Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1869-10-16

vention was called to order by the
President, Col. Thos. Boyers, and
VIM. ]. Ramage, Esq, chosen Secre.
tary. The following named mem
bers answered to their names:
Knoxville Press and Herald-wm. J.
RaWmage. Jch Nm NJ Fleming; ,
jackson Whig--Don Cameron.
| Morristown Gazette-I. p. Speclx.
Jonesboro Flag-Geo. T.. Grisham.
Jonesboro Herald and Tribune-Dr. c.
Galiatin Exaniner-Thos. Boyers.
Franklin Review-Thos. e. Haynes.
Memphis Appeal.,F; A,Tyler'
Trenton Gazette-John ii. Glass.
Nashville Labor union-R, +. &C. Brooks.
jackson Tribune-D. NJ. Wisdom.
Pulaski Citizen-FranlSo; MCord.
Bolivar Bulletin-M. r. Parrish.
Memphis HsaIsncheoH e lr aa 81 somss
Nashville Union and American-Ira r.
Jones,J. O., Griffith.
J. o. Griffith moved the appoint
ment of committee to prepare laws
for the government Of the associa-
ton. ~.
l.. p. Speck moved the appoint
ment Of a committee of five to draft
articles of organization, and report
at the next meeting. Adopted.
l.. p. Speck, ID. NJ. Wisdom, F. o.
M'Cord, F. A. Tyler and'Don Came
ron were appointed q committee on
organization.
John M. Fleming moved that q
committee Of four be- appointed to
prepare business for the convention,
and that when the meeting adjourn
1t do so to meet at 4 o'clock, r. NJ.
The chair appointed Ira p. Jones,
DIR. c. Wheeler, Thomas e. Haynes
and NJ. {. Galloway to constitute
such committee.
A general discussion ensued as to
the objects of the association, and the
m alters of business now requiring
their attention. The character and
tone of the discussion led to the in
ference that it was the general inten-
ton of the editors to ask of the Leg
islature that the cost Of advertising
legal notices should be regulated by
the advertising rates of the papers in
which the notices are printed. Ad-
journed. .s-,
/ AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Press Association met pursuant
to adjournment.
In addition to those present at the
morning session were the following
representatives..
Nashville Banner-G George Il. Purvis.
The Ladies' Pearl--John Shirley Ward,
McMinnvilie Enterprise VIM. Baker.
Lebanon Herald and Reglstcr-W. A.
Wade.
The committee on organization,
through the chairman l.. p. Speck,
reported constitution for the gov
eminent of the body, which was
read, and after being amended was
adopted as follows:
ART. 1. This Association shall be
known as the Press Association of
the State of Tennessee.
ART. 2. The officers Of this Asso-
citation shall be one President, two
Vice Presidents, one Corresponding
Secretary, and one Treasurer, and
also an Executive Committee of
three, whose duty 1t shall be to at
tend to all the interests and business
of the Association between the meet
ings of the same, and make report of
their doings annually, or Oftener II
called for by the Association.
ART. 3. The officers of this Asso-
citation shall be chosen by election at
each annual meeting of the same.
ART. 4. The Association will be
subject to the call of the President,
or of the Vice-President, or Execu-
tive Committee, for the transaction
of any important business connected
with the interests of the press of the
State, at any time and place he may
designate.
ART. 8. This Association shall
consist of editors and publishers
alone. The officers of this Associa-
ton shall perform the same duties
which are usual and customary fol
the several offices.
ART. g. This Association shall be
governed by the rules AUTHORIZATIONS
of the House of Representatives OF
the State of Tennessee, as far as they
are applicable to this organization.
ART. Z. That the regular annual
meetings of this Association shall be
on the first Wednesday of October
in the city Of Nashville.
ART. s. A majority of the mem
bers of the Association present, either
in person or by proxy, shall always
constitute n quorum.
| AMI Us Any vi oihChh'
ment to these articles shall be pro-
posed at q regular meeting, ora meet.
Ing called for that purpose, and
adopted by two-thirds vote.
l.. p. SPECK, Chr.
The committee on business made
the following report, which was
adopted:
| LEGAL ADVERTISING.
Prices Of legal advertising should
be the same rates as charged othel
\ PARTIES, for the reason that we car
conceive no ground for the law to re-
quire printing for litigants at less
compensation than other parties are
charged.
All legal advertising should be paid
for ut the time the work Is ordered
The expenses of printing are cash,
and the present system requires tho
= publisher TO pay out his money, and
wait indefinitely for its return. And
we regard 1t rs n general fact that moi
more than one-half perhaps less, OF
the legal advertising IL ever paic
i for.
Repeal OF the law authorizing tho
appointment of papers to do legal ad
yertising, leaving the provisions o
the code to stand, with the amend
ments above suggested-and such
Others AS experience may dictate.
RESPONSIBILITY OF ADVERTISING
AGENTS.
The press deal with advertising
agents as with other parties, anC
must necessarily look out for thei
honesty and solvency. There arr
, many swindlers among them, as i
the case with gift enterprises ant
other concerns that apply TO newspa
pers for advertising.
We suggest that each member o
the Association furnish the Secretar,
with the names of such advertising
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