The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1888-09-01
coSsrlrprlos AND PLAN OF WORK
Adopted by the Louisiana Prohibition.
lists at Monroe, August
"a, 1888.

ganizatiOn in order to secure Il more
successful prosecution of our work.
Be it therefore resolved, that Tor this
purpose the following Constitution ami
plan of work be established and or
lainet!:
CONSTITUTION AND PLAN OF WORK. |
l.-This organic alton shall! be known
as ssThe. Prohibition Association of the
State of Louisiana
2-The object of the Association stisi i: |
be to secure the entire prohibition of
tho manufacture, import" ton, trans
portation and sale Of a:c".., 4 u vere |
ages in the State Of Louisiana unu in
the United States. Relying on Divine
aid we seek the cooperation OF all
sects, parties and creeds who can be
enlisted in the holy conflict new 10
progress between alcohol aud their
home.
3-The officers of this Association
shall be President and Vice Presi.
dent, a Secretary, a Treasurer and an
Executive Committee composed as fol-
lows, viz: One white aud one colored
man, and one white woman from each
Congressional District, and also SUCH
other PERSONS from the State at large
as may be necessary for the prosecution
of the work. The President of the
Association shall be eX-o1ficiO Chair
| man of the Executive Committee.
4-In the interim Of The meetings
Of the Association the Executive Com
mittee shall be charged with the duty
of administering the affairs OF tie As
suciat;on.
The Chairman shall, through the
| mails, notify each member OF the COM
,ntitee fifteen days before any proposed
| meeting. Six members shall constitute
| 4 quorum and in the event of a failore
TO secui a quorum the Chairman OF
the Executive Committee shall proceed
to act on his own responsibility in all
matters al. citing the interests of the
Association.
! 5-The officers Of the Association
shall preside over the deliberations of
the body according to seniority.
| Gall officers of the Association AID
members OF State and Parish Executive
Committees are ex-oflicio members OF
the Association. The basis of representa-.
! ton in annual conventions shall be as
| follows: From each parish or ward OF
a city two delegates shall be allowed
| for each member in the lower house of
| the legislatures; from each church or
ministerial charge one delegate shall
be allowed aud ono extra delegate for
every two hundred members from
each temperance organization in the
State one delegate from each Parish;
Alliance Of Farmers Union one dele
gate; from each Sunday School Asso-
citation one delegate.
| III cases in which delegates are not
elected by the proper constituency,
the Parish Executive Committees
(Which committees are hereby retain
ed) shall appoint suitable delegates,
giving them certificates OF such appoint
ment.
| Each and every constituency
which may be entitled to send dele
gates to the annual meetings of the
Association are requested to remit "A
contribution equal to ten cents or more
per capita to each annual convention.
| S-Thc State Lecturer shall take up
a collection for the benefit of the As5o
citation at each and every place where
| he may address the people and report
said collection to the Finance Com
mittee of the Association.
| 9-The funds necessary for the work
of the Association shall be derived from
! contributions from the members of the
Association and friends of the cause.
The Executive Committee shall APP
point a Board of Finance whose duty
| ii shall be to secure such contributions
and to devise other means of obtaining
funds necessary TO carry On the work.
| This board shall p he empowered to
| fix II salary or G, ,ensation for the
State L. cturcr as soou as funds neccs.
sary for such salary are provided.
| 10--It shall be the duty of the Exc
cutive Committee TO preseat the claims
| of tho Association end the cause it rep
rescnts to the various church organisa-
| tions, farmers unions, Sunday schools
aud Temperance organic atoms or other
| benevolent institutions, and il possible
get them to adopt this as one of their
annual charities, taking up IA contribu-
ton yearly for The benefit Of the Asso.
| citation.
LIE shall be the duty of Parish
Committecs.to form auxiliary Asso-
Citations III her respective parishes
aud report the same TO tho Chairman
of the State Executive Committee.
| The funds of the Association shall be
paid out by the Treasurer on the order
of the Chairman Of the Executive
| Committee coun'ersigued Ivy the S Gre
tary.
The Presidents Contribution to the
Campaign Fund.
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