Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-02-26
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a. WhAHANAa
This matter has been agllated 70
some extent and 'aa Association Of
this eharactsr hhs been deemed cd.
vlsable. The same purposes that
prompt the organization Of q Sugar
Planters Association should urge
the formation Of 8 Ike Association
for Gotten planters, The purposes
are the maHagshsntars The subjects
Of finance, Immigration, labor, fer
tillzeFs, agricultural implements,
ETC., IS connected with cotton rails
Ing, and 70 protect the interests Of
cotton planters generally, ISit not
proper that We, Of this section,
make move In this matter2 Here
follows what has been done in
Louisiana; z
From the N. D. Price Cnrrsntl
Meeting 0R thS sugar Planters.
In pursuance Of the call for q
meeting OF the sugar planters re-
ferred to Ia a pseviOus Issue,
a large number Of them met
In council on the evening Of
the llth instant, and formed
an organization to be called ''The
Louisiana Sugar Planters Associa-
tIOn." Mr.. Duncan =. Kenner act
ed as Chairman of the meeting and
DR.. J. b. Wilkinson as Secretary.
The preamble and the Constitution
adopted are as follows, viz:
PREAMBLE.
We, tho sugar planters Of the
State of Louisiana, and others Of
her citizens directly or indirectly
interested In her sugar planting in-
dustry, who appreciate sincerely
the necessity Of combining the dis
! Joined elements of her sugar inter-
este, In order to protect and TO pro-
mote more eifectually this source Of
her wealth, do hereby agree to form
ourselves into a body, adopting the
following
CONSTITUTION.
ART. |. This association shall
be called the "Louisiana Sugar
Planters Association" and shall
have its domicile in the City Of New
| Orleans. Il shall be composed ol
sugar planters Rnd other persons
Interested directly or indirectly in
the culture. manufacture and dispo.
sal Of sugar grown in this State
and who Shall have subscribed theil
names TO the eonsiilution.
| ART, 2. Tie officers Of this as
ISOLATION shall be a president, yicl
president, SECRETARY and treasurer
\ who shall be elected annually, ant
whose duties shall be such as arr
usually perlQrpIrd by officers o
like associati0nb. y q. loa''t
AIT. 8, Tbete shall be Q board o
of Five directors, three Of whom
shall constitute o quorum, to b.
elected annually, whose duty !
shall beto & Rxefelse d general super
vision over the intoresta 0f tIie as
sociation, also to prepare for ap
proval such bylaws as they ma,
think proper, and OF whom tn
President Of the association shall b
! ex-OfIlciO Chairman. -.
! ART 4. There shall be committe
! ! of correspondence consisting of'cn
member from each of the sugar
: growing parishes Of the State, 70 b
appointed by the President and re
! Cefve from him information on q
subjects affecting the interests 9
associations Of q general or loci
: character, and also to receive mem
bers.
|, ART. 8. There shall be the foI
, lowing standing committees, !
: consist OF three members, each
; be appointed by the President:
Committee on Finance, on linn
grafton, on Labor, on Fertilizer
on Agricultural Implements, an
: on the Manufacture Of sugar.
ART. 6. There shall be thru
;, stated meetings, to be held as 70
: lows; On the first Wednesday
January; on the Wednesday Of Il
= first week OF the Annual State Fa
J aud on the first Wednesday Of D
y tober. The Board Of Directo
" may call special meetings whG
deemed expedient by them.
: ART. Z. Each member shall pr
. an initiation fee of ten dollars, al
. au annual subscription OF ten dc
y = lars.
= ART 8. At oil regular and sp
" cial meetings q representation
not less than seven Of the suga
d growing parishes shall be nesessa
10 TO constitute a quorum.
- ART. 0. This constitution mI
y be amended by a vote Of twO-thirI
y of the members present; provide
Ig that all amendments shall be pr
e. sented at a previous regular mee
rs ing.
a. ART. 10. Officers shall be elect'
/. at the meeting held on the We
at uesday Of the first week Of tho a
X nual State Fair.
After the adoption Of tho abO
resolution, the following amen
ut ments were submitted and adopt
er supplementary:
"A Parish organizations, auxilla
~ to this association, may be formC
u, to be composed exclusively
Sc members Of the mother organii
Of ton, Cor the consideration of pul
ly local matters. ANY member
this association guilty Of a vic
lie lion Of any of the rules or by-la
a. of this body, sLall be expelled b!
IN vote off majority Of the memb'
&C. present, Of any of the stated me
ings.
? After this the meeting adjourn
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