The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1873-02-22

The following bill, under the caption Of
Bill to encourage Mechanical Industry,
the objects Of which are stated in full, has
recently been introduced into the House Of
Representatives
BE 4 ehracte'i Ly a, Seaafc anil House Of
Representatives Of n, CHded States u i,ae,ica
% Congress assembled, That VIM Saiinn II
Cincinnati, ONO; James Carroll, Of New y ORR
City, New York; Thomas Casey, uf Mont
gomery, Alabama, John H. Dance, III Toron-
to, Ontario; T. h Osler, of Sacramento. Cali
fornId; John +. Leahy, Of Little Falls, New
! ork; Peter J. Meaney, Of Brooklyn, New
! ORR, John baly, Of Albany. New York /;
Thomas Kelley, Of Chicago, illinois. James
Cummings, Of Troy, New NurA, Charles n
Patrick, Of Chelsea, Massachusetts; w "
Hathaway, OF Pawtuckct, Rhode Island /;
David Ncagel, OF Bridgeport, Connecticut,
Samuel Il. Baldwin. of Pittshurg. pennsylva-
ma; Samuel Mcfarland, OF Btlt'inore, Mary
land, George II. kmhall, OF Jersey CITY
New Jersey, " Walker Iunnlngham, OF W heel
ing, West Virginia f. il. Mercer, Of Evans
vile, Indiana. James German. Of Chicago.
Illinois Conrad Meyers. Of st. Louis Mis-
sour1 tharles \. ttibson. at Richmond. Viz
glEIa; John kcrrIgan, Of Louisville. kentucky ;
Andrew Bevan. at Memphis. Tennessee /;
mn ifiAi'is "a annual 'ftffl -lst IA ID
Nesson. Vt Water Valley Mississippi; George
j. Schwabble, Of I4eavenwu~th Kansas. ban
i'll Lincoln. Of Virginia Ity. Nevada. NJ NJ
kydd ,f Detroit, Michigan A. C. Wuod-
cock, ct kcokuk. Iowa; Daniel r. Foley. uf
Milwaukee, Wisconsin. thares llnllahlrl, Of
Omaha, Nebraska Patrick j. Barton, ot ~
faul, Minnesota, and their associates and
successors, be, and are hereby created ana ln-
corporation hy the namv and title NJ The
Iron Molders' International Union. and ~
such name and title They shall nave perpetual
succession, and shall he capab, ~ suing and
being suei iiupiradiug .ud bring impcldrl,
and ~ granting and receiving III its corporate
name. property, real, personal, ana mixed.
and OF using said property aud the proceeds
and income thereof Tor the objects VI said
corporation as herein defined
SEr , That the object ami iurtus, uf
sand corporation shall ice t. aid it, members Ia
become more skliiul and efficient a, IRON mold
ers to elevate their character As men, the
protection Of their individual rights lu the
prosecution Of their trade, to promote their
general Intelligence. To raise funds Tor the
benefit 81 SICK or disabled members, and to
ald the families ut decreased members but the
International mon shall have power t. pre-
scribe general rules aud regulations fpr the
disbursements 81 All nuds r7lI,cd ia pursu-
anc, 81 the provisions ~ TINS act.
81 3 That TIL, uiucers w the lnterua-
tIpiiaI 1 mon shall consist " 4 president, four
wee presidents, recording secretary, and
treasurer. aHd ,uch other officers As may be-
necessary To carry "ut the objects tor which
th, ~,-I,tN ~ formed. tHr president and four
yt,,-Ptc>idcut- tu constitute a huarj of t1is-
tce~ The duties and powrr- nj ali officers
shalt De- d-nncd hy the international Union,
u hIeu shall also prescribe their mode OF tir,-
tinu and term ui uthre
>Ec l. That thr ~ail Iron Mulders Ia
t,rnati"nai hI"n shall have power 10 make
ami establish such constitution rules. aud ~
laws, y It Elay deem proper 70 carry ont IT,
objects u TIM Incorporation AMI tile same to
alter amend. add t. ~ t. repeal At pleasure
81 ) That tn, iron Nludrrs lnterna-
tIonal mon shall have power "a grant char
ter for the purpn>. W organizing sub-unons
IN any state ~ thr United States ana the
Territories, ~ III any other country ami All
sub unions organized undyr thy international
Union shall have power =" purchase, hold, nr
dispose "t ~uch real Az personal property a.
may lie needed to carry ru their business. as
provided for 10 tins act and tine international
| mon and all sub-umuns shall have power to
require all officers holding places nj trust To-
execute bonds, with approved suneties, for
the safe keeping and paying over 70 their re-
specuve | mons. whenever directed bv them
all moneys belonging t. their respective
Unions ~ their keepin. and under their con
troll
81, & That the headquarters - the
Iron Molders International mon are located
IN the city uf Cincinnati. Ohio.
Sc :. That yhis act shall take effect
from amt after its passage.