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

Be Held in Every Precinct or Dis.
triet Feb. II; County Meetings Feb
10Th, state Meetings Fey 2,s,.
Atlanta, Feb lO-The subcommittee
on constitution of the Southern CottonI
association, which has been in session
at the Piedmont hotel for DC last two
days. last night completes It's work
in connection with constitutions, and
began the consideration o. bylaws.
II adopted separate constitutions for
the main organization. for state organ.
izations and for county Examinations.
The reason for this is that The organ.
ization in the county and in the state
or division, viii be different from the
main organization aud wilirequire az.
ferent machinery, yet ita fundamental
law must conform TO that Of the main
association. For this reason the sub.
committee adopted constitutions for
these sub-organIzations
The constitution for STAB organlza'
ton sets forth the purpose in article
l. Article deals with tbe powers
Of the organization Article 2 pro.
vides that The Organization shall nos
violate any state or federal laws, Ar
ticle provides that the ORGANIZATION
shall be nun.pouteal Article 8 pro
vides that the members Of the state
organization shall consist 81 two MEM
beers chosen by each count, oyganiza
ton Article provides 81 the cleo
ton OF president We'd president
secretary, treasurer and sutA minor of
ficers as are needed ANlcle sets
forth The duties OF the officers. and ar
tlcle s provides for raising revenue.
Each county organization Is required
to turn over half OF u.s. revenue from
an sources 20 the state organization
Article 9 provides for amendments
Shall be Non.Pou,leaL
All OF the constitutions distinctly
provide that the organization shall be-
strictly non-polluca so strict s tbls
feature thar any person holding Office
or who contemplate running for OF
fee 81 ineligible to become an officer
OF the Southern Cotton association or
to serve on lts cxecuiEo committee.
Following Is the section prohibiting
politics a. % appears In the state con
stituuon
Article { section i-Ihis organize.
ton shall Ia no manner lend Its 90.
nuenco 70 party polite, or party or
gauizatl0u Should any Officer 81 this
organization publicly announce him.
SELF as a candidate for any national,
state OF county Office. such announce
ment shall Immediately gacatC bis 20
sitlon as an ofncef and ao porFon 0i.
fer.ng Tor or holding any Of The above
named political Offices. bali BE- olllg
BILE 20 ouy official position 90 this assoc
citation
TO Choose New Representatives.
Acoordlug 20 the plan. precinct Or
district meetings will De- Heid 10 ever
precinct ln every county Ia every cot
ton state on SATURDAY " this week
Feb a. Al these mc"ngs delegates
vii De- elected i0 tbe county meetings
20 Be held FEB 90. Tho c0uniy meet
lnEs aili perfect oua.zailon, ard.
each ail eleci ESQ a.aste 90 thc
state meeting 10 be- ha ~ Teb 20 al'
ihc capitol % each slaf.
AZ Theses state metfrrf each stats
viii chD0se ita member ~ $50 south
era Cotton association .a heegrdauts
glth its output of cai'.H Georgia be-
Jog entitled io three n.u5eft
Thus a neu ass1c.af.aa wil be con
stits,ed. and hes. mrnseD HHl bf
kn0wu A. ihe Eeai cotton assoc
au0u
The Hbcommiftee iat alRhf a'fl
adopted lgrm ~ oassiiigiof 81
oou1y 0reanlat.G ar]ine olt lba
nncftsarg details for Of 0rsi aather
sos 10 each caaniy
Tse c1afHuuar sl te printed
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