The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1874-09-16
RICHMOND,

facilitating the work, there shall be
corresponding with congress
sional districts, with vice-presldent
for each, who shall make quarterly
reports Of the condition of the work
in her division to the president of the
State organization.
Sec. 2. Each county shall have an
organization which shall report quar-
terly to the vice president of its divis-
ion.
Sec. 3. Auxiliary leagues shall be
formed in every place practicable,
which leagues shall make quarterly
reports of their work to the president
of the county organization.
Article f. The annual meeting of
the Union, at which time its officers
shall be elected, shall be held the
second Wednesday in June. at such
places as may be decided by vote Of
the executive committee, and such
other meeting shall be held as may be
judged advisable By the executive
committee. The annual meeting shall
be composed Of delegates from regular
leagues, and each league shall be en-
titled to three delegates. This dele
CATION may be women or men, or both,
as leagues shall decide.
Article 5. Any article in this con-
stitution may be altered or amended
by vote of two-t thirds of the delegates
present at the annual meeting.
BYLAWS.
Sec. l. At each annual meeting,
committees shall be appointed to re-
port upon such subjects as the Union
may designate.
Sec. 2. At the meetings of the I'm
ion, the following shall be the regular
order of business:
l. Devotional exercises. t
2. Report of Secretary. "a
3. Report of Treasurer.
4. Election of officers for the ensu-
ing Year.
5. Reports of committees appointed
at previous meetings.
6. Unfinished business. ..
Z. Appointment Of standing COM
mittees. 9 a
8. Miscellaneous business.
8. Reading and correcting of min
utes.
10. Annual address. a..
II. Adjournment. ...
LAWS FOR GOVERNMENT OF EAGUEs.
| Sec. 3. Because our ultimate hope
is in God, working through human in
strumentality, and because faithful
and persistent prayer must, as an in
evitable result, be accompanied by
efficient personal and organized work.
therefore it shall be the first duty of
all leagues organized under this con-
stitution to hold a meeting for prayer
| each week, in which all Christian peo-
pie and all sufferers from intemper-
ance shall be invited to join.
| Sec 4. General meetings shall be
held as often as advisable, in which
addresses shall be invited uDon all
subjects bearing upon intemperance
temperance legislation, and the duties
of men and women in relation to these
questions.
| Sec. 5. All we'll authenticated facts
incidents and statistics gathered BY
each league shall be preserved and re.
ferred to a committee of three, ap
pointed at each annual meeting, who
shall make such use and publication
; of them as will best further the inter
ests Of temperance.
Sec. 6. These by laws may be alter
ed or amended by vote of a majorit.
of the delegates present.
REsoL uTIoNs.
In order to carry out the provision
of this constitution and complete
thorough organization of the State a
an early day, I'd. II.
Resolved, 1. That each Vice Presi
dent is hereby instructed to secure tn
publication of the entire preamble
: constitution and bylaws in ever
: county paper in her district, if. posi-
s BILE, Immediately, together with a
e earnest appeal for the organization Q
t new unions in every place where nc
s already existing.
2. To issue call Immediately for
=. district convention, to be held befor
t the close of October, for the purpos
y of organizing the district as this con
: vention does the State, at which tim
: arrangements shall be made for cor
: vention in each county, as soon a
possible, for the purpose of county o,
i ganization.
e g. To entleavor, through these cor
+ yentions, through county organic;
tions and by correspondence, to secul
d not already organized.
d Officers elected for the year endir
a with the close Of the annual meetin
in June 1873:
If President-Mrs. Gov. David Wa
IS lace, of indianapolis
IL Secretary-Mrs. M. M. Finch,
>. indianapolis. .s
i Treasurer-Mrs William Reid,
Is Richmond.
VICE PRESIDENTS.
/ First District-Not appointed.
r Second District-Mrs.W w M. DEM
& Vincenncs. zr
- !, Third District Mrs. Rev. Charl
~ ~ Hutchinson. New Albany.
g Fourth District-Mrs Indiana 81
a yer, Madison
~ Fifth District-Martha Valentin
~ Richmond.
,s Sixth District-Mrs. NJ. II. Roge,
70 Knightstown.
Is Seventh District--Miss Auret
&c Hoyt, Indianapolis.
u Eighth District-Mrs. Prof. Pod
~ sin. Terre Haute
= Ninth District-Mrs. E. Sleepe
;f Lafayette. s
50 Tenth District-Not appointed.
ot Eleventh District-Mrs. Emn
"a Dickson. kokomo.
~ ~ Twelfth District-Mrs. Julia
oc Evaline, Fort Wayne.
=. Thirteenth-Not appointed.