The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-07-16

knowledge concerning the cOnstru.-
ton of good roads ana drainage syy.
TENS; (2) to facilitate conference cnl
deliheration among :to people orIlc
far as the Ten Mile Hill and on tie
state concerning good reads AMI
drainage and related interests, and
t3) to provide means for bringing the
needs of the people and the country
before State and Federal govern
ment.
Article III.
Meetings-Section l. Regular an
nual sessions shall he held at such
place as the league shall from time
to time determine.
Sec. 2. Special meetings of the
league. or its officers, boards and
committee may be held at times and
places determined by the league or
It's officers.
Article Nv.
General Officers-Section |. The
officers of the league shall consist OF
a president. a vice president and
secretary. who may act as treasurer.
These officers, with an executive com.
mittee, shall conduct the affairs and
transact the business Of the league.
Sec. 2. The duties of these Off
GERS may at any time be prescribed
by formal action Of the league or
executive committee. In the alb
sence of such action, their duties
shall be those implied by their desig-
nations and established by custom.
Sec. 8. The officers shall serve for
one year. or until their successors
are elected: Provided, That the pres
ident and secretary shall not be re-
iieved before the close of a regular
or annual session except by vote of
the league.
Article v.
Committees-Section /. There snail
he an executive committee consisting
OF one member from each county Sc
lected by the delegation thereof. This
executive committee shall act for the
league between sessions, shall have
power to initiate planms and meet
emergencies and shall report to the
league on the opening day Of each
session. The president and secretary
shall be ex-officio members of the
executive committee.
Article vi.
The executive committeeman from
each county will at once organize a
good roads and drainage club in their
respective counties. except in those
counties on which active good roads
organizations exist and such organi-
zations may or are urged TO affiliate
tions for action to be taken by the
club as they deem proper.
Article VII.
Section 1. This constitution may
be altered or amended at any annual
session of the league by a majority
vote of the members present"
Meet Next I'm Aiken.
After the adoption of the constitu-
ton. setting forth the purposes Of
the organization and the benefits to
be derived from the organization.
Aiken was selected as the next place
of meeting. and then the convention
adjourned.
The good roads people made the
3 o'clock ferry trip for the Isle Of
Palms. The seine was drawn at 4
o'clock. and while the fish fry was
being prepared, the party took to the
surf. During the fish fry and clam
bake, the Orangeburg delegation was
presented with the silver trophy and
then came the concert and dance
which continued until 1880 o'clock.
Tomorrow morning the parade Of
the automobiles will take place. The
visiting machines will be escorted as
with this league. The officers of said
club shall be a president vice presi =.
dent, secretary who may act as treas
urer. and an advisory board of such
a number of the members as the
club may determine. Each cluo will
De entitled to send one delegate TO
the annual convention of the league
for every ten members Of said club,
The county clubs will stimulate In e.
terest in good roads as much as pos
sible and the officers and the men,
bers of the advisory board will take
cognizance of all reports of bad
stretches of and dangerous places in
the roads and bring same to the at
tention of the county road authori-
ties using all the influence of the
club to have roads put in good con-
dition as soon as possible. They will