Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1882-04-25
ENCOURAGING MANUFACTURES.


Constitution Adopted-Los Angeles
Society for the Promotion of Man.
ufactures Organized officers
Elected.
An adjourned meeting of citizens in
terested in the organization of a society
for the encouragement of manufactures
in Los Angeles was held at Union Hall
last evening.
The committee to prepare a plan of
organization reported the following con-
stitution.
| Article |. The name of this society
shall be the Los Angeles Society for the
Promotion of Manufactures.
OBJECTS.
Article 2. The objects of this Society
shall be the collection of information of
the material in this vicinity susceptible
of being worked into any of the many
articles required by society, and all pos
sible obtainable knowledge of the re-
sources of the country in it's power,
available for manufactures, and of mar
kets, freights and whatever information
will tend to stimulate and encourage
or render profitable manufacturing In
dustries of whatever kind, and the dis
semination of such information through
the press of the city
OFFICERS.
Article 3. The officers of this society
shall be IA President, Vice. President,
Secretary and Treasurer, to be chosen
annually by ballot. The President,
Vice-President, Secretary and Treasurer
shall constitute an Executive Commit
tee, and have power to call special
meetings, to serve during their continu-
ance in office.
MEMBERSHIP.
Article 4. Any legal male resident,
unless objected to by one or more men,
bers of the Society, may become men,
Der of this Society by subscribing to this
Constitution and the payment of one
dollar as an admission fee, and continue
a member by the annual payment of one
dollar
THE SECRETARY.
Article 5. The Secretary shall keep
record of all meeting and proceedings of
the Society, in book provided for that
purpose, and pay over to the Treasurer
all moneys he may receive, taking his re-
ceipt therefor.
THE TREASURER.
Article 6. The Treasurer shall have
charge of all funds of the Society, and
pay out the same upon the warrant of the
President, countersigned by the Secre-
tary.
SALARIES.
Article 7. No officer of this Society
shall receive any salary for his services.
MEETINGS.
Article s. The Society shall hold its
regular. meetings on the evenings of the
first Monday in each month, commend
ing at half past seven o'clock.
AMENDMENTS.
Article 8. The Constitution of the So
ciety may be amended by two-thirds
vote of the members present at any meet
ing, but written notice of such intended
change must be given one month in adj
| vance.
ORDER OF BUSINESS.
Article 10. Reading of Minutes.
|2-Report of Executive Committee. s.
Report of Committees. Addresses,
Communications and Bills. 5,-Admis-
sion of New Members. 6.-New Bust
ness. S.-Reports of Secretary and
Treasurer. ADJOURNMENT.
r. r. HAINEs,
GEO. L. HANLY,
Committee.
On motion, the report was adopted.
Those present then signed the Consti-
tuition, after which an election for Off
GERS was had with the following result:
President, A. H. Judson; Vice-Presi-
dent, B. F. Coulter; Secretary, f. A.
Edwards; Treasurer, r. r. Haines.
The meeting then adjourned until next
Monday evening.