The news., 1882-12-19

dants, selected by the Sheriff in their in
/ terest. In other words it was packed
jury.
The Committee on Bylaws, ETC., for
the government of the body then present
ed the following
The Committee on Permanent Organi-
zation and Rules respectfully report that
they recommend the adoption Of the fol-
lowing Constitution and Bylaws
Name.
This Organization shall be called the
Burlington County Anti-Brbery Associa-
tion.
Object.
The object OF this Association shall be.
as its name implies. the prevention Of
| bribery at elections.
Membership
All citizens of Burlington county who
shall sign their names to the resolutions
of permanent organization already adop-
ted by the convention, or copy or copies
! thereof, shall be members of the Associa-
ton.
Officers and Committees.
The officers and committees Of the AS
sociation shall be as follows, viz.
OFFIcERs.-President, Vice President !,
Secretar and Treasurer.
COMMITTEES. = Advisory Committee
and Executive Committee.
Executive C6masittee.
The Executive Committee shall be com
posed of eight (S) members; and the Pres
ident, Vice President, Secretary and
Treasurer Of this Association, and like
wise four other members thereof 10 be ap-
pointed by the President, shall constitute
| the same.
Tie AdgisOry CoMmittee.
The Advisory Committee shall be COM
| posed ot the Executive Committee and of
at least two persons from each township
in the county, TO oe selected by said Ex-
| ecutive Committee.
Election Of Officers aud Term Of Office.
All elective officers Of this Association
shall be chosen by majority of those
| present at any meeting thereof such
| choice to be indicated by show Of
| hands,
They shall hold their office for the
term Of one year after their election, or
until a successor shall be elected
Duties Of Officers.
PREsrDENr.-TheP President shall pre-
side at all meetings at which he shall be
, present and shall be authorized to call the
| Executive Committee together at any
time He may also fix upon the date Of
the meeting Of the Advisory Committee
in accordance with and subject TO the
provisions hereinafter contained.
VICE PREsIDENT.-In the absence of
the President, the Vice President shall
preside, and in case of the sickness or
disability Of the Pre.ident. he may per-
orm any Of the functions Of the Presi-
| dent
SEcRETARY.-TheS Secretary shall keep
the minutes ofthis Association and ofthe
Executive and Advisory Committees.
He shall call the Executive Committee
| together whenever requested to do so by
the President or any three members Of
said Committee (of which three he may
| be o1el. He shall also call the Advisory
| Committee together, not more than four.
or less than two weeks before each cleo
| ton 10 be held throughout the county,at a
| date TO be fixed by the President and at
| such other times as may be ordered bv
the Executive Committee.
| Provided that all notices of committee
meetings shall be mailed to the members
of the committee which is about to meet,
five (5) days before the time fixed for the
| meeting thereof
TREAsURER.-The Treasurer shall pay
all bills Of the Association out of the
| funds Of the Association in his hands
But no bill shall be paid except upon the
order of the Executive Committee. en-
dorsed upon said bill by the officer pre-
siding over said committee at the time
when said bill shall be ordered paid, and
attested By the Secretary acting at the
same time. And the books of the Treas
| urer shall be at all reasonable times sheet
to examination by any member OF the
Association, and his account shall be pub
lished at least once in every year. The
funds Of the Association shall be raised
by the voluntary subscription of citizens
who may be disposed to forward the OBJ
| ject which the Association has in view.
and each member of the Advisory Com
mittee shall be authorized to collect such
| funds for the benefit Of the Association as
he shall be able to-such funds to be for
warded by him TO the Treasurer, with the
names Of the subscribers, and said names
shall be published in the annual account,
DuTY OF EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
The Executive Committee shall be au-
| thorized TO offer such rewards az they
| shall think proper, for the detection of
offenders against the bribery laws, and to
employ watchers at the polls, if necessary;
they shall be empowered to appoint and
! instruct subcommittee TO act in regard
to the statute respecting bribery, They
shall prosecute offenders against said stat
ute, and they shall likwi,e have power to
employ counsel to assist ia the prosecu-
tion Of offenders If they deem it advisable
go 10 do, and 10 do al other acts and
things calculated in their Judgment TO
promote the object Of this Association.
In addition to the above it shall be
| the duty Of the Executive Committee to
communicate with the conventions and
the Chairman of the County Committees
of the different political parties in the
county and TO ask them to cooperate
with this Association and TO request them
TO join in all proclamations against brib-
cry.
Quorum Of Executive Committee.
Five (5l members Of the Executive
Committee shall constitute a quorum
thereof and shall be authorized to transact
all business committed TO said committee.
Meeting Of the Association
In case the President shall at any time
receive the written request of twenty (20)
or more members Of the Association that
he call meeting Of the same, he shall
proceed to call such meeting by public
notice, printed in at least two newspapers
of the county during the week preceding
that in which said meeting is to be held;
and likewise by such other notice as he
may deem it proper to give, provided that
at least one meeting of the Association
shall be held during each year, which
shall be called as aforesaid for the Sd
Saturday of December.