The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1875-08-13
CENTENNIAL ASSOCIATION FOR
LYON COUNTY.

LYON COUNTY.
PURSUANT TO a published call, a meeting
was held Jaly Dist, at the Ofice OF T.. b..
MaxsOn, in this city, at which time the
following constitution was adopted:
On motion, Board of managers was
elected, consisting of the Trustees of the
various townships, the Mayor of the city
of Emporria, and one other from each
township and city, as follows:
CoNSTITpTIoQ or THE Centennial AS
ISOLATION or IRE COUNTY or Lyon,
AND STATE OF KANSAS.
Art. ]. The name Of this organization
shall be the Centennial Association for
the county of Lyon.
Art ,. This Association is organized
for the purpose of collecting and forward
ing to the State Centennial Managers at
Topeka, for exhibition at Philadelphia,
in Fennsylvania, In 1876, materials, inclu-
ding SELECTIONS ana specimens of nature,
art and industry, in the county OF Lyon,
so as TO represent at far as possible, and to
the best advantage, the natural and artifi-
ciaI RESOURCES OF the county: the rocks,
mines and 'qnarrieS; che RraiFies, bills and
forests; the fields, gardens and ORCHARDS;
the grains, grasses, fruits and vegetables;
tho trees, shrubs and flowers; the soil
its productions, Quality and capacity,
ton shall be carried on in the City of EIn-
moria, county of Lyon, State of Kansas.
Art. 4 The existence OF this AssOcia-
ton shall be until January 1, 1877.
Art, =. This Association shall have a
Township Trustees, and Mayor OF EmPO-
ria, apd one other member Of'the AssOcia-
ton from each township and city.
Art, O., This Association shall elect
President, Vice President, Secretary, and
TreasureF, who shall be eE-OtficiO officers
of the Board Of Managers.
Part. Z. This Association may adopt
by laws, rules and regulations not incOn-
consistent with this constitution.
Art. Any person may become = member
of this Association by subscribing to the
constitution, and upon the payment OF
the sum of twenty i've cents,
Art. 8. This constitution may be amen
ded by twO.thirds vote Of the members
present at any meeting, notice having
been given a. any previous ~ Getting thai
such a vote Will be taken,
Agnes City-Garrett DeBann, Hon. RObt
Me MILAN; Americus-S. p. Elliot, Hon
John w. 10y; Center-Daniel Bitter, l..
o. Priest; EmpOria-T. p. Hall, w. b
Ross; EImeRdaro w. J. Combs, WI F.
Hardin; EmpGrla City-lOhn Bay, 4. r
Bancroft; FREMONT. II. COwal, A. W
Plumb; JacksOn-W. B. Scott, Il. c. Mar.
tin; Pike. e. Lynch, N. Lockerman;
Reading-H. f. Holmes, w. Fl. Douglas;
Water!Oo-F. NJ, Weaver, Chas. +, Paine.
The meeting then adjourned for one
week.
Pursuant TO adjournment, the meeting
was called to order by =. B. MaXson.
chairman, when the following bylaws
were adopted:
the Ist aud 81 Saturdays of each month,
as 10 3. M, and special meetings upon the
call OF the President and Secretary,
2. The Treasurer shall receive and
keep an accurate account OF all moneys
belonging to the Society. He shall pay
out no money except properly audited
and signed by the President and Seere-
tary.
3. The president, Secretary aud nine
members shall constitute quorum at any
| meeting.
4. The following Standing Committees
| shall be appointed: Executive; field prod
| ucts; orchard and garden products; beasts,
birds and fishes; soils, building stone,
minerals: botany; fine arts and mechanic
arts; and schools, churches aud county
history.
.. The order OF business at all regular
meetings shall be rs follows: Roll call, re-
port Of officers; introduction OF resOlu.
lions; miscellaneous business.
q. The Secretary shall report TO the
State Board of Centennial Managers, the
officers and directors of this Association,
as soon as this organization Is perfected,
| and shall report progress in the Variou.
departments regularly thereafter, on the
Monday next succeeding each regular
meeting.
:. These bylaws may be amended al
any regular meeting by a two-thirds vote
Of the mem bers present.
Every person present then Joined the
association by subscribing to the eonstltu.
ton, and paying twenty-five cents.
The association then preceded to the
election Of officers, which resulted as fol
lows:
=. b. Maxson, President; Robert Mill.
ken, Vice President; z. p. Bancroft. Sec
rotary; T. p. Hall, Treasurer.
On motion. the number ON each com.
mittee, provided for in the bylaws. wa,
fixed at three each, except for the Execu
tive committee, which consists of Eve.