The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1874-02-13

he under this 'new measure" must take
the tickets from the Board for sale, and
return To them all unsold tickets, and
the money for all tickets taken up at
the gate. This Is understood 10 be the
point made BY "a Friend" in this new
send off, Now if the Board doubt the
honesty of the Secretary who has not
only sworn but given his bond and secu-
rity 20 be SO, why should he not with
equal Justice and by very reason Of their
suspicious OF him, doubt their honesty,
and ask for his own protection that they
give bond and security for the faithful
discharge of their duties, what guaran-
tee has he that those men who assume
and interfere with the legitimate per
formancc of his duties viii not pocket a
lot of tickets, sell or give them 10 friends
who will pass them in at the gate, and
he be compelled to pass out of his pock
ct the pay therefor? 1t is the business
of the Secretary to receive all monies,
pay them over to the Treasurer and take
his receipt for the same 1t his un-
doubted duty to provide for the receipt
of money by the sale of tickets, and to
provide the tickets for sale, and it Is pre-
eminently his duty for self protection
and the protection of his bondsmen to
cause the tickets to be printed and have
/ them pass from the printer into his
/ own hands, and we think the Secretary
/ would be recreant in justice to himself
and securities if he allowed his hands to
be tied in the "new measure" proposed
by "a Friend" Solomon says sin the
multitude of counsel there is safety
he might safely and truthfuIly added,
but is difficult to search it out. A home
ly maxim and as true as that of Solo
mons Is that ''too many cooks spoils the
BROTH" There has been too much cav
ling, and too much interference with
this ticket question heretofore and
when it culiminates as it has in an indi-
rect charge against faithful and efficient
officers as the late incumbant, Mr.. D. NJ.
Mathews especially proved himself
to be, it is time something was
said on the other side. We wish, and it
is for our own interest to see the society
prosper, bat we don't want to see ''new
measures" advocated and adopted that
by there advocacy by outsiders and
adopted by the Board of Directors i'm
pugn the honesty of those who have
faithfully served US, and which will
hamper their success in office. We have
no doubt the Directors and officers of
the Society will do their duty so far as
they understand the same. They should
be careful that they do not do mare than
that, and interfere with duties not to
| them belonging officially or otherwise,
and it would be well if they would at
all times remember that the P c. L. s.
| \. q NJ A. L. s, is Joint Stock Com
pany, incorporated under the general
law of the State authorizing and regu-
lating incorporated companies, and must
be governed by the general law of the
State which with the constitutional law
Of the society provides that the Board of
Directors shall remain in office until
their successors are elected and quail
fled. At the recent election of Direc-
tors Martin Berkey, Esq, was reelected
a Director of the society, and of course
a successor of himself in the Board. If
on the day appointed for the new Board
! al 10 for ha 1f
qualified they did not meet Then the
old Board would have legally held over
without further qualification. If but a
part of the new Board met they could
have been QUALIFIED and the old mem
bers not reelected could have been re-
tired by lot-the law presumes at all
times full Board and living organi-
zation without interregnum. At the
meeting of the Board tardily and by
reason of the tardiness unconstitutional
ly held to elect the officers and organize
the new Board. Mr.. Berkey not being
present, another Director was appointed
Misplace. We know it was said by
outsiders that Mr.. Berkey would not
serve. But did the Board have the ev-
idence ever of his sign manual or by
personal resignation ofthe Office that he
would not serve? If so did they accept
his resignation? Do the records of the
society show such a fact? If not then
they have been guilty of mal-feasance
in office, though we presume uninten-
tionally so. Mr.. Berkey is to day le-
gal member of the Board of Directors of
the Perry County Live Stock Agricul-
tural & Mechanical Art Union Socie-
ty, and that Board cannot legally ap-
point successor until he first tenders
his resignation and the same shall have
been accepted. We write this without any
spirit of unjust caviling, we simply want
the Board to understand their duties un-
der the general law and their own con-
stitution, to ''be sure they are right and
then go ahead" and they will be bid a
hearty God speed from more than one.
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