The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1888-08-18
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| A constitution and bylaws are
! printed at Monroe, La. by the
Anti isoegenation Society" the
motto of theorganzstion heing 1--WE
strive for the purity OF the Anglo
Saxon blood" The docsment is
signed Ivy twenty. four we'll known
citizens of ward 1 of Oaachita par
ish. and declares:
g. The objects and purposes for
which this association is formed
are The encouragement, II possible,
| Of oil acts Oh tie part Of wEife Eeni
that tends to the aua'gama,ion Of
the white with the colored race
which We look upon -as aseEcus and
z~isgraeefal crime against the laws
q mature, society aud civilization.
We A,;e convinced thst this vice is
on the increase, and tiAt it threatens
to rep, undermine and forever de
meratEe the character of the sRen
wAa engage ia it, ualess checked.
And knowing that ws owe te
ourselves, to the pure and zqueensy
wemantood of oar country, and to
the many bright and promising beya
in our midst. and above all, to the
safety ara pe.petuetiou Of The white
race, we feel it q duty we eve 20
our wives, our children, our >nothsss
aud sisters, to stamp out and ,dnstrpy,
| if possible, every germ tsst tends
howard the degeneration aud anal,
gamatien of: our race with that OF e
lower race. We are 4sntisGed that
the evil that We propose TO
attack has already Erown to alarm-
! ing proportions, ana will continue
to spread unless the refined, thought
ful and resolute men Of our .ceuat;y
are aroused to concerted and &C.
termined action against the evil.
Hence this organization.
60 carry out its prcpose. 1t ie;
provided
IL. 1T shall be the duty Of each
member to report to the society
every instance of. msseegenation
which be may haze cause to suspect,
ana if deemed necessary q COM.
miltee of three shall be appointed
by the presiding officer to inyesti'
gate the person or persons upon
when the s8aspioicas OR Charge
may rest.
~. If the person 80 investigated
shall he found guilty Of the charge
be shall be warned by q committee
appointed fer that purpose. to ssass
bis immoral practice, aud in the
event of@his failure 10 comply with
the request immediately. and ab
selutely, he shall be published to
| the werld by this society as a de-
graded miscsgenater.
l3. A LIST Of such miscegeaators
shall be kept by the secretary liz the
records OF this society in q permanent
and convenient form, aud such list
! shall be published to the world oaoe
a year, OR oftener, upon the request
Of @ majority of the members.
"a. This society shall adopt oil
other legal means to check miscege-
nation, and render it odious and
abominable in the eyes Of the young
of our country. The various meals
to be adopted shall be lett to q
majority Of the members present at
any meeting provided that ne infrac'
1 tons of the law he committed Or
coantenanced 10y this society that
is, by lorcible interference with the
| personal liberty nr rights of airy
| citizen. But all social, moral ard
! personal influence to ahate this
crime of miscegenatien can and
must be used.
IS. The laws ana regulations Of
this society have no referenoe to the
past, and no member shall be tried
upon a charge of mieeegenatien tha.
hes occurred in the past.
is. This society shall rot. on &C.
count of friendship OF relationship
existing between a member of this
society and any person or persons
charged with the crime OF zsjseegena-
tioa, show any aen:ency, partially
Or faycritism, bat all ~siolatcrs shall
be censased, rebaked and ostraeised
| alike.
II. Nc member whe stands eilarg-