Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1892-01-14
THE DISTRICT ALLIANCE.
Some Facts About Its Organiza-
ton. Objects and Purposes.

known as Ine seventh congressman
District Alliance, composed of the
counties of Madison, Kinds, Rankin,
Simpson, Copiah, Claiborne Jefferson,
Lincoln and Franklin.
AS the District organ, in order that
our readers may be the better posted
on the subject, we copy below from
the official proceedings of the first
meeting of this body:
Responding to the formal call pre-
viously made for the organization of
District Alliance for the Seventh
Congressional district, the following
delegates, representing their respec-
tive counties, assembled in the senate
chamber on Nov. y, 1890, to-Wit:
Madison-C. l.. Gilmer, b. +. Pass
more, E. Fleming.
Hinds-N. NJ. Hollingsworth. A. G..
Gale.
Claiborne--J. X. Moore.
Rankin-Geo. W. Brooks, VIM.
Pennington.
Jefferson-T. L. Darden, James
Showers.
Lincoln-R. X. Applewhite.
SIMPSON,. n. Tombstone.
After temporary organization, a
committee of nine was appointed to
frame a constitution and bylaws,
whose report, after minor alterations,
was adopted as follows:
We, the delegates from the several
county Alliances of the counties com
posing the Seventh Congressional
District, for the purpose of more
perfect organization to provide a
more efficient system of lecturing; for
the consideration of all questions in
which we, as a class, are interested,
and for the education of the agricul
tural classes in the science of ecOnom-
ical government in a strictly non
partisan sense, do enact this cOnstitu-
ton.
Section /. This body shall be known
as the Seventh. Congressional District
Alliance of Mississippi. Three dele
gates from each county (alliance) of
said district, shall compose the mem
bership. They shall be chosen by
their respective Comfy Alliances and
serve one year.
Sec. 2. This body shall hold two
regular meetings each year, viz: The
second Wednesdays of July and De-
cember. After 1890, each County Al
lance shall elect delegates to this
body at it's regular meeting, imme-
diately preceding the July meeting
of this District Alliance.
Sec 3. The officers of this Alliance
shall be q president, vice-president,
secretary, treasurer, chaplain. lectur
er, doorkeeper and executive commit
tee of three members, to be elected
at the July meeting in each year, and
hold their offices until their successors
are elected.
Sec. 4. The presidents duties are
o open the Alliance in case of a
.all meeting to state its object to
preside over the body and decide par
liamentary questions.
) Sec. s. The vice-president's duties
are to assist the president, and in his
absence to perform his duties.
Sec. 6. The secretary's duties are to
keep correct record of the proceed
ings of the Alliance to conduct its
correspondence to keep a roll of its
members, to receive all moneys due
the Alliance, and pay same promptly
to the treasurer, taking his receipt
therefor.
Sec. Z. The treasurer shall receive
all moneys from the secretary and
pay ont same only OH warrants signed
by the president and secretary.
Sec. s. The chaplain shall conduct
the religious exercises of the order.
Sec. 9. 1t is the lecturers duty to
deliver an address on some topic of
interest to the order at each meeting.
Sec. 10. The doorkecper shall guard
the door, take up the word and see
that all are correct.
Sec. II. The duties of the executive
committee shall be to examine the
books of the secretary and treasurer,
and to audit claims, and report upon
same at each regular meeting.
The next meeting was held at
Hazlehurst on the second Wednesday
of July 1891, at which meeting the
following officers were elected for one
year:
President-T. j. Millsaps, of CO.
piah.
ice-President-N. Tombstone, of
Simpson.
Secretary-E. Fleming, of Madi-
son.
Treasurer-Jas. Showers, of Jetfer-
son.
Chaplain-Wm. Pennington, of
Rankin.
Lecturer-B. F. Passmore, of Mad
ison.
Door-keeper-N. NJ. Hollingsworth,
of Kinds.
Legislative and Executive Commit
tee. L. Gilmer, of Madison j, c.
Moore, and c. X. Reagan, of Clai-
borne j. b. Riggin, of Kinds, and j.
f. Burrus, of Franklin.
The LEADER was elected as the Of
fetal organ for the district.
The last meeting was held in Jack
son on the second Wednesday in
December, but as only bare quorum
of the counties were represented and
very important business was to be
considered, action was deferred aud
the President requested to call a
special meeting at jackson on Tues