The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-02-18
Southern Cotton
Growers Constitution
Outline of the Executive Committee Work at Atlanta
1.-The Association is to be Governed on Broad
Lines with Power to Deal with
Commercial South.
ORGANIZATION NoNPOLITIcAL.

ORGANIZATION NONPOLITICAL.
''Sec. 3. This organization and all
of its associates, under its system OF
State and county and subcivil divis-
ion organizations. are and shall be
nonpolitical. They shall not coop
crate with any political party nor In
any manner use their organizations
or membership to aid any political
machinery, policy or combine.
DISTRIBUTION OF POWERS.
"Sec. 4. The powers of this organ
ixation shall be distributed as fol-
lows: First, there shall he In each
cotton-growing State and Territory
a central organization. Second, there
shall he In each cottOn-growing coun-
ty or parish, In each cOtton-growing
State or Territory, an organization
| to he known as the county or parish
organization, and which shall bear
the name Of the county or parish In
which organized.
Sec. 5. There shall he one supreme
organization known as the South
ern Cotton Association. 1t shall meet
annually on the third Tuesday In
January. and at such place as 1t shall
determine. 1t shall have power to
adjourn Its meeting or meetings to
any date 1t elects. 1t may he called
In extra session by the President or
by it's Executive Committee. in alb
sence of the President, when deemed
advisable.
"Sec. 6. Each and all OF said or
Canixations above named shall have
constitutions which shall he uniform
and subordinate to this. Each con-
stitutiOn shall Ike the one prepared
and adopted by the Executive Com
mittee OF the Southern Interstate
Cotton Convention, named by Its
resolution adopted at New Orleans,
State of Louisiana, on the 18th day
of January A. D., 1905. Said resolu'
lions are hereby made an appendix
: to this constitution. Said cOnstitu
ton may he changed or amended al
In each provided.
: "Sec. z. This association shall bt
composed Of representatives from thu
: folio wing-named States and Terrific
7 ries on the following basis, tO-wit
] (a) the State of Alabama, 8; (b) tn
State of Arkansas, 2; (c) the Stat
: OF Florida, 1; (d) the State OF Geor
: gia, s; (e) the State Of Louisiana, 3
: (f) the State Of Mississippi, 8; (g) tn
State of Missouri, 1; (h) the State O
' North Carolina, 2; ID the State @
South Carolina, 2; Cd the State @
Tennessee, 1: (k) the State OF Texas
: 3, ID the State of Virginia. /; I'm
J. the State of Kentucky, L; (n) Okla
L homa, L; (o) the Indian Territory,
II Said representatives shall he electe
o for the first time by the respectiv
II State and Territorial organization
n named in section 4. at the meeting t
8 Ike held on the 2lst of February. A
4 d., 1906. Said State and TerritOris
IL organizations to meet for the fin
IL time and at any other times at sue
le places as may be named In the col
Ne stitutiOn of each, or at such places q
r they respectively fix under the pow
" ers given each i'm it's constitution
rs Said State and Territorial organic;
10 tions shall annually. as provided
g. their constitutions. elect their respec
ne i've representatives I'm said SoutheI
I'd Cotton Association.
" Sec. &. Said Southern Cotton A
H. ISOLATION. shall at it's annual NEE
ms ing elect the following officers. tO-wi
to A president, a vice president. seer
70 tary, n treasurer and such other OF
III GERS as 1t deems necessary and prop
es for the discharge Of business. wi
W. shall hold Office for one year, or u
he til their successors are elected al
IT, qualify.
We "Sec. 8. Said Southern Cotton A
d. ISOLATION may, from time to tin
70 change the representation of any
ed said States or Territories, prOvid
We each shall always have one represt
ed tative. No change OF basis of rep
es- sentation shall be made except
no aggregate production In each Sta
NV or Territory.
'ed ''Sec. 10. Realizing that seaso
IA must always be considered In fig
ng ing acreage and production from a
es' given acreage. and that "a small nc
TO- age. under favorable weather con
or lions. may produce n large crop. a
on a large acreage, under unfavOra
10 weather conditions, may yield
ON small crop. power Is expressly c.
at ferred on the Southern Cotton As
on citation to formulate plans and nc
'nd mulate capital, SO as to control q
as take care of any annual surplus, q
'ur- prevent violent, sudden and UNI
10 sonable fluctuatiOn. and so as
I'M regulate the marketing of such q
VS. plus to secure rcmunerative prices