The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1870-04-28
SAMUEL D. MILLER,)
GEORGE HUSTON, Con
w. s. ECKERT,

4. SAMUEL d. MILLER,) I
GEORGE HUSTON, Com.
W. s. ECKERT,
Committee to draft Constitution made
the following report:
CONSTITUTION.
We, whose names are hereunto an
nexed, have agreed to form an associa-
ton whose name and title shall be
known as the "LANcAsTER THEsPIAN
CLUB AND LIBRARY ASSOCIATION" and
for the government Of the aforesaid
Club and Association do hereby estab-
lish the following Constitution:
Article /. The name and title of
this Club and Association shall be the
Lancaster Thespian Club and Library
Association, and Its object shall be to
establish and maintain Club and Read
ing room in the city Of Lancaster, as a
place Of resort for Its members for the
purpose Of reading books, magazines
and papers, and the rehearsal of any
plays the clubs may decide on, for the
purpose Of giving exhibitions to OBJ
tain money to pay the necessary expen-
ses of tho Club.
ART. 2. The regular meetings of
this Association shall be held weekly.
The President, Vice President and Man
ager shall have power TO call a meeting
at any time to transact any business
that may como before the Club and As
sociation.
ART. 8. Any person residing within
the limits ofthe City Of Lancaster who
may be proposed by member, may be
elected by vote of two-thirds of the
members present at the meeting when his
name was submitted, and every mem
Der shall pay to the Secretary, upon his
election the sum of two dollars In ad-
vance.
ART. 1. Tho officers of this Club and
Association shall consist ofa President,
Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer
and Manager, who shall be elected semi
annually by ballot on the last regular
meeting Of each term, and they shall
have all the powers, and be subject to all
the duties of like officers In 0rganlza-
tions ofa similar nature, and they shall
form Board Of Control TO whom all
the general affairs of the Club and AS
ISOLATION In the intervals of Its regular
meetings shall be intrusted, and they
shall report their action from time to
time to the Association for its con-
slderatlon.
ART. 8. Bylaws not conflicting
with the provisions of this Con-
stitutlon may bo adop ed by the
Club and Association, and shall
he binding upon its members until
they shall be legally repealed.
ART. 9. Seven members shall con-
stitute lawful quorum for the tran
saction of business.
Anr. 7. Each and every member,
upon his election, shall pay over to the
Secretary the sum oftwo dollars.
ART. s. The funds Of this Club and
Association obtained by admission fee,
and by giving Dramatic Exhibitions
shall be used to dcfray the necessary ex-
pcnscs, and for the purpose of purchas-
ing books, magazines and papers for the
use of tho Association, and to promote
bllS kOOu Va Jiu Niub anu AFSO-
citation aud not be used for any other
purpose.
ART. 0. This Club and Association
will be Joint stock company, each
member win have an equal share and
right to all the property belonging 10
the club. One member cannot hold more
than one share, neither can one men,
Der sell his share to any person whether
a member of the Club or not. The club
viii have power to buy the share of any
member by vote of two-thlrds the
members present at a regular meeting.
ART. 10. The property of this Club
and Association cannot be sold, or parts
oft be sold, 80 long as there are three
members remaining in u.
ART. IL. No books or papers of an
immoral character will be permitted In
the Club and Associations room, and
no persons of dlsreputable character
will be allowed to become Il member.
ART. IL. This Constitution shall not
be amended or altered, except such
amendmentor or alteration shall have been
proposed In writing Mt least ono stated
meeting previous TO Its Its adoption. and
then only by the two-thlrds vote Of the
members present.
SAMUEL d. MILLER,
WILLIAM a, REICHARD,
II. C. DRlNKLE.