The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1906-03-17
Minutes Of the Lafayette County Road
Improvement Society.

ftllOi buto hOotAAb W. A-g
attended. The meeting was called U
TO order by Judge P. W. Osborn. e
e. N. Hopkins was made temporary
secretary. After discussing several
important points it was decided to
make the organization permanent.
A committee was appointed to draw G
up constitution and bylaws, they
we're Messrs. Butts, Groves, Eblers,
Shelby and Hopkins; committee on
resolution, Messrs. Dlerker, Winkler
and Waddell, The convention then
adjourned until 1880 p, m. when
convection reassembled, the committee
on con bitution reported: In order
to eifec : 4 organization Of the road
cominl H. r.SSS and property holders of
Llfayei who are interested
10 the .n',. @ Improvement of the
roads oYhile LouiIty the following
const'tnt all KentrSSp SSpted'
!, Theqs ls itaSh' o,",a.t ORGANIZATION nloa
shall be TIT rs. The county NO'u
lmprovemer, to nsmL
The in Ks of the county
curt, the .olSe road and bridge
commlssiones ,Sud the district
commissIQne IOt,ban be considered
members of | society e.r oftIcio,
3. All property holders both
townsmeu and counJrymen who are
interested in promoting the cause Of
t road improvement, may be admitted
TO the societyioy majority vote OF
l the members present at any meeting
There shall be two regular
q meetings Of the society each year
viz: the FIST Thursday after
0 the first Monday in March and
November. Special meetings may
:. be called at any time by the president
Of the society.
d 5. Tue officers Of the society shall
IS consist Of aIpreSident, vice-preeident,
and secretary and treasurer, wbc
Y with Two other members appointed
s. aupnally at the March meetiog sh4
h 35hstltate the Executive Board.
ID 5. The duties Of president vice
ly president and secretary shall be th'
" usual duties Of said officers N othe
a organizations the duties OF thl
Executive Board shall be the collection
D. OF information upon the subject o
a. road work and road coalition II
re various parts of the county tn
d. presentation of the same at tt
y, meeting Of the society. 1t shall a.
ry arrange a program for road meetings
,it 1t shall be the duty Of the secretar
he to give notice through the count
a papers, Of the dates Of meeting, an
he Of the program of proceeding
Uh and tn further notify every roa
ial commissioner by postal card.
hat I. The officers shall be tlec't
ris annually at the March meeting
60 Permanent organization Judge
W. Osborn, president; s. G. Emlso
vice president and John H. Dierk
"a secretary and treasurer, the
,co officers with H F. Holke and E
ne Hopkins constitute the Executi
tod Board
md Report OF committee on resolution
,+,o l. Resolved Uhat this society iustru
tho the president to appoint a commit
m, Of three to urge upon
representative in the legislature "
a nd shall be elected this fall 10 repreSe
b,s this county, the enactment of
tho law by which the poll tax levied
BY county foau purposes Sn4N oeoO
due and payable at such date
summer as will make 1t more posi-
generally to collect this lax either
''e.' money or work.
-, 2. Resolved, that the couI
% court be requested to issue circu
letter to the road commissioners
IVY the county urging them TO Cnfo
''" more strictly the laws relating
'aOA keeping open the side bitches
ne drains along the public roads, also
'nlOe regard to brush from hedges be
@iVu thrown into the road ditches:-1
president appointed Messrs. Lafaye
Groves, s. G. Emlson and E
his Hopkins as a committee to cor
and with our county representative D
$, to fall. The split log drag and its "
cou- was discussed for sometime
e are commissioners were requested TO
the the same to the best of Il
judgement. Culverts we're