The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1876-07-27

Sec. Z. 1t shall be the duty of the
| Corresponding Secretary to attend to all
| correspondence addressed to the Club,
and respond thereto in the name and
under the direction of the same, and re-
1, port his action at each regular meeting
| thereof
Sec. 8. 1t shall be the duty of the
Treasurer to take charge of all funde
belonging to the Club, keep an exact &C.
| count of the same and report his re.
| ceipts and disbursements once in each sue
ceeding month. He to pay out moneY
only upon a written order from the Pres.
ident of the Club.
Sec. 9. It shall be the duty of the
| Sergeant-at-arms and his assistants to
carry into effect the orders of the Pres
ident under the Constitution and the
Rules adopted pursuant thereto.
Sec. 10. He shall see to securing a
suitable place for the meeting of the
Club and the lighting and care of the
same.
ARTICLE III.
Sec. l. To the members of each DIS
trict Club must we lock for efficient CO.
operative work in the campaign.
Sec. 2. 1t is recommended that
each District Club shall have its own
headquarters, transact its own business,
provided no action of theirs shall in any
manner conflict with this Constitution
and the Rules governing the same.
ARTICLE. ".
Sec, l. Any male citizen not under
eighteen years of age, of good moral
character, may become a member of this
Club by signing this Constitution.
Sec. 2. A quorum shall consist of
fifteen members Of the Club and shall
be competent to attend to all business
coming before it.
Sec. 3. There shall be a regular
meeting once a month-held on the
----, and there shall be such called
meetings as the President may order.
ARTICLE V.
Sec. l. This Constitution may be
altered or amended on one weeks notice
present at each regular meeting, or at a
meeting called for the same.
Sec. ,. The Rules of this Club may
be altered, amended, suspended or Gre
ated by a vote Of a majority of the mem
bers present at any meeting.
The order of business shall be as fol-
lows:
First. Calling of the roll, unless dis
penssd with.
Second. Reading of the Minutes of
the last meeting.
Third. The Report of the Cores
bonding Secretary.
Fourth. The Report of the Treasurer.
Fifth. The Reports of the Civil Distri,t
Clubs.
Sixth. The Report & other Committees
Seventh Unfinished business.
Eighth. New business.
Signed,
J. J. DUPUY, Chairman,
A. T. MCNBAL,
GEO. w AKMISTE
FRANK WILLIAMS,
GEO. w. HARDIN.
Gen. DupuY, then, as Chairman, fully
and fOrclbly explained the workings of
the Constitution and showed that this
Club woull unite and strengthen the
Democracy of Hardemau. lie eloquent
ly entreated every voter, white and col
ored, to rally around this organization
and be prepared in November to show
radicalism that the time has come for it
to surrender the scePter of federal rule.
After the close of Gen. Dupuys speech,
on motion of Col. Marsh Polk, the report
was unanimously ad opted. On motion
the gentlemen constituting this Commit
tee were appointed committee on Per
menent Organization. The Committee
to report at meeting to be held next
! Saturday afternoon at clock. At the
request of the Chairman, persons
present came forward in q crowd and
signed their names to the roll of member,
ship. Between seventy-fve and hun
dred persons were then and there en-
rolled as a commencement
In response to calls, Geo. w. Arm
ietead came forward and spoke in favor
of thorough organization in order t.
meet and defeat the Grantism of thu
Hayes and Wheeler ticket.
Col Marsh Polk responded to lou
calls and said THAT Tildeu as refOrmer
had inaugurated a grand work CT reform
in the Empire Statc-having reduced the
annual State taxation from fourteen t
seven millions" ''And, said the speaker
eff TiIden has done SO much for Ney
York; how infinitely more can he an
will he not do for his country, as it
Chief Magistrate"
Gen. Nicely was invited to speak bu
declined, saying that he would reserv
himself for another occasion.
Prof Hubbard, in answer to calls, &C
dressed few timely words to the colo
ed people present on the late disgracefu
Hamburg affair.
Geo. w. Hardin was next called, an
in a stirring manner, denounced radics
ism and exhorted all to stand by Tide
and Hendricks.
, A. NJ Lambeth, ESQ., from Middleton
being present, was called and responde
By abiding to his lifelong devotion
, democratic principles. He cordially e
dorsed the organ ization of the Club an
pledged his Sc elton to give it a hear
support.
After this very pleasant reunion
r the democracy, it was resolved to no
: theI next NEE ting for Permsn snt q
ganization next Saturday afternoon at
, O'Clock, at which we hope to see an il
; nense turnout of the "unterrifed',