Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-07-01
BARBER COUNTY LECTURE
BUREAU.

Pursuant to call by County Lecturer
Hill, a number of sub-alliance lecturers
met with him at the court house, IN this
city, at 2 o'clock, Saturday afternoon,
June 9th, for the purpose of organizing
a County Lecture Bureau for Barber
county.
Mr.. Hill, by virtue of his Office as
county lecturer, was president. w. c..
Matthews was elected secretary; C. c..
Hudson, of Klowa, was elected vice
president; j. D. PurselI, of Mingona,
was elected treasurer.
1t was moved that the constitution
and by laws of the congressional district
lecture bureau be adopted as whole.
and that w. G. Musgrove and Perry
Hill be appointed committee to revise
the same and make the necessary
changes. The motion was carried.
The meeting then adjourned to meet
at the office of F. F. Mullen, at 8 O'Clock
Monday morning, July 9Th.
Following is the constitution and by
laws, as revised:
CONSTITUTION.
SEC. l. This body shall be known as
the Lecture Bureau of Barber county.
Kansas.
SEC. 2. The officers of this body shall
be president, vice-president, secretary
andt reaSurer.
SEC. 8. The county lecturer of Bar
Der county shall be &c obicio president
OF this organization. The sub-alllance
lecturers of the county shall be mem
beers hereof.
SEC. 4. The presidents duties are 10
open all meetings OF this body, to de
eide questions OF order, and in case of
tie vote to cast the deciding ballot: to
expound the secret work, and TO see
that the rules of the supreme council
of the +. A. & L. u. are properly un-
derstOod and correctly observed by all
the sub-lecturerS i'll his county. and to
advise the body OF all matters of vital
Importance TO the prosperity and adj
vancement of the +. A. a. |. u.
SEC. 5. The vice-president shall as
sist the president, and in his absence
perform his duties.
SEC. 8. The secretary of this BODY
shall keep a correct list of all the sub
lecturers of this county, and also a cor
rect record of all the proceedings of this
body when IN executive council
SEC. z. 1t shall be the duty of the
treasurer to receive all moneys that may
be contributed for the benefit of this or
ganlZatiOn. receipting for the same,
naming the amount and the name and
pOstOffice address of the person OF body
from whom received, and report to this
body at each of its meetings. and to pay
out money on the warrant of the secre-
tary approved by the president, keeping
| a record TO whom and for what purpose
paid; and said treasurer shall be requir-
| ed to give good and sufficient bond in
sum of twice the probable amount
that shall pass through his hands, to be
approved by the other officers of this
| body.
SEC. s. 1t shall be the further duty
of the president of this body tC
announce two weeks in advance of the
ensuing quarter, as made and provided
for by the supreme council of the f. a
and l. q. to all the sub-lecturers al
this county, a subject to be discussed
| in all the Sub-allianceS Of the county
during said quarter: including brie
| analysis of said subject with any Other
suggestions he may deem proper.
SEC. 10. 1t shall be the duty of the
president to call together the sub-lec
turers of his county and deliver to then
a brief address upon the subject assign
ed him by the district lecturer, with {
suitable analysis of the same.
BYLAWS.
SEC. l. The president of this organi
ZatiOn is, by order of the supreme coun
Gil of the F. A. & l. u, member o.
the Seventh Congressional District Leg
islative council, and Educational Blu
reau.
2. This organization shall meet a,
often as twice each year, in the months
of March and September, and as mucl
Oftener as the president shall thinl
best.
8. The president is hereby empower
ed to call on any of the sub-lecturer'
to fill any appointments he may make
4. The parliamentary rules set fortl
in Cushing's manual are hereby adopt
ed as the rules governing this body.
s. Both the constitution and by laws
of this body may be changed by two
thirds vote at any executive meeting.