BYLAWS.
| ARTIcLEI.
SECTION l. 1t shall be the duty of each
member to attend each annual session of the
association, unless satisfactory reasons can be
given in excuse.
SEC. 2. Any member who shall be absent
during two successive regular meetings of the
association, shall, unless satisfactory reasons
are given, forfeit bis membership.
ARTICLE II.
SECTION l. The place of meeting shall be
agreed upon from year to year, by vote Of
members during the regular annual session.
Sec. g. 1t shall be the duty of the Cores
ponding Secretary to notify the members OF
the association of the time and place of each
annual meeting, by sending to each a written
or printed notice at least one month prior to
the meeting.
| Sec. g. Members of the association who re-
side at the place where the annual meeting is
to be held, shall be considered a local COM
mittee of arrangements.
| Sec. 4. 1t will be always considered advis-
able to hold the annual meetings of the asso-
citation at the time and near the place of the
annual meeting of the Maryland State Asri-
cultural Society.
The following shall be the
ORDER OF BUSINESS.
l. Calling the roll.
2. Reading the minutes Of previous meet
ing.
8. Propositions for mem bership.
4. Unfinished business.
5. Programme of business.
6. Election of officers for the ensuing year,
and appointing of essayist or poet for the
same.
7. Selection of the place for ensuing annual
session.
8. Address.
9. Adjournment.
On motion of Mr.. Smith, the Editors
throughout the State were requested to pub
lish the Constitution and Bylaws as adopted,
and such Editors as are not now present, are
requested to communicate to the Correspond
ing Secretary their approval ors disapproval
of them. aud should they meet with their app
probation, be requested to comply with their
requirements.
On motion of Mr.. VIM. H. Ruby, of the
Baltimore County Journal, the association
proceeded to the election of officers, under the
Constitution, to serve until the next annual
meeting, or until their successors are elected
and installed.
The election resulted in the selection of the
following gentlemen to wit:
PRESIDENT:
Mr.. GEORGE w. WILSON, of the Marlboro
Gazette.
VICE-PREsIDENTS:
Mr.. GEORGE CDLToN, of the Maryland
Republican.
Mr.. j. GUEST KING, of the ANNAPOLIS
Gazette.
Mr.. VIM. L. w. SEABRooK, of the West
minister Sentinel.
RECORDING SECRETARY
Mr.. CHARLES A. WALES, of the Eastern
Shorenadn.
CORRESPONDING SECRETARY:
Mr.. VIM. H. RUBY, Of the Baltimore Coun-
ty Journal.
TREASURER:
Mr. GEORGE Cotton.
EXECUTIVE coMM1TTEE:
Mr.. Thomas K. ROBSON, of the Easton
Star.
Mr.. B. E. SMITH, of the Worcester Shield
Mr.. e. WELLS, of the Port Tobacco Times.
On motion of Mr.. Cotton, the Sd Tuesday
of October, 1869, was set apart as the time of
the next annual meeting of the association
which shall be held in Baltimore City.
On motion of Mr.. G.. E. Haddaway, of the
St. Michaels Comet, the President was autho-
rised SHOULD circumstances require) to change
the time of the next annual meeting.
Mr.. Cotton then moved that the expediency
of holding a special meeting in the spring be
left to the discretion of the President and
Vice President.
The thanks Of the meeting were then ten
dered to Mr.. Fulton for taking minutes of the
meeting for the city papers.
The members present, were then requested
to come to the Secretary's desk and sign the
Constitution and Bylaws, and pay the bonus
as required by the Constitution; when, after a
few remarks from Messrs. Smith and Cotton,
upon the future intentions and prospects oi
the Association, the meeting was adjourned.
THOMAS K. ROBSON,
President.
CHARLES A. WALES,