The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1894-09-01
Democratic Club Organized.

township, met at the court house, last
Tuesday night, and organized the Lex
ington Democratic Club. This is the
first club organized in Lafayette county,
and is the commencement of the
thorough organization mapped out by
the Central Committee. During the
next week, clubs will be organized at
the leading precincts in the county,
preparatory to an active campaign.
Hon. William ii. Chiles was elected
president of the Democratic Club; John
M. Price, vice president; Horace F.
Blackwell, secretary; Lee IL. billiard,
treasurer, and Thomas G.. Young,
sergeant at arms.
The Club will meet every other Friday
night.
For the benefit of those clubs yet to
be organized, We give below the consti-
tuition of the Club, as it was adopted,
last Tuesday:
Constitution and By-La,cs of the Leriag-
ton Democratic Club:
PREAMBLE.
The object and purpose of this Club is
to form an organization which will
afford better facilities for discussing the
true principles of democracy and the
issues OF the next campaign; for
answering and exposing the false
charges or other political parties against
the democratic party, and to awaken the
democratic voters and influence them
all to vote, next November, thereby
increasing the democratic majority in
'nis COUNTY at the next eiectioh.
ARTICLE L.
The name of tbis oroanization shall
he The Lexington Democrafic Climb.
ARTICLE u.
SECTION /. The regular time for this
club TO meet shall he on Friday night of
every other week, at eight o'clock, p. m.
SEC. z. special meetings may be
called Dy the president, or IN case OF his
aosence from Inc county, by The vice
president, whenever, ! n their Judgment,
the necessity may arise.
ARTICLE iii.
l.. Inc officers OF TINS Club
snaiI pe a presldeht, vlce presideht, sec
IetaIy' treasurer, ana sergeant at arms,
Wnose terms OF once snail expire on
hua !, 1870.
ARTICLE w.
SECTION 1. The president shall pre-
side at ali meetings. of this Cimb. and
exercise the executive functions of the
Cinb wnen In session.
SEC :. Inc wee president shall per
loILn Ine uuties oi the president III MS
acsence; w. .. I'm -,
SEG. Inc secretary snail record
auu HeeP gu Pi1ceeuIlgs oL tne meet
I.kS VI .uIS CIuu, anu perform sucn
oInsr 1atles as usually devoive upon
suCn omcer;
SEC. T.. Inc treasurer snail take
money and property of this Club, and
pay OUT same on orders drawn on him
Dy the president d attested by the
secretary.
&c. D. Inc sergeant at arms shall
PIeserve Oroer q meetings OF TINS CLUB,
Wei ioq9osseI 80 70 20 Dy y pres
luent, = snau Keep closed tne doors
a.iu aanlt Only OF inc CluD at
any uiee'inR heid pehihd closed doors.
ARTICLE ".
Sec. l. The standing committees of
this Club shall be as follows: Com
mittee on membership. Committed ON
contributions, the executive committee,
anu ommittee 70 secure speakers, each
70 CONSIST OF nve members, TO he
appOlnted py ths president at time Club
Is organized or nrst meeting Thereafter.
ARTICLE vi.
SECTION !. The duties of the COM
new members who are eligible.
= =. ~ outitS vi the COMMITTEES
scr;ntions Of mn,nu " srom W r,omhers SUI" "
other democrats whanaver raD,asted
nv the arecmf;v. "nmm;ttas fnc tSa
purposes of CARRYING out the object and
purpose OF TINS Club, or when required
Dy majority vote at any meeting OF the
Club.
committee shall be to transact such
business or work, connected with
carrying into effect the object of this
Club, as may be assigned to them by
majority, vote OF any meeting u the
CinO, OF Dy q president OF the Club.
SEC. 4. The duties OF the committee
TO SECURE speakers shall be to secure al
least one speaker at every regular meet.
ing of the Club, and for such special
meetings as they may be requested by
the president of this Club.
ARTICLE VII.
SECTION I. The const itution mr. nv.
lava of thia Cluh NAV ha amendod Nv
vote of a ma;or;tv ~ the enroiied Nam.
hers of the Cinb' a notice Of sncb
amendment bavinc heen g;ven ,t ths
n~rocaad;n1 maot;nr O ' A
~ ""s
,v,.,
ARTICLE I.
SECTION I. Fifteen members shall
constitnta a ouorum for transactino
hnsiness.
'Le W.
SECTION !: ANY person entitled u
I &C tne November election, 1884, and
vote he iemocrstic t;cEet Of suct
election. shall he eligible tn mhe
in this Club.
: SEC. 9. The name of every applicant
for membership shall be presented to III,
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