The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1888-01-11
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CONSTITUTION
FOR
Prohibition Amendment Clubs
For The Campaign
WEST VIRGINIA.
PROSTITUTION.
NAME AND OFFICERS.
WEST VIRGINIA.
CONSTITUTION.

sec. 1. This organization shall be known
as the Prohibition Amendment Club Of
County of--State of West Virginia.
Sec. 2. The object OF the Club shall be to
educate public sentiment on the subject of
temperance and Prohibition. and especial
ly to secure the ratification OF the proposed
Prohibition Constitutional Amendment at
our next general election.
Sec. 8. The Officers of this Club shall be a
President, Vice-President, Secretary, Treas
urer, and an Executive Committee of three,
of which the President shall be ex-officio
Chairman, and a Committee, of not more
than three members, on Music.
Sec. 4. The officers shall be elected by the
Club, gentlemen and ladies being alike ell
gible, and shall hold their offices for one
year, or TILL their successors are elected.
DUTIES OF OFFICERS.
Sec 5. The President shall preside at all
meetings, and as Chairman of the Executive
Committee shall be active and dilligent in
devising ways and means for furthering
the interests of the Club and the object for
which 1t labors.
Sec. 8. The Vice President shall aid and
assist the President in carrying forward the
legitimate work of the Club, and preside at
meetings in his absence.
Sec. 1.-The Secretary shall keep correct min.
utes of the proceedings of the Club, and Ia
addition to keeping roll OF the Club mem
bership,sh also in suitable form, make and
preserve a roll Of Amendment Voters, made
up Of all voters who are willing to pledge
their votes for the Prohibition Amendment,
either to the Club or any of its members
and especially to report promptly all items
of interest pertaining to Club meetings or
the Cause, to the FREEMAN and to local
papers for publication.
Sec. s. The Treasurer shall receive and
disburse all monies of the Club, keeping an
itemized account thereof, and shall be dill
gent in devising ways and means for raising
needed funds for carrying forward the work
of the Club.
Sec. Q. The Executive Committee shall
have general charge and oversight of the
work and business for which the Club is or
ganized. 1t shall provide programs and
speakers for regular meetings and discus
sions, and arrange for special public meet
ings; 1t shall arrange for the widest posi-
BILE circulation of the FREEMAN, or such
other Prohibition paper or papers as may be
deemed best to promote the Interests of the
cause, and shall secure and circulate other
suitable Prohibition literature.
Sec. 10. The Committee on Music shall
provide all meetings, regular and special,
with music, vocal or instrumental, or both.
MEMBERSHIP MEETINGS AND BYLAWS.
Sec. IL. Any person above the age of IA
years may become a member of this Club
by subscribing to this Constitution.
Sec. IL. No Membership fee shall be re-
quired, but collection for the use of the
Club in carrying forward its work shall be
taken at every regular and special meeting.
Sec. ID. The Club shall hold regular meet
ings at least every two weeks, and special
meetings as the interest of the cause may
demand.
Sec. IA. The Club may make such simple
Bylaws, prescribing Order Of Exercises,
to secure attendance and good order, and
for the general interests of th g C!ub and the
Cause for which it labors, as may from time
to time seem expedient and advisable.