The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1871-06-22

At meeting of the Stockholders Of the
| Planters Manufacturers and Mechanics
Association Of the State of Mississippi, held
4 In the Senate Chamber, at the city of jack
son, on Friday, the 18th of June, 1871,
On motion of James r. Terger, ESQ.,
Maj. Thos. ID. Reed, ofJefferson county, W as
called 70 the chair. The chairman announced
the object OF the meeting In a few forcible
and appropriate remarks, when,
On motion OF COL J. J.. Power, Capt. @.
D. Rustamante was appointed Secretary Of
the meeting.
On motion. the new Charter, recently
granted by the Legislature of Mississippi,
and by which the Estate Fair Association"
was merged into the present organization,
was read and accepted.
On motion. Capt. A. NJ. Rafter, Secretary
of the Carroll and Choctaw County Agricul-
| tural and Mechanical Association, was invi-
ted to sit as a corresponding member in this
Association.
On motion, The Association resolved it
selfinto a Committee of the Whole upon the
Constitution, and after several hours of de-
liberation aud discussion the Constitution
OF the old Association, revised and amended
in many features, was reported to the AS
ISOLATION and adopted.
(The amended Constitution will be pub
| lished in a few days.)
Much discussion having arisen again as to
the purport and definition of ticle III Of
the Constitution,
On motion of Joshua Green, ESQ., Article
III was stricken cut entirely and all portions
of the old Constitution Ia any way conflict
ing with the new Organization were de-
clared null aud void.
On motion of Capt. Harris Barksdale, 1t
was
Resolved, That the Bylaws reported for
the Constitution OF the Association be adop-
ted as read, If no objection be made.
The time having arrived for the election
OF officers of the Association, 10 serve until
the close of the next Annual Fair,
On motion of Rev. DIR. Hunter, DIR. John
o. Wharton, President of the old Associa-
ton, was elected President OF the present
Association, by reclamation.
Insuperable difficulties presenting them
selves in appointing a Vice President in
each Judicial District of the State,
On motion of Joshua Green. Esq, the
Constitution was so amended as 10 read that
the President of each County Agricultural
and Mechanical Association, auxiliary to
this Association, be ex-officio Vice PTesi-
dents of the same.
On motion of j. r. Yerger, Esq, Col. J.
l.. Power was elected Secretary by accla-
nation.
Nominations were now called for for
twenty Directors from among the Stock
holders of the Association. when the follow
iRg persons were severally put In nomina-
ton and elected Directors, to-Wit:
Thos ID. Reed. Thos. K. Helm, ii. NJ. Tay-
lor, g. +. Hooker Thos. Green, Isydore
Strauss. G.. j. Beck, l.. +. Montgomery,
Austin Nicely, John Handy, w. B. Taylor,
j. L. Hoskins, NJ. w. Philips, G. NJ. Walden,
j. ID. Stewart, A. Virden, w. l.. Ware, DIR.
c. A. Rice, J. z. Stevens and l.. Power.
The Association was now addressed by
Capt: A. M. Rafter, Associate Editor Of the
Field and Factory, with a view to forming
a joint stock company, with ample capital,
to successfully prosecute that enterprise
upon a more enlarged scale when,
On motion, the whole matter was referred
to the Board of Directors.
On motion, the city papers, and all other
papers of the State, were respectfully re-
quested to publish the proceedings of this
meeting.
On motion, the Association adjourned.
THOS. ID. REED, Chairman.
G. ID. BUsTAMANTE, Secretary