The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-08-05
THE NEW LEAGUE.
IT IS ORGANIZED To PROMOTE
GOOD CITIZENSHIP.
The objects as Set Forth in the Con-
stitution Just Adopted-Arrang aging
For Mass Meeting.

A short time ago The Herald noted
the fact that movement was on foot
to organize here a non-partisan and
Inon-sectarian league to advance the
moral interests Of the city. The move
ment has now taken definite form and
on Tuesday evening next at 8 O'Clock
another meeting will be held at the Y.
M. e. A. rooms, when reports will be
received from subcommittee, and ar
engagements made for holding a mass
meeting.
The constitution as adopted is as
follows:
1dE GOOD CITIZENSHIP LEAGUE.
Article Name. This organization
shaH be called the Good Citizenship
League of Salt Lake City.
Article H-Objects Section 1. To
unite in one non-sectarian, non-parti-
san organization all who are interested
IN and desire to advance the municipal.
phllanthropic, industrial and moral in
terests of the city.
Section 2. To secure the prompt en-
forcement of law and the enactment of
needed legislation.
Section 3. To persuade all lovers of
law and order to attend their party
primaries and by their efforts there
and at the polls, to prevent the nominal
/ ton and election of corrupt or unfit
persons to Office.
| Section 4. To promote the study of
political and social wrongs and rene
| dies and in general to seek the reign
of whatsoever things are true, honest,
| just, Sure, lovely and of good report
Article III-Methods. Section l. The
means employed shall be investigation,
publication and agitation, together
with the exercise of every moral infiu-
ence necessary to carry into. effect the
purposes of the league.
Section 3 The funds required to
carry out the objects herein enumerated
shall be raised by the precinct organiza-
| tons, which shall secure the same by
an appeal for voluntary contributions
to the members of the league in their
respective precincts; the money so
raised shall be deposited with the
treasurer. who shall disburse same as
directed by the central council
Article IV-Membership. All persons
over 16 years of age who desire to adj
vance the objects of the league may
become members by registering their
of their precinct organization. provided
| their good faith in so doing is not
questioned by the precinct committee.
Article V-Mana cement. There shall
be a central council of thirty-one mem
| bers, thirty of whom shall be elected
by the league in equal numbers from
| the five city precincts; the remaining
member shall be chosen by majority
of the elected council within week
after each annual meeting of the
league, and shall hold office for one
year.
The elected members shall be divided
| into three groups of ten, two from each
precinct, and from the first annual
meeting shall hold Office for one, two
and three years respectively; at each
annual election thereafter, ten shall be
chosen, two from each precinct to hold
office for three years.
The council shall hold a meeting
monthly and any one who shall be alb
sent from two consecutive regular
meetings without sufficient excuse shall
cease to be a member. All vacancies
arising through death, resignation, or
other causes shall be fled by the ma
jority of the members at the succeed
ing monthly meeting.
Article VI-Meetings. The league
shall hold regular meetings on the
second Tuesday of February, May,
August and November of each year,
that held in August to be the annual
meeting, at which time the president
and secretary shall present written re-
ceding twelve months The central
council may also provide such other
exercises as shall in their judgment be
appropriate to the occasion.
Special meetings may be called by
the council at any time, to transact
business requiring immediate attention.
Article VII-Precinct Organization.
Section 1. There shall be established
in each of the city precincts VI branch
orC 1i.zat ioh CHI n in
its bounds the objects herein set forth.
Section 2. There shall be a precinct
committee of seven members, four of
whom shall constitute a quorum; they
shall hold monthly meeting and shall
elect a chairman and secretary from
their own number. They shall exercise
control over the work of the league in
their respective precincts, along lines
laid down by the central council, and
it shall be their duty to pass upon the
good faith of any person desiring to be-
come a member of the league.
Section g. This committee shall be
chosen by the members of the league in
the several precincts, and shall hold
office for twelve months.
Article VIII-Oficers. The officers of
the league shall be president. five
vice-presidents, second vice-president,
secretary and treasurer, selected by the
council from tfir own number, who
shall hold Office for one year, or until
their successors are chosen.
Article IX-Amendments This con-
stitution may be amended by two
thirds vote Of those present at any
regularly called meeting of the league,
the proposed amendment having been
submitted in writing at a previous
regular meeting.