Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-11-30

Inc association met as per adjournment
| President Carraway in the chair
The committee on general campaign sub
| united their report, which, with a few
amendments was adopted as follows:
Art. |. This association shall be known
as the East Texas press asso iation
ART. 2. The objects of this association
shall be to promote tue welfare of the East
Texas press, elevate its character, to incul.
cate feelings of harmony and protect its
rights.
Art. 3. All proprietors, editors and pub
fishers in Eastern Texas who are engaged
Ia Journalism as u profession, and who are
concerned in the liabilities and assets of
the paper with which each is respectively
connected, and no others are eligible to
membership in this, the East Texas press
association-the election for membership to
be by ballot, three black balls rejecting
provided, that the association may at any
! time elect by unanimous vote, to honorary
membership without voting qualification,
any one engaged in journalism as q profess
sion.
Art. 4. This association shall meet in
convention the third Tuesday in March,
1882 and every nine months thereafter, at
such place as may be selected by the execu-
tive board. Extra sessions of the aSsOcia-
ton NAV be called through the executive
board. The executive board shall meet
upon the call of its chairman. at such time
and place as he may designate, and the ac-
tual expenses of the members thereof shall
be paid by the association.
Art. ). The officers of this association
shall be one president, one vice-president,
one secretary, one treasurer and one eXecu-
tive committee of five members exclusive OF
the president Of the association. who shall
be eX-o!Iicio chairman of said committee.
Art. q. The officers of this association
shall be elected at each regular meeting;
ell l.. II.
session. and hold their respective offices for
the term of nine months, or until their sue
cessors are duly elected and qualified. Va
cdncies shall be filed by the executive
board.
Art :. The order Of business at the reg
ul2r meeting shall be as follows:
/. Calling the roll.
y Reading the minutes of previous meet
ing.
3. Report of the executive board, secre-
tary and treasurer.
I. Unfinished and new business.
>. The election of officers for the ensuing
year.
5. Cushing's parliamentary regulations
shall direct the duties of the officers and
govern the proceedings Of the association.
Art. ). Every member shall pay an initi-
alton fee of s.. 90 and an annual due of Sl.O0
for the use of this association, these two
dollars to accompany each application. Any
member failing to pay his dues shall be no.
titled through the secretary of his arrears,
and if not paid within ninety days of Motif
cation, his name shall be stricken from the
list of members. Such person, TO regain
membership and be entitled to the benefits
hereunder, must make application again
the same as new member.
Art. 9. 1t shall be the duty of each MEN,
Der, as early as practicable before each an
nual meeting of the association, to notify
ba Ia IF hie yti+ hid
from the association or retirement from the
printing business in the capacity contem-
plated by the constitution as essential to
membership.
Art. 10. Whereas a member ceases to be
connected with the press, as contemplated
in article 9, he may, during such cessation,
be- an honorary member only. Honorary
members shall have the right to participate
in the meetings and debate, but not have
the right to vote or hold office. The aSSo-
citation may also elect honorary members as
heretofore provided.
Art. II. Amendments may be made to this
constitution at any regular meeting of this
association, provided two-thirds of the
members present agree to such an amend
ment.
Section !. Editors and proprietors of
newspapers, periodicals ana magazines cir
culating as Texas publications, but printed
entirely outside the state, are not entitled
to mem OelSnlp.
Sec. >. All applications for membership
must DE signed by the applicant himself,
stating if editor or proprietor, also giving
name of paper and where published, and be
directed to the secretary.
Sec g. All applications must be recon-
mended by two members of the association,
and in case of application from editor, it
must be Endorsed by the proprietor of the
publication on which membership is asked,
and must be accompanied by the initiation
fee and ones years dues.
Sec. 4. All applications shall come before
the committee on membership for approval
If approved, be signed by the chairman of
the committee, if not approved the secre-
tary TO give notice to applicant thereof.
Sec. 5. The president shall be ex-oficio
q member of all committees.
Sec. e. The secretary shall receive all
moneys of the association, turning same
over to the treasurer, taking his receipt
therefor, who shall pay the same out on or
ders drawn by the secretary and approved
by the president.
Sec. Z. 1t shall be the duty of the treas
urer to receive, receipt for and disburse all
moneys for the association upo order OF
the executive committee, when properly APP
proved and countersigned; and just before
the adjournment of the next annual meet |
ing, after he shall have been elected, report
to the association the condition of the |
treasury, receipts and disbursements of
money, etc. He shall also, within one |
month from the date Of his election, file |