The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-03-27
THE PRESS CONVENTIONS
OF THE COMMITTEE AP.
UlNTED TO DRAFT BYLAWS
RESOLUTIONS RELATING TO Pr1p-
LIsHERs' BUSINESS ADOPTED.
The Lnbors OF the Session Ended.

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The Publishers and Editors Association
of the State resumed its session ut the Ex-
change Hotel yesterday morning at 1O1
o'clock-Major Ro. w. Hunter, the presi-
dent, in the chair, and Mr., John Crane, Sec
retary, officiating.
| :, The" minutes of the proceedings Of the
previous day were read and approved.
1 BYLAWS.
Mr.. Hardwcke, from the Committee on
Bylaws, submitted the following: -" Your
committee appointed to report series of
bylaws for the governance of this Associa-
ton would report that they deem the con-
stitution as adopted fully sufficient for all
practical purposes. An examination OF the
bylaws governing number of similar asso-
Citations discloses the fact that they generally
A have none other than those for which the
constitution now provides, and deeming it
useless to indulge in mere repetition, your
committee would recommend that the or
ganic law as adopted be the sole guidance Of
| the Association
| The report was adopted without DEBATE.
| MEMBERSHIP.
| On motion of Mr.. Lynn, the constitution
was so amended as to render eligible to mem
bersbip propretors of book and job print
| lug eSCaOllSnInenLa.
| PUBLISHERS BUSINESS RULES.
Mr.. Lynn offered series of resolutions
relating to the business of newspaper pub
fishers, which, after being discussed by
Messrs. Shields, Ball, Hunter. Glass, Lynn,
McCaull, Conrad, and Jones, were amended
and adopted in the form following: ...4,4
| 81. Resolued, That the members of the
| Association deem it advisable to decline all
| foreign advertising unless the rates charged
our home patrons be obtained. 3
80. That the members of this Association
will decline through foreign advertising
agents all advertisements from the State Of
Virginia.
"3. That cash system Is the only thing
needed to place the Virginia press on pay
ling basis, and that this Association urges
upon its members the necessity of working
to secure such basis in their business trans
actions at the earliest practical day, and urge
strict adherence to regular rates.
~. That our executive committee be in
structed to take steps to have the existing
laws so amended that the certificate Of the
proprietor, publisher, or editor shall be ne
cessary in all legal advertising, and to place
the printing fees for said advertising on the
same footing as clerks fees, and that all legal
advertising shall be dene in paper III or
nearest to the county in which actions are
had, and that regular rates may be charged
for such Advertising.
"5. That our executive committee be
instructed to endeayor to secure the passage
of bill requiring all general laws to be pub
lighed in the papers in each county in the
State, and all local bills in one paper in each
county in the localities interested"
LEGISLATIVE coURTEsIEs.
The President laid before the Association
| o copy of resolution passed by the House
of Delegates extending TO the members of
the Association the privileges of the floor OF
that House. :
On motion of Mr.. Ball the invitation was
accepted, and the thanks of the Association
returned for the courtesy.
ADVERTISING AGENTS.
| Before the above series of resolutions were
adopted, and while the first one was under
consideration, Mr.. Donohoe offered as sub
stitute therefor several resolutions repudia-
ting advertising agents, and looking to the
election of an agent by this Association,
"who shall receive as compensation
for his services a commission Of - per
cent, and who shall, as far as 1t may be
| left 70 his discretion, divide the advertising
equally among the various papers of the
State and it shall be bis duty to publish an
annual report showing the amount of busl-
ness done, the amount Of advertising given
to each paper, and such other facts as may be
of interest to the publishers" ...
| The President ruled that the substitute
was not clearly pertinent to the subject of
| Dir. Lynn's first resolution, and it was with
drawn.
In his remarks upon the subject of adver-
| tisiug agents, Mr.. Hunter said he last year
received advertisements of the University Of
| Virginia and other Virginia colleges from the
advertising agency of Rowell & Co., in New
| York, and he bad refused to publish them.
| PROTECTION FROM sEIEDLERs.
Mr.. Caldwell offered the following, which
was adopted: , .,
tising agent or others to comply with the
terms Of his contract with any member of
| this Association be communicated, with the
| evidences thereof, by the party injured to
the secretary of this Association, who shall
notify the members promptly OF such failure
BY contractor"
BANKRUPT ADVERTISING.
| On motion of Mr.. Ball: .s
| Resolued, That the senators and repre-.
scntatiyes of Virginia in the Congress Of the
i
call the attention of that body to the utter
inadequacy of the bankrupt advertising as
now conducted to meet the requirements OF
notice to parties in the localities of the State
most interested in such advertisements, and
to endeayor to procure fairer distribution
I of such advertising"
| s-.s..s.. .r ANNUAL ADDRESS.
| On motion of MIR. Conrad, the President
was requested to deliver an address at the
commencement of the next annual session,
| which will be held on the third Wednesday
| in March, 1875. -st
OTHER RESOLUTIONS PRESENTED AND ADOPTED.
By Mr.. ST. Andrew That Congress be
requested by our executive committee TO
allow manuscript open at ends to pass
through the mails at newspaper rates oil
postage.
By Mr.. Lynn: That the executive COM
mittee be instructed to prepare and arrange
business for the next Convention, and that
al. members be requested to communicate
resolutions, &C., as suggested from time to
time to The chairman OF the said committee
at least five days before the next annual
convention. -
By same: That the executive committee
hold regular meeting each year at least one
day before the annual convention.
| By Mr.. Ball That committee OF three
be appointed by the chair to prepare an al.
dress to the publishers OF the State, and
urge them to connect themselves with the
Association.
By Mr. Ball: That Major j. 81. Kelly, of
the Fredericksburg Herald, be requested to