The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-08-06
ARTICLE NAME.

known as the Francis Murphy Temper
ance Club Association
ARTICLE II-MOTTO.
Section /. The motto of this associa
| ton shall be: With malice toward
none and charity for ALL
ARTICLE III-OBJECTS AND MEM
BEERS.
Section /. The objects of this asso-
citation are: % To afford all of those
who have signed the Francis Murphy
Temperance pledge the means of social
intercourse; and (2) its members an
opportunity of helping one another, by
all lawful means, in brotherly love and
mutual sympathy, to keep the letter of
said pledge, which is as follows: Il, the
undersigned, do pledge my word of hon
or, God helping me, to abstain from all
intoxicating liquors as a beverage, and
that l will by all honorable means en-
courage others to abstain; and go to
encourage all those. Who although not
| total abstainers from intoxicants be-
lieve in the broad principles of practi-
cal temperance, to practice habits of
self-control and sobriety: and (4) to en-
! courage young men and women to Gull
/ tivate habits of temperance and total
organize temperance clubs, to be styIed
Francis Murphy Clubs No /, No. and
so on in order as organized, in the Ter
ritory of Hawaii; and Co generally to
promote the cause of temperance in the
Territory of Hawaii
Section 2. All persons who have sign
ed the Murphy temperance pledge shall,
by the act of signing said pledge, be
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titled to all membership privileges in
any Francis Murphy Club in the Terri
tory of Hawaii without being required
u pay any initiation fee, and if a
st anger, or financially unable, may, "a
his option, be exempt from the payment
of dues for a period of sixty days.
Section 8. All persons believing in
the broad principles of practical tenn
perance, whether total abstainers or
not, who do not desire to take the
pledge. are eligible to membership in
all Francis Murphy Clubs by paying an
init alton fee (the amount to De fixed
by the Board of Trustees) and the reg
ular monthly dues of the club of which
he shall become a member.
Section 4. All persons subscribing to
! the cause of temperance, making spe-
| cial donations or subscribing to the
general fund, shall be eligible to hon
orary membership, as follows: Persons
subscribing $40, for period Of six
months; $25. for one year: from $25 to
$3.50 for as many years as the amount
subscribed is Invisible by 25 $3.50 or
over, life membership.
Section 5 This association shall be
essentially nonpoliticaI Except where
the cause of temperance is affected),
and non-sectarian in character and no
one shall be debarred from member
ship on account of race, color, previous
condition. religious or political views.
ARTICLE IV-OFFTCERS.
Section l. The officers of the asso-
citation shall consist of a president, sec
rotary and treasurer Gn one person.,
auditor, two directors and as many
honorary vice presidents as there may
be clubs organized. except that any two
Or more clubs may, at their option,
elect the same person as their vice pres
iGert.
Section .. The president. secretary
and treasurer. auditor and directors
shall constitute board of trustees. in
all five members, which shall manage
the affairs OF the association.
ARTICLE V-BLECTIONS AND Or
CARNATIONS.
Section /. Organization shall he eff
fected by the election of a president,
by the signers of the Murphy temper
ance pledge and the patrons of Francis |
Murphy Hall in mass meeting assem- |
bled. who shall have the power to ap- |
point the first board of trustees and !
organize Francis Murphy Club No /.
Section 2 This board of trustees
shall in one year, or not later than |
October /, 1902 call a Territorial con- |
ventfon. whose membership and repre- |
sentation shall be based upon the |
of all Francis Murphy |
Clubs in the Territory of Hawaii, for |
the purpose of electing officers and |
trustees for the ensuing year and for |
the purpose of promulgating such laws,
regulations or measures as may be re-
quired to further the cause of temper
ance and the good of the association;
and all acts of this convention shall be
binding upon the board of trustees and
all Francis Murphy Clubs in the Ter
ritory of Hawaii.
V-DUTIES AND POW |
ERS OF TRUSTEES.
Section l. It shall be the duty of the
board of trustees as soon as practicable
to obtain a legal charter for this asso-
citation.
Section 2 1t shall be the duty of the |
board of trustees to organize Francis
Murphy Clubs in all communities or |
sugar plantations in the Territory of
Hawaii, where the people thereof de- |
sire and are willing to subscribe to the
terms of this charter.
Section 3. 1t shall be the duty of the |
president to preside at all meetings and |
TO manage the affairs of this associ1- |
ton subject to the approval of a ma |
jority of the Board of Trustees or to |
delegate this power of management to |
a competent superintendent.
Section T. 1t shall be the duty OF The
secretary and treasurer to keep ali ac-
counts and be the custodian of all the
funds of the association and of an the
clubs in the Territory of Hawaii, of
which he shall be the common treasur-
pr. He shall keep separate account
with each club which shall show at all