The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1888-06-07

Ia order 90 unite our t'olorrd people
OF the Uniled STATES Ia pa ing forth
effort, 10 improve the moral, -ocial.
political and financial condition of our
race. To provide for a more pgrfcci
defence. promote our general welfare,
suppress a. far IS practicable. ihe
prejudice which DOW exists between
the white aud cololed people OF this
country. Setue more perfectly tile
blessing of liberiyt ourselves aud 70
improve lhe condition of the country
in general We 10 oulain and e-iab-
lish this Constitution for be ColorCd
Union l.aboring Society, under which
ID 8, earnestly hoped that The colorcd
people throughout his country will
now begin 90 organize societies.
Sec l. This organization shall be
known as Che Colo.ed Union l.aboring
Society.
See. 2. No pea on shall b. mcm-
Der OF this society who is not OF the
negro dc ccndaul.
Sec. 3. Allpersons becoming menu
beers of this society shall take the fol
lowing pledge l do hereby pledge
mvsrlf 10 use honorable means TO up
build thi, society, and 10 abide by It's
Constitution.
Sec. a. Allper7ons becoming mem-
bcr- Of ,hi. society must be Of he male
sex. whohave attained the age oftwen-
ty-oue years. Provided gentlemen
who are under this age, and ladies
may be received as honorary meme
beers. Provided further that no lady
under the age o. twelve years, aud no
gentlemen under the age Of fifteen
wears be received.
See. Z. There shall be a county So
cietv Ia each county, consisting OF a
President, Nice-Prcsident, Secretary.
Corresponding Secretary, Treasurer,
aud a board of managers, which board
shall consist of not less than three nor
more than seven members of the male
sex not less than twenty zone years
of age.
See. 6. The persons elected as Off
GERS in the first society organized in
the county, shall be officers for the
county society for one year or until
their successors are elected and Install
cd. Provided the President of the
said county society shall call the first
county convention. Said convention
shall elect officers for the county So
cioty and install them. said cOnyen-
ton shall say where and when the next
annual county convention shall be
held.
See. Z. II shall be the duty Of the
county President TO call meeting OF
the board Of managers, or a conven-
ton, Whenever necessary. Provided.
nothing herein shall be in lieu Of Sec
ton 6.
See. 8. Ii shall be the duty OF the
Nice-Presidcnt to preside over all
meetings OF the society. iis board OF
managers or its convention ia the alb
sence of the President.
See. 8. 1t shall be the duty of the
Secretary TO keep an accurate account
of all the proceedings Of the society
and of the board of managers.
Sec. To- Ii shall be the duly Of the
Corresponding Secretary 20 write BUSH
ness letters to the different societies of
this kind throughout this country in-
forming them of the general new S
concerning his society and making
known 70 his society all the news he
learns concerning others.
See. II. Il shall be the duty Of the
Treasurer TO receive all monies coli
lected by his society and 20 pay out the
same only on the order Of the Presi-
dent comtersigned by the Secretary.
The Treasurer is hereby required to
make a full report of The treasury an
nually and TO report quarterly If re-
quested by his society. he shall turn
over to his successor in proper condi-
tion all monies, notes aud papers.
which he has in his possession be-
longing to the society. Should any
society organized under this consiitu-
ton wish its Treasurer TO make a bond
he shall do so Immediately after he l.
elected TO the Office The Treasurer
shall not be installed into office until
the bond has been made Ills bonds
men must be real estate owner. who
shall make a b0Hd which shall double
in value the amount expected in the
treasury during his term Of Office.
Provided the Treasurer wis Is 10 give
the society lien OF enough Of his
property 10 double in value the
amount expected in the treasury, he
may do so, IN which case a bond is moi
necessary. Should the Treasurer by
any means do away with the properly
belonging to the society, without IL,
consent then saiR bondsmeu shall PAY
to the society the value of the proper
ty 30 destroyed. Should the society
have a lien on the Tfcasurer's proper
~, then it shall take enough Of said
property TO pay The damage done.
See. II. II shall be the duty Of the
board of managers. TO I'll all vacancies
caused by death. resignation or other
wise, which may occur during the in
telvals OF the general elections aud 10
draw an order on the treasury when
ever they see il is necessary.
Sec. l3. All societies organized
under this Constitution must be num-
bered. The first organized may be
numbered one, the second numbered
two, the third numbered three, and so
on. Provided any two or more Of the
county have the same number they