The Brookhaven leader., 1888-01-19
ARTICLE 7.

.......... Farmers Alliance No.....
of. 49,. County. -. and is under the
jurisdiction of the NATIONAL FARM
ERs' ALLIANCE AND CO-OPERATIvE
UNION OF AMERICA.
SEC 2. The officers of this Alliance
shall be President, Vice President,
Secretary, Treasurer, Chaplain,
Lecturer. Assistant Lecturer and Door
keeper. They shall he elected at the
last meeting in June and installed at
the first meeting in July or as soon
thereafter as practicable, and shall
hold office till their successors are
elected and installed.
SEC. 3. The Presidents duties are
to open the Alliance according to ritu-
al; in case of a called meeting to state
its object; to preside over the body; to
decide questions of order; to conduct
limitations and expound the secret
work.
SEC. 4. The Vice Presidents duties
are. to assist the President, and in his
absence perform his duties.
See. ). The Secretary's duties are,
to keep correct record of the pro-
ceedings of the Alliance; to conduct
its correspondence; to keep roll of its
members; to receive all the money due
the Alliance and pay it promptly to
the Treasurer, taking his receipt for
the same.
SEC. 6. The Treasurer's duties are,
to receive all money from the Secreta
ry and pay it out on a warrant signed
by the President and Secretary.
SEC. Z. The Chaplain's duties are
to conduct the religious exercises of
funeral services at the death of Il
member of the order.
SEC. 8. 1t is the duty of the Lectu-
rer to read or deliver an address on
some topic of interest to the order at
each meeting. OF the Assistant Lee
turer, to conduct candidates, and in
the absence of the Lecturer perform
his duties.
SEC. 9. The duty of the Doorkeep-
er and his assistant shall he, to guard
the door; to take up the word; to see
that all are properly clothed; to have
charge of the property of the Alliance,
and TO keep the house in order.
SEC. 10. There shall he Finance
bers, appointed by the President upon
his accession to office. The duties of
this Committee are to examine the
books of the Secretary and Treasurer,
and report the same at the end of each
quarter. They are the Trustees of
the order.
SEC. II. Delegates from this Ali
ance to the County Alliance shall be
elected quarterly. One Delegate for
every ten members, until such time
as representation may be curtailed by
vote in County Alliance.
ARTICLE III.
SEC. This Alliance shall have.
meetings in each month. One on the
........ and one on the. ....
SEC. 2. Five members shall con-
stitute quorum for the transaction of
business.
SEC. 3. The President may order a
called meeting of this Alliance when
ever the business of the order may de-
mand.
ARTICLE III.
SEC. l. The Secretary shall make a
report for each quarter, ending as fol-
lows: March 81, June 80, September
80 and December 81. Said report
shall specify the changes in officers, if
any; the number initiated, Identified,
suspended, deceased and expelled:
also the total number of male and fe-
male members; and should be accom-
panied by the proper amounts of fees
and dues.
SEC. 2. The Initiation Fee shall be
fifty cents, and the dues shall be
twenty-five cents per quarter, and the
fraction of a quarter in which mem
Der is initiated shall be counted a
full quarter. Prorided; all females
are exempt from fees and dues.
SEC. 3. The Initiation Fee must be
paid in advance, and all dues are due
and should be paid quarterly in ad-
vance.
SEC. 4. Members in arrears for dues
for four months shall stand suspended;
but they shall Immediately become
members in good standing by the
payment of such dues, without action
of the Alliance.
SEC. 5. The Secretary shall send
with his quarterly report, twenty five
cents for each male member initiated
uuTlnS the quarter, anu Ten cents uueS
for each member of the Alliance for
that quarter.
ARTICLE ".
Sec. 1. No person can be q member
unless he has been citizen of
the State Of for six months
past, and not then unless he be a
farmer, farm laborer, mechanic,
country school teacher, county ply