The Washington bee., 1898-12-24

At meeting of the National Racial
Protective Association held on last
Saturday, Rev. w. II. Scott and Al
torney +. NJ, Hewlett submitted con-
stitution and bylaws for the govern
ment of the ASSOCIATION. Mr.. w. Cal
vim Chase, presided and Attorney F.
w. Frisby acted as secretary. Un
motion of MIR. l.. II. PETERSON, MIR.
Chase, was elected delegate to the
Afro-AmeriCdn Council. Mr. +. NJ.
Hewlett was elected attorney for the
ASSOCIATION. The following IS the
Constitution:
This Association shall be known as
the National Racial Protective Associ-
alton.
OBJECT.
The object of this Association shall
be to protect, encourage, help and de-
fend our race alor e all lines.
OFFICERS.
President, One Vice-President from
each State, Territory and the D. c.,
Treasurer, Secretary, two assistants,
Corresponding Secretary, Atlor ey
and Sergeant-at-armS.
DUTIES
The President sh II preside at all
meetings, in the absence of the Presi-
dent. one of the Vice-PreSidents shall
preside.
The Treasurer shall hold all moneys
which may come into his hands; no
moneys shall be paid out unless it is
ordered by the Association or the Ex-
ecuIive Co .rmittee, which shall do the
business of the Association, when sai1
A sociation is not in session.
The Secretary shall record all Of the
proceedings of the Association. He
shall keep a book " hich shall be open
At all times to the members of the said
Association.
The Corresponding Secretary shall
do all of the Corresp Jnding with other
bodies.
The Assistant Secretaries shall act
when the Secretary shall be absent,
or when called upon by him.
The Sergeant t-arms shall keep
order aud shall eject ali members or
persons who fail 10 obey the presiding
officers.
MEMBERSHIP.
All persons who desire to become
members shall go before Committee,
who after satisfying said Committee
shall pay the sum of One(SI col dollar.
The following shall be members after
complying with the above.
I. All Pastors and ordained Minis
tiers of the Gospel
=. Each Church shall be entitled to
two (2) members.
All cieties and organizations
whose object shall be for the helping
and uplifting of the negro-Shall be
emitted to one m-mber.
Individual membership shall con-
SiSt OF any one who wishes to become
member after he or she shall comply
with the above article and the pay
ment OF one collar
COMMITTEES.
An Executive Committee which shall
consist of one from each State, Terri
tory aud the DC, who shall be ap-
pointe by the President OF the said
Association,
The duty of this Committee shall be
to act for the Association, when said
Association is not in session. The
Firstnamed OH said Committee shall
be the Chairman
There shall be standing Committees
as follows: On Morals, Education.
Good Citizenship, Employment,
SIraHgers, Business. Finance, RaCia-
Deve. Opement, Christian DeveIope-
ment, social Developement,, Tene.
ment Houses, Committee on Inter
State Corr OutraoeS a,5
Emigration
This Association shall use 'Cush-
ing's Manual"
Thirty days notice in writing shall
always be given at any regular meet
ing of the Association, for any amend
ment to the Bylaws and Constitution
of the Association and shall require
two-third vote of quorum meeting of
the Association.
A quorum shall constitute one-third
OF the members present.