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

According to the Plans, Meetings VIII
Be Held in Every Precinct or Dis
triet Feb. Il; County Meetings Feb
18TH, State Meetings Fea 2lst.
Atlanta. Feb I0-The subcommittee
on constitution OF the southern Cotton
association. which has bees in session
al the Piedmont hotel for tbe last two
days. last night completed its work
in connection with constitutions, and
began the consideration OF byAaws.
II adopted separate constitutions fot
the main organization. for state organ
izations and for county Examinations,
The reason for this Is that the organ
ization in the county and,iu the state
or division. will be different from the
main organization and willrequire dif
ferent machinery. yet its Fundamental
law must conform to that q the main
association For this reason the sub
committee adopted constitutions fot
these sub-organlzations
The constitution for stab organlza
ton sets forth the purpose in article
/. Article deals with the powers
OF the organization Article 2 pro
vides that the organization shall not
violate any state or federal laws. Ar
ticle 4 provides that the organization
shall be non.politlcal Article 8 pro
yldes that the members 81 the state
organization shall consist 81 two mem.
bers chosen by each county organiza
ton Article G provides 81 The elec
ton Of a president WED president
secretary. treasurer aud suth minor OF
fcers as are needed AHiclc sets
forth the duties Of The officers. and ar
tlcle provides Tor raising revenue.
Zach county organization Is required
TO turn over half OF H. revenue from
all sources 70 the state organization
Article 9 provides for amendments.
Shall be Non.PolitleaL
All of the constitutions distinctly
provide that the organ lltlon shall De
strictly nou-poltlcal So strict is thif
feature that any poFson holding odicJ
or who coutompates nuning for OF
fee Is ineligible to become au officer
Of the Southern Cotton association OF
10 serve on lts cxecut'e committee
Following is The secl11 prohibiting
politics AS % apearB ln the state con
stitutIon
Article 4 section This organiza
ton shall ln no manner lend lls in
iluence 10 party polite, or party or
gauizatlon, should aIy officer Of this
organization publicly aauouncc him
SELF aa candidate Tor any national
state OF county Office. lch announce
ment shall Immediately yacate his %
siiiou al an Officer and 30 person OF
fcrlng Tor OF holding avs Of The above
named political offices hall be- ell.g.
Die 10 ony Official position 90 this asso
ciatlou
TO Choose New Representatives,
According 30 the plans precinct Of
district meetings vii b.. held in every
precinct Ia every c0uu5 ID every cot
Ton state on SATURDAY NJ fhia week 4
Feb o. "a these meetings. delegates
viii be- elected io thc rasniy meellngf
90 be- held FEB no. The county meet /
lnEs wll perfect ore.a.katlon. and
each vii elect ESQ drasa'ez % tbe
state meeting TO b. teH 9n Fsb 81 90 4
The cap.tol Of each 'sf.
Az ibese state mrr'rst each state .
viii chooar lIa member ~ ths South .
err Cotton association s accordance I.
aith it aatplt Of cotton Georgia b. 4
lng egi.iIea io thfHe u.alfm
1bus q Bra aaeor.a..a WfI 81 con
auiuic9 and these msu9eE ual bs /
known o. che Southern c9iioa astoe .
af,1a
Tat ubcommitte 'at f'rhf aif1
adopted fWm ~ oaasiiia'log f1f
ooultT orsalisWoE ar1iug ouf las
necstsary details ior o.. .otal ea'hfr I
.ag .a each ca1ay
Ihesr constitution tl D. printed .
To- panp'af f1rm ar. t.HrbHe
.ar11Eaoat tar e1.tas states 81 200 81 I.
p1sebie
when ftr aorE ~ a1ap'ink Ae
constellation asf e1ur tf lasf rIEtI I
tse fsaeomntlss psE ~ a. msusf }