Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-07-13

Constitution Of the Confederate Sol
dfers' Relief and Historical Associ
alton of the CITY Of Memphis.
ARTICLE I. f
The objects of this Association are thu
relief of destitute soldiers, their widowl
and orphans; also. the collection o.
records pertaining to the late war, sni
such other matters incident thereto al
may arise from time to time; and it shall
be known as the Confederate Soldiers
Relief and Historical Association of the
City of Memphis.
ARTICLE II-0FFICERs.
The officers of this Association shall
consist of q President, Vice President,
Secretary, and Treasurer.
ARTICLE Iu-DUrIEs OF OFFICERS.
Sec. l. 1t shall be the duty of the Pres
ident to preside at all meetings of the
Association enforce strict observance
ofthe Constitution and Bylaws; decide
all questions of order; offer for consid.
Grafton all motions regularly made |;
apportion duties; call special meetings I;
see that officers perform their respective
duties appoint all com mittees not other
wise specially provided for, and draw on
the Treasurer for all sums allowed by
the Association.
Sec. q 1t shall be the duty of the Vice
President to perform the duties of the
President in his absence.
Sec 3. The Secretary shall keep q
faithful record Of all the proceedings of
the Association a just and true account
between the Association and its members,
and others with whom it may have trans.
actions; be shall countersign all orders
on the Treasurer allowed by the Associa-
ton, and signed by the President; shall
receive all moneys due the Association,
paying over the same to the Treasurer,
taking his receipt therefor. he shall,
before entering upon the duties of his
Office, give bond, with approved seeuri-
ty, to the President and his successors,
in the sum of $2500, to be approved by
the President, for the faithful perform
ance of his duties.
Sec. 4. The Treasurer shall receive
all moneys from the Secretary belonging
to the Association, and pay all orders
signed by the President and counter
signed by the Secretary. He shall lay
before the Association a monthly state.
ment of its funds, and at the last meeting
of the term full report of the receipts
and disbursements of the term with
vouchers. He shall. before entering upon
the duties of his Office, give bond, with
approved security, to the President and
his successors in Office, in the sum of
$4,000, for the faithful performance of his
duties-said bond and security to DO ap.
proved by the President.
Sec. =. Any Confederate soldier may
be eligible to membership in the Asso-
citation, whose record as soldier is
blameless.
Sec. 6. Every candidate for member
ship must be proposed by member of
the Association. The proposer shall
hand to the Secretary, in writing, the
name of the applicant, with bis rank,
the company and regiment to which he
belor ged thereupon the President shall
refer the same to the Committee on Gre
dentisls.
Sec. I. All elections for officers shall
be by ballot, and be determined by
majority of the votel oact, Their inau-
guration shall take place at the next
regular meeting following the election.
When vacancy occurs in any office, it
shall be Immediately filled by election
for the unexpired term, and the one
elected shall enter upon the duties Of his
office at once.
Sec. g.. This Constitution, together
with the Bylaws annexed, may be
altered or amended by a two-third vote
at a regular meeting. The proposed
alteration or amendment shall be
handed to the President, who shall pub.
lish the same to the Society one Eonth
before it is presented for fnal action
thereupon.
BYLAWS.
ARTICLE l. Each member Of this AS
ISOLATION shall pay an initiation fee of
one dollar, and the sum of fifty cents
monthly.
ART g. This Association, through its
President ahall he governed by the rules
laid down in Oushing's Manual for the
guidance Of Parliamentary bodies,