The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1881-12-24
VOL IA.
Important Work by the Planters
association.
Atlanta constitutional


raising funds and organization of
Association which report was
adopted. The report was as fol
lows:
The Committee on Ways and
Means consider that the power and
usefulness of this Association re-
quire an increase of funds and
membership. AS way of attain
ing these ends, we offer the follow
ing resolutions:
/ |. The President shall appoint
nine members of the Executive
Committee for the ensuing year,
and every cotton State shall give
in the name of one member to the
President, but in default of their
doing so the President shall fill
such vacancies, and five members
shall constitute a quorum. 1t
shall be the duty of this commit
tee to compose a Constitution and
Bylaws for the Association, or
only one of the aforesaid if they
deem it sufficient, which shall gov
ern this organization until its next
regular meeting and then shall be
submitted to the National Conven-
ton. 1t shall compose a Charter
and Bylaws to regulate a Branch
Association in every cotton State
and for every county.
.. To constitute these branch or
ganizations, the President shall ap-
point committee of four for every
State, to which shall be added the
Vice President of that State, who
shall be ex-offlciO chairman of the
committee, and this committee,
shall provide for every township,
or district, or ward.
The County Committee shall
convene County Convention at
its discretion for organization, at
which every planter or farmer who
shall subscribe to the roll or MEM
bership and pay $1,00, which shall
be an annual due, shall be a men,
Der, and may participate in the pro-
ccedings and permanent organiza-
tion.
After permanent organization
has been effected the Convention
shall elect its permanent commit
tee of one from each township
and the State Convention which
shall be convened as may be direct
ed, shall elect its permanent com
mittee, with the Nice-President as
Chairman.
3A uniform day shall be appoint
ed forall regular State meetings,
and also for all regular county,
meetings, and also for all regular
township or ward meetings.
4. After the organization as pro-
vided for in section 3 shall have
been effected, the Chairman shall
publish as directed the days for
township and county meetings, and
the township meetings shall ap-
point delegates to tho County Con-
ventions, the County Conventions
shall appoint delegates to the State
Conventions, and the State Con
ventions shall appoint delegates to
the National Conventions.
8. A due allowance shall be made
! for defraying the expenses of del
egates to the State and National
Conventions, and the fees of 81 90
shall be divided between the State
and National treasury as may be
directed.
9. The Executive Committee is
| further charged with establishing
a system of checks and balances,
and of vouchers and forms for the
handling of Association funds and
for transacting the business of the
Association. They shall fix the
salaries of the employees ofthe AS
sociation-restricted to a basis of
industry and economy, and they
shall pass upon every claim against
the association before the same is
paid.
Z. Every State shall have per.
manent Secretary, who shall be
paid, and there must be at least.
one Secretary for the National As
sociation who must be paid.
8. The President and the Execu-
tive Committee are charged with
the execution of these duties, and
of doing all else under these gen.
eral directions that may be neces-
sary for the good of the Associa-
ton. All laws or bylaws in con-
flict with these resolutions are
hereby repealed. The President
/ is ex-ofticio chairman of the Execu-
tive Committee.
Special to Times s-Democrat.
Mobile, Dee. 12.-On Saturday
one Charles Leslie was arrested