Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-01-17
akEXICO ON IT'S FEET"
ASSOCIATION MISREPRESENTATION
ADOPTED.


in last weeks LEDGER, there was q
mass meeting of the citizens of Mexi-
CO at the court house and q citizens
association formed to unite in invit-
ing skill and capital to our city and
county, and advance our public in
terests in every way that may tend't
progress.
The following officers were elected
and the appended constitution ad-
opted:
OFFICERS.
j. E. Hutton, President: j. III.
Bush, ice-President w. w. Fry,
Recording Secretary J. j. Gill, Cor
responding Secretary VIM. Pollock,
Treasurer.
CONSTITUTION.
Act. /. This organization shall be
known as the Mexico Citizens Asso-
citation.
Act II. The object Of this Associa-
ton shall be to promote the manu-
featuring, commercial and industrial
interests of Mexico and Audrain coun-
ty and especially to induce skill and
capital to locate in our midst.
Act III. Persons may become
members of this association by sign
ing the constitution and bylaws and
paying a fee of one dollar each.
Act ~. The officers of this asso-
citation shall co lsist of a president,
yice-president, recording secretary,
corresponding secretary and treasur-
er, who shall be elected by ballot
semi-annually and who shall hold
their offices until their successors are
elected and qualified.
Act V. It shall be the duty of the
president, and in his absence it shall
be the duty OF the vice-president, TO
preside at all meetings, to appoint
all committees hereinafter provided
for, and to exercise all other honors
generally pertaining 10 such an office.
Act vi. It shall be the duty of the
recording secretary to keep a correct
record OF all meetings of the associa-
ton, and to assist the corresponding
secretary when so required by the
association.
Act VII. 1t shall be the duty of
corresponding secretary to appropri-
ate and promptly conduct all the cor
respondence of the association.
Act VII. 1t shall be the duty of
the treasurer to collect all the money
due the association and safely hold
the same subject to the order of the
association.
Act IX. The following committees
to consist of three members of each,
shall be appoln ed by the president
at the beginning of his term Of offic,
viz: Committee on manufactures and
industries, committee on commerce,
committee on advertisement, commit
tee on streets and roads, committee
on education and committee on legis-
lation ; whose dutie it shall be to ex-
anime and report as to all interests
appertaining To their respective de-
partments and an executive commit
tee, whose duty it shall he to provide
and prepare a suitable place for the
meetings of the association, and in
all ways TO promote the comfort and
conveniences thereof, and such 9th
er duties as may be requested of them
by the association.
Act y. The regular meetings of
this association shall be held on the
third Monday in each month, at such
an hour as the association may from
time to time direct. And the presi-
dent may cali a special meeCing at
any time, when SO requested by five
members of the association. And
fifteen members shall at all times
constitute q quorum.
Act ri. No amendment to this
constitution shall he entertained ex-
cept when u majority vote of the
members present, and 4 two thirds
vote Of the members present shall be
necessary to the adoption of such
amendment.
Nearly every one present signed
the above constitution.