The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1880-10-23
Constitution OF the Louisiana Press
Association.

The object Of the Louisiana Press
Association is to encourage irateeni.
ty among publishers and editors, to
adopt meane for elevating the stand.
ard Of journalism, and secure Just and
adequate compensation to oil per.
cons engaged In the profession,
whether ~ publishers or editors: but
this Association shall restrict ito
legislation to these purposes.
SECTIeN 1. The officers shall con.
oist Of . President, two Vice. resi.
dents. and . Secretary, who shall
also be Treasurer.
S1c. Z. These officers shall be
elected annually, and shall hold their
positions until their successors arc
duly elected and installed.
Sec. 3. The first election under
this Constitution shall be held on
the occasion Of the adoption Of this
Constitution, or az soon thereafter as
may be practicable.
Sec. 4. All officers shall be elect.
ed BY ballot, and q majority OF legal
votes shall be required to elect,
See. s. Should any vacancy occur
BY death. resignation or otherwise,
10 any office Of this Association, the
same shall be filed by appointment
Of the Executive Committee.
Sec. 6. IN ell elections, or upon
oil questions voted upon BY tho A.
soctati0u, each Newspaper belonRiuR
to tho Association shall bo entttled
20 cast one vote.
MEllBERsHIp.
Sec. l. Any person OF rood moral
character. who 10 . publisher, editor
or associate editor OF an established
and legitimate Newspaper, may b
elected . member of this Association.
Applications for membership ohall
DO made TO tho Secretary II writing,
accom- panied by tho membership Zee.
The Secretary shall refer tho %.
plication TO the Executive Committee,
TO DO reported on by said committee
ct the next regular meeting OF the
Association, whom the came ohali be
acted upon. All elections OF mem.
bers shall be by ballot. Seven Oh.
favorable ballots shall reject.
Sec. Z. The annual membesohip
lee ehall be five dollars.
DUTIES OF 0TIICEls.
Sec. /. The President shall pre.
side at oil meetings Of the A1oocis,
ton, decide OIL questions Of tho Con.
stitution aud Bylaw, and perform
such other duties % may b required
Of him by tho Association. 10 tho
absence Of tho President, tho vioe.
Presidents, 10 the order named, shall
perform the duties Of tho President.
Sec. z. The Secretary shall keep
. faithful record Of the proceedings
Of oil meetings, receive Oh moneys
due the Association, and disburDe tho
Same on the order Of tho President.
He shall conduct oil correspondence
u tho Association, and at tho end
OF each year shall render a account
OF hiS receipts and disbursement,
together With . report Of BIZ omclal
ExECUTIvI OoNuIT1HI.
Sec. I. The Executive Committee
shall consist Of Ave member. % b
appointed BY tho Preeident at Zach
annual meeting Of tho Association.
Beeides tho duties herelnbelore Pc.
scsibed respecting applications for
membership. they shall have power
. reQuise the Pfeoident. 70 csll ope-
c3al meetings when theY deem Il
necessary, they shall, during tho NJ
cetjons Of the Association. b chatg-
Cd With the duty Of considering mat.
ters BY them doomed important 20
the Association, and report tho same.
With recommendation, ae any reGu-
lar or special meeungs.
At oil meetings twenty membe3
shall constitute Q quorum Tor to
Transaction Of business. At each
regular meeting tho time and pIaoe
Of holding tho next annual oeoo5oo
Shal b 0xsd BY tho Association.
This Constitution may b 4mo0d-
Cd q any regular meeting By . ma-
jogity Of tWo1 hirdO Of tho member.
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