The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1877-10-04
MEETING OF FARMERS LAST SAT
T1RDAY.

URDAY.
They Adopt a Constitution, and AppoiRt
Committee to Wait Upon the Mer-
chants.
Pursuant to previous notice, delegations
from the associations Of Lincoln and ad.
Joining counties met in convention at tile
| Courthouse, in Brookhaven, October I'd,
and adopted the following Constitution:
We, the farmers and workingmeu Of
Lincoln and adjacent counties, in order to
form a nor perfect union OF the working
classes, and to secure their rights as citi-
zens of the State of Mississippi, and to ad-
vance the interest Of agriculture, to raise
it from its present degrading thraldom and
| place it on a sure and firm basis, thereby
securing its prosperity and the happiness
and prosperity of our people,. to promote
the general welfare Of agriculture, we In
woke the assistance and cooperation OF
those who are friendly to the cause of ag.
| riculrure to lend US their ready and cordi-
al assistance.
ARTICLE I.
SECTION l. This association shall be
known and designated as the Farm
ers' and Workingmen's Central As
ISOLATION of Lincoln and adjacent u
ties, until the adjacent counties shall form
county central associations in their several
counties. Then to be known as the Lin
coin county Central Association.
Sec. 2. This association shall be com
posed of five members of each sub-associ-
alton, elected annually at the regular meet
ing of such association next preceding the
anniversary of September 18th, in each
and e~very<Sear.
Sec. 8 That said delegates shall meet
at the Courthouse, in the town of Brook
haven, on the 18th of September next at
ter their election. Should that day fall on
Sunday, the meeting shall be held on the
preceding day. or as soon thereafter as
practicable.
Sec. 4. That the acting President shall
| call the meeting to order, and proceed to
hold an election for officers for the ensuing
year in the usual way.
Sec. 5. That all elections of this a~ssocia-
ton shall be by ballot, the candidate Sc
curing a majority of the votes cast shall be
declared duly elected, and Immediately en-
ter upon the duties incumbent on the same.
Sec. 6. The officers of this association
shall be a President, Vice President. Score
tary and Treasurer, who shall hold their
offices for one year or until their success
0rs are elected.
Sec. 7. That the President shall preside
over all meetings of this association, and
in his absence the Vice President shall
preside, and in the absence of both a ma
iority Of the members present shall call
some member to the chair, who shall pre-
side az Chairman of said meeting. That
the Secretary and Treasurer shall preform
such duties as usually pertain to their Of
fee.
Sec. s. This association shall not be open
for business except five be present, the rep
| resentatives of not less than three subordi.
nate associations.
Sec. 9. This association shall haye the
superintendsnce of all sub-associations I'M
der its jurisdiction and direct all their
work, as in their judgment may seem best
for the general welfare of all.
ARTICLE H..
SECTION /. This association shall meet
IN the town Of Brookhaven or such other
place as this association may deem proper,
on the first Monday in each month, or at
such other time and place as a majority of
the members present may deem best suited
to all concerned.
Sec. 2. That the President shall appoint a
committee of three, at the first meeting in
each year, as a committee of correspond
ence, whose duty it shall be to correspond
with all agricultural societies throughout
Ithis and other States, as they may deem
expedient, and lay the result of their cor
respondence before the association for ac-
ton.
Sec. 8. The President shall appoint an
nually a committee, to be composed of one
representative from each sub-association,
on ways and means, who shall inquire into
the expediency of holding an Agricultural
Fair, in each year, at a suitable place In
this county, for the purpose Of exhibiting
the agricultural products, stock of all
kinds, poultry, horticultural products,
farming Implements, the work OF mechan-
les. ladies' needle work Of all kinds, Gull
nary of all kinds, all to be the products
of this and adjoining counties.
Sec. 4. That the details IN carrying out
the above section shall be committed TO
said committee.
ARTICLE III.
SECTION |, That the farmers and work
ingmen's movement is not only a move
ment against capital removed out of the
legitimate channelsof Legitimate trade lex
tortion and usury) but for the noble and
grand purpose of eleyating agriculture
from the debasing position which it now
occupies to the position it should and
does occupy in ali civil and enlightened
portions of the globe.
Sec. 2. That it is incumbent on each
and every member Of this and all sub-as-
sociations to exert themselves to their ut
most in this great work, and we shall sue
coed.
Sec. 3. That in elevating agriculture to
l.; proper status the SAME motive power
will elevate labor, which all know is In a
sad condition. One cannot succeed with
out the other. -.
Sec. 4. Our motto shall be edward and
Upward"
The following resolution was unanimous
" adopted.
Resolved, BY this association, That u
members who have bought goods and sup
plies on time offer, in settlement with
their merchants, twenty-five Per cent. per
anmum onthe cash prices Of such goods and
supplies at the date OF their purchase, and
that they settle their accounts in cash or in
cotton at the market price.
A committee, composed Of V. b. Watts,
J. NJ. Matthews and G. ID. Lotion, was ap-
pointed to meet the merchants at Brook
haven, Saturday morning, October 9th,
1877.
Resolved, That THE LEDGER and Comet
be requested to publish the foregoing pro-
ceedings.
On motion the convention adjourned to
meet again on Saturday the 18th inst.
L. BLUE, President.
Y. B. WATTS, Secretary.
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