The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-05-17

Wallace Farmers tiub.
The farmers of the town Of Wallace met
on Monday in the Dist No school house
and organized farmers club for the town
A constitution and bylaws were adopted and
the following officers elected;
VIM. McNeal President.
Peter Donlevy, Vice President.
T. d. Albcrty, Secretary.
Michael Conway, Treasurer
p. Donlevy was elected delegate 10 the
county association. Col. John Morrell and
Abel Miller were appointed purchasing
agents.
The following resolution was adopted:
Resolced, That the power of this and all
local organizations should be welded at the
ballot box by the election to all offices, from
the highest to the lowest, such and such only
as sympathze with us in this movement, and
believe, as we do, that there is righttul rem.
edy for the wrongs that Cypress us, and that
it can and must be enforced, and TO this end
we pledge our vote at all elections.
Following are the constitution and bylaws
CONSTITUTION.
We. the farmers of the town of Wallace,
believing that we can the better promote our
pecuniary interests and resist the impOstions
and robberes practiced upon farmers by all
classes of corporations and monOpOlies, do
organize ourselves into an association for that
purpose, to be called the Wallace Farmers
Club
ART l. The officers shall consist of a
President, Vice President, Secretary and
Treasurer, who shall also constitute an Elk
ccutive Committee and be elected annually
by ballot
ART. 2. The annual meeting shall be held
on the first Monday in September at the
school house in Dist. No. 6, at 2 O'Clock p. ".
ART. g. The Executive Committee may
call meetings at such other times as may be
necessary,
ART. 4. Any person engaged in agricul-
tural pursuits may become a member of this
club by paying membership fee Of fifty
cents.
ART ). This constitution may be altered
or amended at any meeting of the club pro
vided notice of such amendment has been
given at previous meeting.
BYLAWS.
l. The President shall perform the duties
of presiding officer, and have power to call
of the Executive Committee.
=. Inc nee PRESIDENT Snail, III lle absence
of the President, perform the duties of that
officer.
3. The Secretary shall keep record of
the proceedings of the club and Of It's Execu-
tive Committee, and shall also conduct its
and may be allowed such
for his services as may be rea-
sonable and practicable.
f. The Treasurer shall hold the moneys of
the club, and disburse them upon the written
order of the Secretary, countersigned by the
President. He shall give such bonds as the
Executive Committee may require,
s. The club may appoint Purchasing
Agent, whose business shall be to aid the
club in buying and selling to the best advan,
tagc, and shall be reasonably rewarded for
his services
6. The Executive Committee shall have
the general management of the affairs and in
terests of the club and shall assist by their
advice the Purchasing Agent in the perform.
ancc of his duties
T. The delegates from this club to the
County Association shall have their member
ship fee paid by the club,
g. These bylaws may be amended at any
meeting of the club by a twothirds vote of
the members present