The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-02-04
BESSEMER IS FOR
GOOD GOVERNMENT
New Club Is Organized With
Strong Membership
NO POLITICS in THE CLUB
Fine Report Is Turned In BY Detect
ives Patton and Parsons, Show
ing Work of Their Depart
ment for the Month.

Bessemer. February ESPECIAL )-Quite
spirited meeting was held this evening
by IA number of Bessemer citizens, and
The result was that Good Government
club was formed.
The following officers 10 govern the club
were elected: c. L. Odel1. president; Wal
ter L, Rush first vice president; John T
McEniry. second vice president, and Ed
gar L. Mitchell, secretary and treasury.
The following constitution and bylaws
WAS adopted. 1t is believed that the for
nation of this club will result in much
good to the city and the immediate dis
trict. as every one that was present
seemed to be very much in favor of hav-
ing the club organized on basis which
would tend to have the laws that have
recently been enacted enforced TO the
letter, or as near as is possible. Tine
membership is growing each day and it
Is believed that within the course of the
next 30 days the membership Will number
several hundred.
We. citizens of Bessemer, Jefferson
county, Alabama. desiring TO organize
ourselves under the name and for the
purpose and objects hereinafter set forth,
do ordain as follows:
I. The name of the club shall be the
Good Government club of Bessemer, Ala.
, The objects of the club shall be nom
partisan politically. but for the promo
ton of the cause of good government. en-
couraging state. county and city officials
in and to the faithful discharge of their
duties of office, and when they fail in
the faithful discharge Of such duties. at
the proper time. to assist in the election
Of worthy men to office.
3. The officers of the club to be a
president. first and second vice presidents.
secretary and treasurer and executive
committee. composed of seven members
of the club; a finance committee, COM
posed of three members of the club. and
a membership committee, composed Of not
more than five members of the club.
4. The duties of the president Of the
club shall be that o. an executive Of
fieer, and he shall preside at all meetings
when present. and in case of a tie vote
on any matter being voted upon by the
members of the club to cast the deciding
vote.
The duties of the vice president to ex-
ercise the duties OF the president when
absent.
. The duties of the secretary and treas
urer shall he to keep q correct record OF
and he shall also be eX-officio member OF
the executive committee and keep cor
rect record of all proceedings of the ex-
eeutive committe when IN regular session
and as treasurer of the club TO receive
and pay out all funds entrusted to him
upon proper authority.
6. The executive committee of the club
shall constitute the actual working body
of the club, transacting and executing
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keeping and rendering a true and correct
minute of all transactions by it to the
stated meetings of the club. being, how
ever. at all times amenable to the club.
:. 1t shall be the duty of the finance
committee to raise such funds or money
as from time to time they may be directed
TO do by the executive committee of the
club or by the club. and to pay the
same over to the treasurer of the club.
$ 1t shall be the duty of the member
ship committee TO seek out all good. law
abiding citizens, to have them become
members of the club, and to recommend
to the club such persons as they deem
fit and qualified to become members of
the club.
8. All law-abiding citizens shall be
eligible to membership in the club. and
persons desiring to become members OF
the club shall be elected thereto by the
club upon recommendation of the men,
bership committee at any meeting stated
or called.
10. The term of all officers of the club
shall be for y months, or until their sue
cessors are elected and qualified. The
president and first and second vice presi-
dents. secretary and treasurer shall be
elected by the club. All other officers
shall be appointed by the president.
IL The club shall have authority TO
expel any members or depose any of it's
officers from office at any meeting stated
or called for acts inconsistent or con-
trary to the objects and purposes of the
club, giving to such member OF officer
notice, however, before doing so.
Duly and regularly adopted this = day
of --, 1873.