The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-06-23
No. Is

June, Wn6n delegates are elected to the
July meeting of the County Alliance,
elect by majority vote one of their
members as Director of the Associa-
tion, who shall hold Office twelve
months or until their successors are
elected and qualified. The first election
to be in June, 1891.
f.. Directors in meetings of the Asso-
citation shall be entitled to cast as many
votes as there are members of the AS
sOciation in his Alliance.
5. The Directors shall keep a list of
the members of the Association in his
Alliance, stating age of each, and in
case there be no wife or child then the
assign to whom money is to be paid
in case of death, such assign to be a
member Of the Alliance, and shall
furnish the Secretary Treasurer of the
Association a copy Of the same and in
form him of all changes by additions
or diminutiOnS
6. The Directors shall meet annually
on the first day of the July meeting of
the County Alliance; the first meeting
to be in July, 1891. They shall elect
from their number a President, Vice
President and Secretary Treasurer;
also an Executive Committee of three.
Said officers shall be entitled to vote
on all questions as Directors and not
as officers, except the President in case
of a tie, who shall be entitled to cast
the deciding vote in addition to his
vote already cast as Director.
7. The Secretary Treasurer shall keep
record of the proceedings of the Asso-
citation, also a list of the members of
the Association arranged by the ALI
ance, stating opposite each name the
age of the member and time and cause
of ceasing to be a member also list
of the deceased members in the order
of occurrence of their death and the
amount of money paid their represen-
tatives, date of such payment, and the
Alliance to which deceased belonged.
These lists to be kept in books furnished
by the Association. He shall report to
each meeting the condition of the Asso-
ciation The Executive Committee
shall examine the books and verify the
accounts of the Secretary Treasurer,
and report to each meeting of the Asso-
citation.
8. The dues of the Association shall
be fifty cents for each member under
thirty years of age; seventy-five cents
for each member over thirty and under
fifty years, and one dollar for each
member over fifty years of age, as pro
vided In these regulations, on notice of
the death Of a member of the Associa-
tion
9. Upon the death Of amember ofthe
Association, the Director of the ALI
ance of which the deceased was a mem
Der shall notify the Secretary Treasurer
of the Association, stating the date of
death, and the Secretary Treasurer
shall notify the Director of each ALI
ance of the death and call upon them
to collect dues and forward to him.
10. Upon reception Of the notice the
Director shall collect the dues from
members of the Association belonging
to his Alliance and forward to the Sec
retary-Treasurer at the next meeting
of the County Alliance.
II. Dues shall not be collected oftener
than once in any one quarter, and
when there are more than one death In
aquarter, the Secretary Treasurer shall
call for one payment of dues each
quarter until dues for all deceased
members shall be paid in order of the
occurrence of their deaths.
IL. Upon the reception of the dues
the Secretary Treasurer shall pay to
| the widow of the deceased for her bene-
fit and that of the minor children of
the deceased the amount received less
five per cent. which he shall retain as
compensation for his services. If there
be no widow the money shall be paid
to the guardian of the minor children.
If there be no widow or children then
payment shall be made to person men
toned as assignee or their heirs. No
| greater amount than three hundred
dollars shall be paid to the representa-
tives of any member of the Associa-
| tiOn.
13. If the amount of dues received
under any one call be more than three
hundred dollars, the Secretary Treas
| urer shall pay such excess into the
treasury of the Association and shall
apply it to the next call for dues, max
| ing such deduction in his call for dues
as said amount iquidates.
IA. If dues are not paid by members
when called for before the next meet
| ing OF the County Alliance, the Direc-
tor shall forward with the dues paid
the names of all members who have
failed to pay, and he and the Secretary
| Treasurer shall erase the names of
such persons from the rolls of the mem
bers of the Association. A person so
dropped shall not be again enrolled as
a member except upon the payment of
| all dues which shall have been col
lected since their names were erased.
including the one for non-payment of
which their names were erased.
Is. The Secretary Treasurer shall
give bond to the Executive Committee
In suchsu as they deem sufficient for
the faithful performance of his duties
and accounting for money of the Asso-
citation
Everybody is cordially invited to
come and bring your basket to picnic
at Oakwood, near VIM. Ballentine's
Middle creek township, most especially
the Earnnn1.s, Alinnnn H.. Ii ls.