Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-02-11
LAWS TO GOVERN
COTTON MEETINGS
Separate Constitution for State
and County Organizations.
I SHALL DC NoN.PoLIrIcAt


According to the Plans, Meetings VIII
Be Held in Every Precinct or Dis
triot Feb. Il; County Meetings Feb
18th, state Meetings Fea 2ist,
Atlanta, Feb. l0-The subcommittee
on constitution of the Southern Cotton
association which has been Ia session
az the Piedmont hotel for &c last two
days last night completeJ SIS work
IN connection with constitutions, and
began the consideration OF bylaws
II adopted separate constitutions for
the main organization Tor state organ
izations and for county Examinations
The reason for this Is thar the organ
ization in the county and IN the state
or division, viii be dlnerent from the
main organization and vii require dif
ferent machinery, yet its Fundamental
law must conform to that Of the main
association For this reason the sub
committee adopted constitutions fot
these DETERMINATIONS
The constitution for stab organlza
ton sets forth the purpose In article
1. Article ? deals with the powers
OF the organization Article pro.
yides that the Organization shall not
violate any state or federal laws Ar
tlole I provides that the ORGANIZATION
shall be uon.poltlcal Article pro.
yides that the members 81 the state
organization shall consist Of two mem.
beers chosen by each county orgaulza
ton. Article 6 provides 81 The cleo
ton OF a president. ylcd president
secretary, treasurer and such minor on.
icers as are needed Atlcle sets
forth the duties OF the officers. and ar
tIclo provides for raising revenue.
Each county organization il required
to turn over hnlr of a. revenue from
an sources 10 the SKATE organization
Article provides for amendments
Shall be Non.Po.ItIeaL
All Of the constitutions distinctly
provide that The organ alton shall be-
strictly nou-poltical s1strltt la this
feature that amy person holding ONCE
or who contemplate running for Of
ice Is ineligible % become an Onlcof
Of The Southern Cotton association OF
to serve on its e1ecuuya committee
Following Is the section prohibiting
politics as ii apoar8 ln the state con
stituIon.
Article 4 section 4 This orgaulza
ton shall ln no manner lead Ita IL.
fueuce to party politics on party or
ganization. Should any officer Of this
organization publicly announce him
SELF as a candidate FOR any national
state or county Office. ach announce
ment shall Immediately yacatc his ~
Bltion al an Officer. and 200 person OF
ferlng Tor. or holding auy Of the above
named political oHiecs. ban be- oIlIgl
bic 90 ony official position % thls $3.50
citation
To Choose New Representatives.
According to the plan. precinct Or
district meetings viii Dr GELD Ia every
precinct ia every county in every cot
Ton state on SATURDAY 1f IRIS week
Feb. ~ AZ these mcru1rs dcIegate
Eill b. elected 90 tte county meetings
10 be held Feb iG The county meet
uEs viii pcriecf oaalmtou, and
each ail elect tEo t... niea 20 fhe
state meeting 10 81 l.t "a Feb 20 az
the capitoi % asch tjatr
AZ .hesc state mevi.rs each state
vii choosc lIs member "a jhe sauft
en- Coe0n association a secgsiancs
aith lts 0aipgf 0f c1f. Georgia o.
Ing en'.usd ip tbree m.u1er
Tbus neE oe.hfaa Fili bf can
sutgiod. and ihrfe m.H1Fu $3.50 bf
known a. tbs soafer Cotton assoc.
at0a
The suteommitirs 'a nleht also
adopted a form ~ olasufu.or fof
county osgsuIagol raTlBr oat ths
necessary defaIa af q. zeal esther
ius n each c98Hiy
Thete consultation s.I b. printed
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