Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1883-09-15
CONSTITUTION AND BYLAWS
Montgomery County Earmers' AS
socEmtt0n. M
CONSTITurION.
ARTICLE

ARTICLE /.
This organization shall be STYLED
The Montgomery County Farmers
Association.
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ITS primary objects shall be
to advance and promote the general
and mAterial interest and pros
perity Ofthe farmers of Montgomery
and the adjacent counties, as regards
intelligence upon all agricultural
matter and otherwise, and to pro-
tect as far as possible their rights in
every manner and form that the
same may need protection, and in
general to bring the agricultural peO-
pie into a more cordial sympathy
and hearty union, such as willenable
them to more effectually cooperate
in promoting and projecting their
interest.
ARTICLE 5.
This Association shall not puF-
pOsely antagonize other classes or
interest, and shall not take cogni-
Zance of questions purely political
in character, except SO far as they
may affect the interest and prosper
ity.
ARTICLE 4.
Section /. The officers of the
Association shall consist of pres
ident, Il vice president from every
civil district i'm the county, secreta-
ry and treasurer. The president
shall be elected by ballot. The del
egates from each district shall desig-
nate their respective vice presidents,
and i'm case a district is unrepresen-
ted at any regular appointed meeting
for the annual election of officers,
the president may name the vice
president from said district. All
other officers shall be elected as the
Association may order.
Sec. 2. This Association shall
hold its semi-annual meetings once
during the spring and once during
the fall season of the year at such
times and places as the executive
committee may select - -
Sec. 8. At the fall session Of the
Association ali officers will be elec-
ted and the various regular commit
tees appointed, who shall hold their
offices for one year, or until their
successors are elected and quail
fed.
Sec. 4. All farmers, or those who
are more interested in farming than
in any other trade, profession, voea-
ton, or calling, whose principal
support and source OF profit Is de-
rived from agricultural pursuits
under their supervision or control,
shall be eligible as members of this
Association, and when their names
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tied to vote, hold Office, serve on
committees, etc.
Sec. 5. All members of the press,
who are actively engaged in the
publication of newspapers in the
county, shall also be eligible as
members, and after their names are
enrolled as such shall be entitled
to the privileges as named in the
foregoing section. .--
Sec. 6. Farmers wives, and
daughters of the age OF fifteen years
and over, and all other ladies whose
permanent residence is upon the
farm and whose principal means Of
support is derived from agricultural
pursuits, shall be eligible as mem
bers of the Association and entitled
to its privileges after the enroll
ment of their names as such.
.EFrEs ARTICLE 5. rrsl
of annual and month
ly dues, only in such amounts as
may be required to meet the actual
necessary expenses of the AssOcia-
ton, shall be levied, except by and
with the consent of two-thirds of
the enrolled members of the same.
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The Association, nor any member
or officer thereof, shall under no
circumstances be authorized or per-
mitted to contract or create in any
manner or form any debt or liability
against the said Association for any
purpose whatsoever, and should
there be by any possible chance an
attempt made to create such debts
or liabilities, the person, or persons
creating or attempting to create the
same, must alone be held RESPONSE
BILE, and due notice Is here given
that the Association will do bust
ness upon a strict cash basis and
will in no case authorize the crea-
ton of any liability.
ARTICLE I.
The ASSOCIATION may appoint Sucn
committees and adopt such bylaws,
rules and regulations rs may be
deemed best for its interest, not in
conflict with the foregoing articles
or sections of this constitution, by a
two-thirds vote Of all members pres
ent at any regularly appointed meet
ing, of which due notice has been
given in two or more of the county
papers at least one month previous
to said meeting.
ARTICLES.
This constitution may be amend
ed or changed by the adoption of
new article, or otherwise by two
thirds vote of all enrolled members
at any regularly appointed meet
ing, of which due notice has been
given in the manner as named in
Article 6.
BY-LA Tvs.
Sec. The President shall preside