The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1882-02-14
CALLING FOR CASH.
The Grocery Keepers Of the
City Refuse to Do a Credit
Business.
They Will Act Under a Consti-
tuition and Bylaws
Hereafter.

The grocery keepers OF Sedalia have
taken step IN the right direction, and
these engaged in other branches of bust
ness would do we'll To follow the example
Tine credit system has been carried on to
such an extent that dealers were compelled
to take some steps to- check it, and for
that purpose the Retail Grocers' Associa-
ton OF Sedaiia has been organized. The
following in connection Herewith has been
furnished the BAzoo for publication:
PREAMBLE.
With n thorough appreciation of the
truth OF that trite saying, I'm union there
Is strength" and with the firm belief that
by corporation comes success when indi-
vidual effort is protitless to the end that
the condition OF the grocery trade of Soda
liza may I've improved tn the greatest posi-
BILE degree i'm the belief that closer social
acquaintance would greatly tend to more
correct mutual understanding, and much
distrpst and prejudice would thereby be- re-
moved tn the end that extortion and un-
busine>s-like competition may be discour-
aged aud eventually prevented that such
ed Us shall seem for the true interests of
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trade when needed NAV be secured, for mr-
tual protection against those who prey up
IN the trade; with these objects i'm view,
We, the undersigned, do hereby compact
and constitute ourselves into an Organiza-
ton which shall be known as the Retail
Grocers Association of Sedalia
Art. |. The association, formed for the
mutual protection and benefit OF the retail
srocers OF Seda!ia, shall be known as the
Retail Grocers' Association of Sedalia.
Art. =. The officers of this association
shall consist OF Il president, vice president
and secretary, who shall also act as treas
urer.
Arts. The duties of the president shall
he To preside over the meetings, appoint
committees, preserve order and call special
meetings when necessary. The duties of
the ice-president shall be to act i'm place
of the president when absent. The duties
of the secretary shall be to keep a
record Of the minutes of each meeting. and
preserve the same, and keep all the neces-
sary books and papers of the association
To receive and account for all monies
due aud received by the association, and to
pay out the same by the consent of the
association and on order of the president
The secretary shall have power to appoint
an assistant to- act In his absence.
Art. 4. Each charter member shall paw
to the association an initiation fee of three
dollars, and each member shall pay fine
OF twenty-five cents for nOn-attendance at
regular meetings, to- defray expenses.
Art. ,. The officers shall be elected for
the term of one year at a regular meeting.
and shall hold office until their successors
are elected
Art d The officers of the association
shall he elected by ballot. the one re-
ceiving the largest number of votes shall
DE declared elected.
Art. 4. The regular meeting shall be
held at such place as shall be decided BY
the association. The regular meetings
shall he held on the LIST and Sd FRIDAYS of
each month. at eight o'clock.
Art. s. Every member of this associa-
ton shall. when elected, be understood as
pledging himself upon honor to faithfully
CONFORM to the provisions of the Constitu =
ton and Bylaws.
Art. 9. Assessments may be levied for
special purposes upon an affirmative vote
OF three fOurth> of all members present at
any regular meeting.
Ara, TO- Ii shall be the duty of men,
bers OF this association to present Informal
ton OF any unfair, unmercantile, or unjust
act of any manufacturer or dealer with
whom members of this association have
dealings, who shall thereupon recommend
to the association such action as they NAV
deem expedient.