The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1891-09-26
FULLY ORGANIZED.
Constitution OF the Lafayette County
EX-COnfederate Association.
ASSISTANCE FOR EUGENE EWING
committee Appointed to Take Charge
OF His Case and Solicit Funds
for His SnppOrt-Regular
Proceedings.

tuiISS.
Only a few members of the Lafayttce
County EX-Conicdcrate association met at
the court house Monday to adopt the CON
stitution and bylaws.
The meeting was called to order by
Major q. p. Gordon, president OF the as
sociation.
Judge VIM. Young, from the committee
on constitution and bylaws, submitted
the following report, which was unani-
mously adopted:
CONSTITUTION.
To collect and preserve the material for
Il truthful history of the late war between
the confederate states and the United
States of America, and To obtain a true
roll of the confederate soldiers who went
out from Lafayette county, and to make
out II complete roster of all confederate
soldier, who hav died in her territory and
OF every surviving confederate soldier
now living in Lafayette county, to honor
the memory OF our comrades who have
fallen, to cherish the ties OF friendship
among those who survive, and to fulfil the
duties of sacred charity towards those
who may be in need, we whose names
are appended do hereby associate our
selves together and do adopt for our gov
eminent the following constitution.
NAME.
Section 1. The name of this associa-
ton shall be "The Ex-Confederate Asso-
citation of Lafayette County, Missouri"
MEMBERSHIP.
Section 2. The membership shall be
divided into three classes: regular, auxil-
larry and honorary.
Section 3. All residents OF Lafayette
county who served in the army or navy
of the confederate states or in the state
guard, who did not after such service en-
list in the United States service during
hostilities between the states, and all
such as held civil office or in any other
way aided the confederate states and did
not forsake the cause until the surrender
of the confederate armies, and their sons
residents therein, are entitled to regular
membership herein.
Section 4. All persons who are in en-
tire sympathy with our cause are eligible
to auxiliary membership upon payment
of S........ initiation fee and .... cents
annual dues, without a vote.
Section 8. Honorary membership NAV
be conferred at the pleasure of the asso-
citation by a majority vote of the member
ship present ut any regular or called
meeting, such election to be viva voce, but
such election shall confer no privilege
beyond that of attending the meetings
and participating in its, deliberations and
discussions without a vote.
OFFICERS.
Section 6. The officers of this associa-
ton shall consist of a president and eight
vice-presidents Zone from each municipal
township in the county,, secretary and
treasurer, tOlbe elected annually and who's G
duties shall be such as are usually requir-
ed of such officers as well as those specific
ally imposed by the bylaws OF the asso-
citation.
Section z. There shall be a. regular an
laaall ,as@ti4gof this associated and
may u n ghditIe5l thNfap sphh other ad-
dquA,k6 Mdds Ieaiie4 haskt{k skban srsa7:
terminsd by tha bR- hewssoF tiNhe asspuias
ton. sale'ssii 'sssa l'ilssHiEesr1
section 3. Tba essssdssaattsge 81 TIE siEhf
gice-presiasa h ol5fitute a general
ep@m5tie .shAllsh have. power to per-
f9fm4so5t1atleA q may be prescribed by
bylaws.
Section 8. This constitution may be
altered or changed at any regular meeting
by n majority vote of the membership
present.
Section 10. Bylaws may be adopted
not inconsistent with this constitution at
any regular or called meeting OF this as
ISOLATION by a majority vote of the men,
bers present.
l. Application for membership shall
be addressed to the secretary and shall set
forth briefly the military or naval record
of the applicant.
2. Application shall be referred to the
annual committee who shall pass upon
the same, subject to appeal to the next
regular meeting.
3. The expenses of the association shall
be provided for by voluntary contribution
by the members and an annual fee from
each member of not exceeding one dollar.
4. The association may remit ices at
its pleasure by majority yote,4eyip q
8. Sons of eK-ccniede1ates asader
twentyrone ys6ss OF aee and ~aisdthndaad.
H;iales mesa9ef shsB not alssato
t na4aabefa who have ceased
eea< whzl no arrears shall be
t5114 s3a& Is denoninated members
lbat h41 be ddbafred from the privi-
81 sesIHg ptxts mhsting.
z. The general committee or a majority
thereof may call a meeting at any time
by giving ten days notice by advertise.
ments in ut least two county papers pub
lished in different localities.
s. M secretary shall provide a suita-
Bile o o in which to keep u record of the
proceeding of this association, and also
one to contain lists Of the names OF the
three classes OF members provided for by
the constitution inaHhieh n sshaii be iis
duty.to reclfa<
.E{* f~t24fia4tfou necessary to a complete
%ftkfIfimsnt of the object of this associa-
ton in obtaining complete lists or rosters
of the classes of soldiers names in the
preamble to the constitution.
Judge Young and X. ID. Bledsoe both
spoke of the importance OF taking some
steps to care for Mr.. Eugene Ewing, who,
they stated could not be properly cared
for at the Home.
On motion of Judge Young the chair
man was requested to appoint Il commit
tee OF two from each township, who, with
the ice-presidents of the association, are
to solicit aid for Eugene NJ. Ewing, who
is worthy of every assistance that may be
rendered by his comrades.