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LOCAL MATTERS.
PROCEEDINGS LOUISIANA PRESS
CONVENTION.
WASHINGTON FIRE CO.'S HALL,
RATON RnIHE OcInher u 1890

by President McCranie, at 10 A. NJ.
The Secretary called the roll and an
bounced nineteen members present
three absent.
The minutes of yesterdays session
were read and adopted.
Capt. Charles A. Brusle, of the her
vile South, and Mr.. A. J. Lafargue, O
the Marksville Bulletin, were announced
present, and their names added to the
roll. Mr.. Lafargue stated that he was
authorized to represent the Marksvillt
Review, and that Journal was added tt
the roll of those appearing by proxy.
Major Burke, on behalfof the Commit
tee on Permanent Organization, submit
ted the following report:
To the President and Members of the Press Con
ventiOn:
Your Committee on Permanent Organ.
ization beg leave to present for your con
sideration the subjoined:
CONSTITUTION OF THE LOUISIANA PRESS
ASSOCIATION.
The object ofthe Louisiana Press Association
is to encourage fraternity among publishers and
editors, TO adopt means for elevating the stand
ard Of journalism, and secure just and adequate
compensation to all persons engaged in the pro
fcssiOn whether as publishers or editors; but this
Association shall restrict its legislation to these
purposes.
SECTION THE officers shall consist of Presi
dent, two ViCcPresidents, and a Secretary, who
shall also be Treasurer.
SEC. 2.-Thcsc officers shall bcclcctcd annually,
and shall hold their positions until their success.
sors arc duly elected and installed.
Sec. 3. The first election under this C0nstitu.
ton shall he held on tho occasion of the adoption
of this Constitution, Or as soon thereafter as may
be practicable.
Sec. 4. All officers shall be- elected by ballot
and majority of legal votes shall be required to
elect.
Sec. 5. Should any vacancy occur by death,
resignation or otherwise, in any Office of this
Association, the same shall be filed be appoint
ment Of tho Executive Committee.
Sec. u. In all elections or upon all questions
voted upon by the Association each newspaper
belonging to tho Association shall be entitled to
EAST one vote.
MEMBERSHIP.
Sec. l.. Any person Of good moral character,
who is a publisher, editor or associate editor of
IA established aud legitimate newspaper, may
be elected member Of this Association Appli
cations for membership shall be made to the
Secretary in writing, accompanied by the mem
bership fec. The Secretary shall refer the ap-
pcatOn to the Executive Committee, to be
reported on by said committee at the next reg
uar meeting of the Association, when the same
shall be acted upon. All elections OF members
shall be by ballot. Seven unfavorable ballots
shall reject.
Sec. 9. The annual membership fee shall be
five dollars.
DUTIES or OFFICERS.
Sec |. The President shall preside at all
meetings of the Association, decide all uues
tons of the Constitution and BY Laws and
perform such other duties as may be required
OF him by tho Association. In the absence of
the President, the Vice. Presidents in the order
named shall perform the duties of tho Presi
dent.
Sec. . The Secretary shall keep a faithful
record OF the proceedings of all meetings, re-
Ceive all monies due the Association, and dis.
bnrse the same on the order of tho President.
He shall conduct all correspondence of the As
ISOLATION, and at the end of each year shall
render an account of his receipts and disbursc.
ments together with report of his official &C.
tiOns.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
Sec |. Tho Executive Committee shall con.
slst OF five members. to be appointed by the
President at each annual meeting of the Asso.
citation. Besides the duties hereinbefOre pre-.
scribed respecting applications for membership,
they shall have power to require the President
to call special meetings when they deem it
thn,ru ~, Al
the Association, be charged with the duty of
considering matters by them deemed important
to the Association, and report the same, with
recommendations, at any regular or special
meetings.
MEETINGS.
AT all meetings twenty members shall con-
stitu'o quorum for tho transaction of business.
At each regular meeting tho time and place of
holding the next annual session shall be fixed
by the Association.
AMENDMENTS.
This Constitution may be amended Mt any
regular meeting by a majority of two.thirds OF
G. W. McCRANIE, Chm'n.
f.. A. BURKE,
CIV. REESE,
J. II. COSGROVE,
W. G. ANNIS,
"A. SANDOZ.
On motion of Mr.. Jastremski, the re-
port was received; and on motion of
Major Burke, it was resolved to take
the same up for consideration section by
section.
The various articles and sections of
the report were read and adopted with
out opposition until the section referring
to amendments was reached, when
Col. Smallwood moved to strike out the
words, "of two-tllrds," leaving it with
III the option OF majority Of members of
the Association to amend the Constitu-
ton. After discussion tho motion was
rejected by vote of ayes to ID nays.
On motion of Mr., Bentley, the Consti
tuition was then adopted as % whole,
there being no opposition.
Col. Smallwood moved that the Secre-
tary take the signatures of the members
present, on blank sheet of paper and
attach the same to u fair copy of the Con
s'ltntlonto bepreparedby him-adopted.
Tho Chair announced % recess for the
purpose OF receiving the signatures of
the members.
Inc convention being again called
to order, the Secretary reported HAVING
received the signatures of eighteen mem.