Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-08-10
ARTICLE XIX.

shall enforce this provision by sufficient
penalties without delay.
SECTION 2. The manufacture or sale
of intoxicating liquors for the purposes
excepted in the preceding section shall
be regulated by adequate laws.
AND WHEREAS, In response to the pc.
titions of one huacired thousand voterS, at
the last session of the Legislature of our
State, the House of Representatives by
large majority decided in favor of sub
mitting the foregoing amendment to a
vote of the people therefore,
ReSOLVed, That this Convention COM
posed of citizens of Centre county, to
renew this effort, do now proceed to or
ganize county Association auxiliary to
the State Association, and adopt the
following:
CONSTITUTION.
ARTICLE I.-NAME.
This Organization shall be called the
Constitutional Temperance Amendment
Association of Centre county.
ARTICLE Il.-OBJECT.
The object of this Association shall be
to secure such a State Legislature as
will give the voters of this Common
wealth an opportunity to decide by bal
lot whether they desire the Constitu.
tional Amendment recited in the fore
going preamble, prohibiting the manu-
facture or sale of Intoxicating Liquors
for drinking purposes.
ARTICLE III. MEMBERs-REPREsENTA
Delegates to meetings or conventions
of the County Association shall be elec.
ted and commissioned by each auxiliary
Association in the ratio of one delegate
to each twenty-five members or frac-
tional part of that number.
The county meetings or conventions,
shall be composed of the officers of the
County Association, and delegates from
the borough and township Associations,
Ministers and Representatives from
Churches, Sunday Schools, and from
such other organizations as the County
Executive Committee may determine.
Delegates to annual or special con.
Ventions of the State Association shall
be elected and commissioned in accord.
ance with the Constitution of the State
Association.
No member shall be eligible to office,
or as delegate who is not subscriber
to at least one share of stock to the
funds of the Association.
ARTICLE IV.-OFFIcERs.
The officers of this Association shall
be President, seven Vice Presidents,
Secretary and Treasurer, who shall be
elected annually by ballot.
ARTICLE V.-ExECUTIvE COMMITTEE.
There shall be an Executive Commit
tee composed OF the President, Secreta-
ry and Treasurer, and as many addi-
tional members as may be necessary to
give each township and borough Associ
alton at least one representative in the
Committee.
The officers and Executive Commit.
tee and Delegates, shall, if possible, be
composed of persons allied with and
representing all the political parties in
Centre county. The additional mem.
bers of the Committee shall be elected
annually by the Association at the same
time as the other officers. A quorum
shall consist of the members present at
any meeting after due notice has been
given by the President or Secretary.
ARTICLE VI.-DUTIEs OF OFFICERS.
The officers shall discharge such du.
ties pertaining to their respective Off.
ces as are usual in other similarly or.
ganized bodies.
The Secretary shall keep complete
Eecord, report meetings, keep faithful
account of all shares OF stock subscribed,
receive all money paid on same or 9th.
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deposit same with the Treasurer.
The Treasurer shall pay out money
only on orders approved by the Execu-
tive Committee except the first dollar
subscriptions and collection, which he
shall pay according to Article VII.
The Secretary and Treasurer shall re-
port annually to the Association.
The Executive Committee shall co.
operate with and assist the State Exec.
utiVe Committee in carrying out their
plans of work, and through the Secreta.
ry shall report to the Secretary of the
State Association monthly, the enroll.
ment and increased membership of the
county the number of shares OF stock
subscribed during the month, and mon
eys received, remitting the same to the
Secretary of the State Association ac-
cording to Article VII. The Committee
shall during the year organize at least
one branch Constitutional Amendment
Association in each borough and towp.
ship In Centre country, giving to each
q constitution. embodying the princi
ples of the State Association, and in
harmony with this constitution, and in
general TO have oversight of the entire
work of the Association, control its
funds, furnish speakers, or organizers,
temperance literature, and secure with.
In the political parties recognition Of
our principles, and the nomination and
election Of such Legislative Candidates