The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-05-17
FLORIDA FOR HOMES.
The immigration Association Com
pletes It's Business.

me immigration Association Com
pletes It's Business.
JACKSONVILLE, FLA, May 16.-The i'm
migration convention convened at 8 o'clock
this morning and continued in session till
1890 o'clock. All the debate was on the
membership question, and it was IL O'Clock
before any decision was reached AS finally
adopted, the constitution reads as follows:
Observation-Disclosures 1.
Name and Purpose-This organization shall
be known as THE Florida immigration Associa-
ton" It's purpose shall be to organize and pro-
mote immigration to Florida.
ARTICLE II.
SECTION /. Membership-Any citizen of Flor
ida, or other person owning property in Florida
may become and continue a regular member of
this association by paying ) annually.
SEC. 9. Any twenty five members on payment
of S25 into the treasury, whether a county
or in any auxiliary organization. shall be
titled to one delegate to the annual meeting for
the election of officers and for general business.
ARTICLE III
Oficers-There shall be a board of directors
Of fifteen, eight of whom shall be a quorum.
They shall be selected by the association, and
for one year. Such board shall elect an execu
tive committee of five, any three of whom shall
be quorum. The executive committee shall
perform such duties as the board shall delegate
board. The president shall he elected by the
board of directors from their number. They
shall also elect a secretary and treasurer, and
such other officers as they deem expedient.
The powers and duties of the president and
secretary shall be such as usually appertain to
those Offices.
The treasurer shall give bond in such amonnt
and with such security as the directors may
require and approve,
ARTICLE ~.
Annual Meetings-The annual meeting of the
association shall he held In the city of Jackson
vile, or elsewhere at the discretion of the di-
i'll g
year. At this meeting the officers shall be
elected, and they shall hold Office until their
successors are chosen.
ARTICLE V.
Calls for Meetings and Quorm-The calls for
annual meetings shall be issued by the PreSi-
dent through the leading newspapers of the
State to be designated by the board of directors
Twenty members shall constitute quorum.
STATE AID TO BE ASKED.
Resolutions were passed asking the legis-
lature for an appropriation, and several
minor committee reports were presented.
The meeting then adjourned till afternoon.
At the after noon session MIR. Amber,
from the Finance Committee, submitted
report making the basis of representation
of the annual meeting one for every $25
subscribed toy associations, companies and
organizations, and they further agreed to
prosecute a canvass for not less than
S24, 900, one-third of which they should ask
biie COuA Jdlllco W
This was carried.
Resolutions were then passed thanking
the Sub-Tropical Exposition management
for courteSies, and the convention adjourned
for twenty minutes to allow the election of
n board of directors. At the expiration of
that time the following board of directors
was reported elected: G. A Hanson, of
Polk county J. Burke, Of Levy county, c.
c. Banfl, of West Florida; c. 5. Adams, of
Sumter county; j. q. Clarke, of Marion
county; j. f. Richmond, of Lake county;
ID. G.. Amber, of Duval county: J. J.
Willie, of Jefferson county; w. &. Wynn,
of Orange county; Alfred Bishop, of Mason
county, of the jacksonville, Tampa and
Key West railroad; John Henderson, of the
Florida Railway and Navigation Company !;
Sherman Conant, of the Florida southern
railway; j. L. Ingraham, of the South
Florida railway; w, NJ. Davidson, of the
Savannah, Florida and Western.
This business being settled, a vote of
thanks was rendered President Daniel, Sec
rotary Fairlie and the press.
The convention then adjourned sine die.