The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1888-01-26
ALLIANCE MATTERS.
BYLAWS, ETC, ADOPTED
BY THE LAWRENCE co.
ALLIANCE.

:
The Farmers County Alliance Of
| Lawrence County met at Monticello,
January 18th, 1888, and the following
| Resolutions and Bylaws were adopt
ed:
Resolutions offered by J. j. Denson:
WHEREAS. The time has come for the
| Farmers Alliance of Lawrence County
To perfect some plan for their govern
mcnt in trade for the year 1888; and,
WHEREAS, All eyes are fixed and all
ears are opened to see and to hear
what propositions are TO come from
the Farmers of Lawrence County, now
allied together almost as unit
and,
WHEREAS, Our membership is still
growing, showing that confidence
still abOunds in our ability to accom-
plish some good; Therefore he it
Resoired. BY the Farmers County
Alliance of Lawrence County, That we
, recommend TO the sub-alliances the
following plans for their government,
until changed or amended by the
County Alliance, to-wit:
/ ARTICLE |.
| SEC. LIST. That each sub-alliance
| shall select, by ballot. three of its
members as an Executive Commit
| tee.
! SEC. 2nd. The Executive Commit
/ tee shall have exclusive control of all
business transactions for their allan
ces, such as perfecting plans and terms
of trade, to be judges of security of
fered by the members, to act as Trus-
tees in papers of security, and to do
whatever they can for the advance
ment of the good of the Order and in
dividuals.
| SEC. 3rd. That as soon as the ex-
ccutive Committees are elected, they
shall proceed at once to make the best
arrangements they can under the fol-
lowing plan:
ARTICLE II.
SEC. LIST. The Executive Commit
/ tee shall not take any risk; and secu-
rity shall invariably be required and
givers when the merchant or others
demands it; said security to he of such
a nature as not to affect the lowest
credit prices to all of the alliances
alike.
SEC. 2nd. The Executive Commit
tee shall make the best terms they can
| for a credit for the alliances until the
3lst day of August in each year.
SEC. Bird. The above committee
shall make the best terms they can for
a strictly cash system, giving the par
ties who give credit the preference;
provided. as good terms can be had
of them as any one else; and provided
further, that they keep good assert
ment of goods. such as the trade de-
mands.
SEC. 4th. That We urge upon
members of the Farmers Alliance and
Executive Committee not to allow any
thing to he charged to them as indi
viduals or as alliances after the 3lst
day of August in each year.
SEC. 9Th. That Executive Commit
tee and individuals shall make settle
ments with their creditors promptly
on the LIST day of September in each
year as follows:
ARTICLE III.
SEC. 1st. On the first day of Sep
TENDER in each year persons belonging
to the Order of Farmers Alliance
shall secure from theircreditos state
ment of their Indebtedness to the 31st
day of August the same year.
SEC. End. The statement SO rem
dered by the creditor being agreed up
on by the debtor the settlement shall
be made by note as follows:
SEC. 3rd. One third due Oct. 3lst,
one third due Nov. 3Oth, and the last
third due Dec. 3lst. the same year
the account was made.
/ SEf lfh That fhn Eynnntivn Gam
mittee be allowed at the rate of one
dollar and fifty cents per day and ex
penses, they to keep an itemized ac
count of expenses, and time of SER
vices.
SEC. 9TH. That the expenses allow
ed to the Executive Committee be
pro- rated among the persons for whose
benefit the service was done.
SEC. 9th. That whenever practical
BILE the Executive Committee of the
various sub-alliances will act togeth-
er in purchasing in bulk for their ALI
ances and in any other matter where
the good ofthe Order requires it.
The following resolution was Of
fered by j. J. benson and unanimously
adopted, tO-wit:
ResOlred, That we recommend a
call meeting of the State Alliance at
an early date for the purpose ofrec-
ommending to the Legislature now
in session, such changes in our laws as
will work to a more economical sys =
TEN of government.
DIR. G.. A. TeunissOn and ID. A.
Scarborough, were elected as dele
gates, provided there is call meet
of the State Alliance, and DIR. j. A.
Rowan and j. j. benson, alternates.
The following resolution was offered
by Will &. Cannon, t0-wit:
ResOired, That committee of five
be appointed to negotiate with mer-
chants in regard to the establishment
of House of Trade at Monticello,
and to cooperate with the committee
of the surveillance as far as practical.
Bylaws offered by DIR. j. A. Rowan:
ARTICLE |.
! SEC. LIST. This body shall he known
as the Farmers County Alliance of
Lawrence County, Mississippi.
ARTICLE III.
SEC. LIST. The regular quarterly
meetings shall be held commencing on
the 4th Tuesday in January, April,
July and October.
SEC. I'd. The President shall call
special meetings at any time upon ii