Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1901-06-01
CITIZENS UNION ORGANIZED.
Mass Meeting Held Last Night and a
A Con titation and Platform
Adopted Enthusiastic
Meeting.
The Citizens Union
of the City Of Mart
insburg, w. Va

| Such is the name of the organiza-
| ton of large number of the renre-
sentative citizens OF Nfartinsburg who
met in the Court House on Friday
night and permanently organized an
association for the purpose of induc-
ing good citizens and taxpayers to
take more active interest in munich
pal affairs and to promote good NUM-
cipal government. Its officers are
President. Lee NJ Bender.
| First Vice President. W. III. Craw-
| ford.
Second Vice President, Jno. E.
Boyd
Treasurer, Edward Rutlcdge.
Secretary, r. d. North.
General Committee, includ-
ing the FIVE above named officers,
in which the government of the
union is vested: Max Robinson, D..
NJ. Kilmer, p W. Leiter,J M. Woods,
G. A. Miller, W. A. Gard, A. T.
Russler, +. S, Emmert, Geo. S. Hill.
c. G.. Smith.
The meeting was a decided success
and in every way came mp to the ex-
pectations of even the most enthusiast
| tic promoters of the movement to-
ward better municipal government.
1t was called to order by Mr.. Lee Nj.
| Bender, the chairman of the last meet
ng, and r. d. North. the secretary of
the last meeting took the chair of the
secretary. After the chairman stated
the purpose of the meeting Mr.. Max
Robinson. of the committee appointed
for that purpose, submitted a COM
plete set of plans and rules for the
organization. which were unanimously
adopted as the constitution of the
union, viz.
NAME.
Article one. The name of this as
ISOLATION shall be The Citizens Union
of the City of Martinsburg, w. Va.
OBJECT.
Article two.--Its purposes shall be !;
To induce citizens and taxpayers
to take more active and earnest part
II municipal affairs.
To disseminate instructive infor
nation relative to the government of
the city of Martinsburg
| To devise and advocate plans for
its improvement.
To promote husiness-like. honest
and efficient conduct i'll municipal
affairs.
To secure the choice of competent
! officials.
To encourage faithful performance
of public dutv, to secure the enact
ment and enforcement of laws, for
the economical, intelligent and pro-
gressive management of the affairs
of the city government.
MEMBERSHIP.
I Article three-Any citizen or tax
payer of the city of Martinsburg shall
be eligible to membership. and shall
be enrolled as member subject tc
the approval of membership commit
tie, upon subscribing to the following
statement of the objects of the
| Union.
1.-THE undersigned, believing that
| the citizens of Martinsburg should
take a more active and earnest part
in municipal affairs. desires TO be en-
lrolled member of the citizens union
of the city of Martinsburg, and hereby
signifies his purpose to aid in the
promotion of the objects of such al
association, which are to disseminate
instructive information relative to
the government of the city of Martins
burg: to devise and advocate plans
for its Improvement to promote
business-like honest, and efficient
conduct in municipal affairs; to pro
mote the choice of competent officials
to encourage faithful performance o.
public duty; TO secure the enactment
and enforcement of laws for tn,
economical, intelligent and progress
sive management of the affair of th'
city government.
GOVERNMENT.
Article four.-As soon as so mem
bers shall have been secured, a meet
ing shall be called for the purpose, OF
selecting 10 Committeeman, who TO
gethef with the officers hereinafter
provided for, shall constitute The
i General Committee, in which the gov
eminent of this Union shall be vestec
and which shall have authority TO fl
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