Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-07-13
EDITORIAL CONVENTION.
proceeding. ofthe Pres. Associate,


! The Association met at Q o'clock, Presi
dent Boyers in the chair.
The minutes of the preceding days pro
ceedings were read and approved.
| The Committee on Legal Advertising
| Col. Tyler, of the Memphis appeal, chair
man, reported the following preamble and
| resolutions:
| Whereas, The General Assembly of Ten
nessee fixed the tie to be charged for
advertising legal notices by the Code at
prices inadequate to compensate publis b.
ers; and, -
Whereas, The General Assembly has
hitherto refused to change the rates pre-
scribed in the Code; and, q e- r
Whereas, The rates prescribed are far
less than our usual rates, which are as low
as we can afford; therefore,
Resolved, That this Press Association
denies that the Legislative authority has any
right or power to establish a schedule of
advertising rates which can be made com
pulsory upon publishers. ga 81 a-5a
Resolved, That hereafter each and every
member of this Association viii decline to
insert and publish in their respective pa
pers legal advertisements of any descrip-
ton, (the lists Of sale for public taxes
being excepted, at a less price than il
charged to others for the same work.
Resolved, That the Secretary forward to
each member of the Association not now
present, and to all other publishers in the
State, certified copy of these resolutions
with request that he return Written ap-
proval and acceptance of the same, if
agreeable; otherwise, his written refusal.
Resolved, That upon the reception of
the replies of all 80 addressed, the Secre-
tary shall declare the same to the President
of the Association, who shall, in his dis
erection, publish the same and declare their
adoption or rejection, specifying, if adopt
ed, day upon which they shall take effect
and become obligatory.
Resolved, That in case in any city or
county where more than one paper is pub
lished, one or more shall refuse to be
bound by these revolutions, in that case
all publishers are exonerated in such city
or county, and the President may, in his
discretion, exonerate from obedience to
these resolutions any one or more paper
adhering to the same.
On motion of Dr. White, the clause in
the resolutions excepting the lists for tax
saleo was stricken out. 500
On motion, the word 'Hnewspaper" before
the word publisher" was inserted.
With these amendments the resolutions
were adopted
DIR. White, of the Lebanon Herald, of
fered the following resolutions:
Whereas, Exclusive attention to the de-
tails OF business has a tendency to lessen
the interest of the members in the meet
ings of the Association; therefore,
Resolved, That this Association does
hereby inaugurate for it's future annual
meetings the custom of having an Grafton
and a poem from some member Of the
Association.
Resolved, That this meeting elect by
ballot q member here present, who shall
deliver at the annual meeting of the Asso-
cation In October next, an Grafton on
some subject german to the object of the
Association; and that at the annual meeting
| In October next, the Association shall elect
| by ballot two gentlemen from the number
present, one of whom shall deliver an Ora
ton and the other a Poem, on subjects
| german to the objects Of the Association
! at the annual meeting next ensuing, and
that such elections shall be held annual y
| thereafter in the manner presented.
The resolutions were adopted
Under the operation of the resolutions,
Mr.. A. j. Keller, of the Memphis AUG-
| tGHche, and Gen. Ira P. Jones. of the Nash
vile UNION AND AMERICAN, were put in
! nomination for the orator at the October
| meeting. On the first ballot Mr.. Keller
was elected. Mr.. Keller accepted the posi-
ton, thanking the members for the honor
conferred, and facetiously indicating in sd-
vance that his subject would be Legal
ADVERTISING
On motion the resolution provided fol
the election Of the poet of October meeting
next following, was so shanged as to have
the poem delivered at the ensuing October
meeting. DR.. White was elected to deliver
the poem.
1t was moved that a committee be ap'
| pointed to secure suitable hall for the
October meeting.
Gen. Trauernicht, were appointed on the
committee.
Major Tyler, of the Memphis Appeal,
moved that a committee be appointed to
urge upon the Legislature the passage o.
an act repeating all laws fixing the rates Of
advertisements in newspapers, and that no
higher rates shall be collectable by
publishers for publishing legal adj.
vertisements than those charged by the
sumo publishers to private individuals not
being htigant Such action to take effect
from and after its passage.
| The motion was carried, and Major Tyler.
OF the Memphis appeal, and Msssrs.
Reeves and Cameron were appointed on
| the committee.
Dr.. White offered the following resolu
| ton:
Resolved, That every member of tn,
press here present be requested to use hi
influence with other members of the pres
in the State to become members of the asso
citation, and that each member here presen
publish in his respective newspaper an ed
itorial appeal to the fraternity throughou
the State, couched in such language as b
may deem suitable to effect a complet
and general organization of the association
The resolution was adopted.
On motion it was resolved that this a.
ISOLATION being intended for business q
well as social purposes is not partisan, bU
that all respectable publishers of all partie
are invited to become members thereof
A vote Of thanks was rendered to Mr.. J
G. Frazer for the use of the Suprem
Court room and for his courtesies and a
tentions on the occasion of the meeting.
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