The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1876-08-03
FROM sPRINGDALE.

-N. EsHtor.--A meeting was
called by joint committee Of the
Good Templars and Literary Tenn
perance society of this place on July
18th, to report constitution and by
laws for prosecuting club. The
following is the constitution and by
laws as adopted at this meeting:
PREAMBLE.
WHEREAS, Intoxicating liquors are
sold in the State Of Iowa in violation
of law, be it resolved that as tenn
perancc aud moral people, we are OPP
posed to the sale of Intoxicating
liquors as beverage, and especially
to the Illegal traffic therein; and to
the end that the persons or parties
engaged therein may be prosecuted
and the people protected from its
evil influences and disastrous effects,
we, whose names are appended here
to, do publish and solemnly declare
that We will resist and oppose all il
legal traffic in intoxicating liquors
wherever the law is violated, in
Springdale, Iowa, or Cover town
ship (of Cedar county,, and in such
other parts of the county or State as
the President and executive commit
tee may think proper. Therefore, we
whose names are subscribed hereto
do organize ourselves into a society
which shall be known IS the Spring
dale Prosecuting Club.
CONSTITUTION.
ARTICLE !. Any person may be-
como 4 member Of this society by
signing the constitution aud paying
the membership fee.
ARTICLE Ii. The officers of this
society shall consist of President,
Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer
and Executive Committee Of three
(3), whose term Of Office shall be for
one year, or till their successors shall
BE elected.
ny LAWS.
Ist. 1t shall DO the duty of the
President to preside at all meetings
unless prevented by unavoidable
to sue out all infor-
in case of violation of the
law; to attend in person all prosecu-
tions, and to call meeting Of this
when in his opinion it is
deemed necessary.
End. 1t shall be the duty Of the
Vice President to attend all meet
ings; to preside in the absence of
the President, and to perform all the
duties of the President when so re-
CURED.
Sd. 1t shall be the duty of the
Secretary to keep the minutes of all
meetings; to draw orders on the
treasury for all bills allowed by the
to notify the members,
as far as practicable, Of any meeting
Of this society when SO directed by
the President, and in the absence of
The President and Vice President to
call the house to order.
9TH. 1t shall be the duty Of the
Treasurer to collect all dues and
assessments Of the organization, and
to pay all orders that are properly
signed BY the President and Secre-
AIRY.
9th. 1t shall be the duty of the
Committee to ascertain
when any violation Of the law has
occurred, and to report the same to
he President and Secretary; to use
lue diligence to discover testimony
md to render all necessary aid in the
Of all cases; to attend all
rails; to employ counsel, and TO
audit all claims against this organiza-
ion when so required by the Presi-
lent.
Gh. Each person shall pay mem
,ership fee of twenty-five cents.
9TH. This society shall make as
.essmcnts to defray the necessary
expenses for all prosecutions.
9Th. Any member may withdraw
rom this association at any time by
lotifying .he Secretary and paying
ii assessments made aud those to be
made ON account of prosecutions
at the time the Secretary
hall receive such notice.
9th. The annual meeting Of this
ociety shall be held on the first Sat-
lrday in March at 7 p. NJ.
10Th. Ten members shall consti-
ute quorum.
1lth. The constitution and by
avs may be amended at any annual
meeting.
After the adoption Of the consttu-
ion aud bylaws the following per-
ons were elected to ell the different
'flces for the ensuing year: Thomas
lanes, President; Lawrie Tatum,
Vice Presi lent; G. II. Wickersham,
Secretary; Israel Negus, Treasurer;
)ilworth Schooley, Moses Varney
nd G. Ii. Maris, Executive Commit
zee.
All that this society asks is that
he law may be obeyed. The pres
mt prohibitory law in this State will
&c found sufficient if the temperance
element will see to it that this law is
enforced. 1t is desirable
hat the friends of temperance form
themselves into local societies Of this
character not only in different parts
II Cedar county but in every tem-
oerance community throughout the
State. Any information that may be
desired on this subject will be gladly
furnished by either the President or
Secretary of this society.
G. Ii. WICKEgsHAM, Sec'y.
Springdale, Iowa, July 9th, 1876 |