The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1900-07-20
CITIZENS E.EAGC T..

| Among those present were Arthur Carr,
Summerfield ID. Hall, II. b. Mcdonnell,
Alexander Guide, Charles E. Coffin, Joseph
Il. Ager, Alonzo G. Darcy. Joseph II.
Owens, J. Enos Ray, Benjamin d. Stephen,
Fillmore Bcall, Eugene Roberts, Richard
| s. Hill, James ID. Cassard, i. Snowden
Hill. Luther Brashcars John Miller and
Franklin Wecms.
| A constitution and bylaws were
adopted as follows:
CONSTITUTION
ARTICLE |.
The name of this Association shall he
| The Citizens League of Prince George S
| County. Maryland Is purposes shall he
| to secure the good government and ma
| terial development Of Prince George 5
county, Maryland 1t will adopt all legiti-
mate and honorable means to effect these
ends, and will strive to organize affiliated
| Associations with analogous aims in the
| various counties of the State.
| ARTICLE2.
| ANY legal voter, resident or TAXPAYER of
Prince Georges county, Maryland, may
| be elected member Of the League by the
| Executive Committee hereinafter provided
for, upon written application ind"rSed by
| a mcml,r al The League. Members of the
League may at any time resign their mem
hcrship Ivy Il written notification to the
| Executive Committee.
| ARTICLE >.
| The officers of the League, who shall
ex oilicio be the officers of the Executive
| Committee herein provided for, shall be Il
| President. Il Vice President. Il Secretary
! and a Treasurer who shall scvrralv dis
charge the duties usually arrurtcnant t.
| their respective offices. The said lour
officers, together with twelve other mem
beers, no two of whom shall be residents
| of the same election district, shall conSlI-
tutc the Executive Committee of the
League. and as such shall discharge what
ever duties may be confided to such Exec
utive Committee by the Constitution, or
| any BYLAW or vote of the League. AL!
| the officers of the League and the EXecu-
| tive Committee shall be chosen at the An
| nual Meeting. and shall hold office until
the next Annual Meeting. Acceptance of
any public office Of profit, or of 4 political
character, or of a nomination for any such
office, by any officer of the League or
member of the Executive Committee, shall
| vacate his office or membership of such
! Executive Committee. The Executive
Committee shall fill all vacancies in their
| own number until the next Annual Meet
| ing of the League. Nine members of the
| Executive Committee shall constitute a
| quorum for the transaction al business.
ARTICLE t.
| The Annual Meeting of the League shall
| he held ut such time and such place in
| Prince Georges county in the month OF
January rs may be designated 10y the EX-
| ccutiyc Committee Special Meetings may
| he called bv the President, the Executive
| Committee. or any ten members OF the
| League Twenty members of the League
| shall constitute Il quorum.
ARTICLE J.
The Annual dues of each Member shall
be one dollar, payable in advance on or
| before the first day of January of each
year, and any member in default may be
! dropped by the Executive Committee. A
member may be expelled from member
ship at any regular or special meeting ot
the League, upon the recommendation of
| the Executive Committee, provided he has
had written notice at least ten days PIE
viously that such recommendation would
| be submitted to such regular or special
meeting.
ARTICLE 6.
| ANY article of this Constitution may he
| amended on the recommendation OF the
| Executive Committee, of its own motion,
| or ut the request of any ten members, AT
! any regular or sp,, ial meeting of the
| League, provided that written or printed
notice shall have been mailed to the mem
| bers, at least ten days previously, that such
| recommendation would he then submitted.
| ARTICLE :.
| The officers of the League and members
! of the Executive Committee. this day
| elected shall fill their respective offices
under the Constitution until their success
| SOrS are elected.
BYLAWS.
|. The members of the League residing
| in each district of Prince Georges county
| shall constitute Club to be known as
| The Citizens Club of such district, which
| shall discharge such duties as may he as
signed to them hy the League or the En-
| ecutive Committee.
,. The several District Clubs shall meet
on the second Monday of February, in
| each year, and each then elect President,
Vice President, 4 Secretary and Treas
urer, who shall hold Office until the next
succeeding Annual Meeting of the Club,
and together constitute local Committee
for the district The said Local Commit
tee shall determine the hour and place for
the Annual Meeting of its Club, and dis
charge such other duties rs may be as
signed to it by the Club, the Executive
Committee or the League. Special Meet
ings of the several Clubs may be called by
their respective Presidents or Local Com
mittees, or by the President of the League
or the Executive Committee.
>, The Executive Committee shall ap
point annually from among themselves
the following Standing Committees, con
sistng of not less than three members each:
A Committee on Membership, Dues and
Finances.
a Committee on Legislation
A Committee on Publications..
A Committee ON Public Roads and
Schools.
A Committee OH the Assessment of
Property, Taxation and Financial c"nai
ton of Prince Georges county.
1. The said Committees shall meet when
ever called together Ivy the Executive Com
mttcc the President of the League nr
their Respective thnirms.n, who shall hr
named by the Executive Committee. aud
shall each make an annual report to the
League at the January meeting, and
special reports to the Executive Commit
tee, whenever required.
,. All moneys collected for the benefit
Of the League shall he paid to the Treas
urcr, who shall make n" payment except
in accordance with appropriation made or
instructions given Ivy the Executive Com
mittcc.
&. The bylaws may he amended nj any
meeting of the League 10y Il ma j"rity vote
The following officers were selected t"
serve until their successors be elected at
the annual meeting, which Will be held in
January next. President Al"nZr q Darcy,
of Mrllwnod district vice president
Eugene Roberts, Of Kent district; treas
urrr, Charles f. Coffin, of NanSVilir dis
trict: secretary, Franklin Wcrms Of Mari
bore district.
After selecting members of the cNr"u-
tive committee the meeting adjourned.
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