The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-06-13
MONSTER Meeting
OF BUSINESS MEN
AT Court House on Monday
Night Spits Defiance at
GO0-G00S.

Pursuant to the following call sign
ed by seventy-tive of the leading bus
mess and professional men of Palatka,
a meeting of citizens was held at the
court house last Monday night:
1--WE, the undersigned licensed bus
mess men of Palatka, Putnam county,
Florida, hereby agree to attend a
mass meeting at the Putnam county
court house at 7:30 o'clock sharp,
June 9th, 1913.
"The purpose Of this meeting is to
form a Business Mems Protective
League to protect and conserve our
interests and to operate our business
as we see fit, without intervention or
persecution 365 days in the year, for
all of which we pay license, or until
such time as the State law as it is
at present, is amended, repealed or
defined, in order to pre-avert prose
cution and expense to the members
of this organization"
The meeting was called to order
0y Geo. A. Mawman, who stated its
object and called for nominations for
temporary chairman.
.. d. hSllSlly Was ISSu SuldIly uOlll-
mated and elected temporary chair.
man.
On motion W. B. Royster was elect
ed secretary.
The secretary read the call and the
lames appended thereto, and on mo-
sion, the temporary organization was
made permanent.
On motion the following committee
was appointed to draft resolutions
suitable to the occasion and instructed
% retire and prepare same and sub
NIT report to the meeting which woul]
wait the deliberations of the commit
zee: A. D. Curry, chairman, John D.
Points, Henry Hutchinson jr., F. w
Turner, Chas. E. Rowton, A. A. Cor
,oran and Chas. c. Smith.
After deliberating the committee
returned and submitted the following
as its report and the same was unani-
mously accepted:
Whereas, A small minority of cit.
zens in Palatka have seen fit to or.
ganize themselves into league
Known as the Law and Order League
| md have prosecuted citizens who arl
operating their business under tht
ordinances of the City of Palatk;
md in full accordance herewith, anc
Whereas, We believe that the City
Council of Palatka are representa-
i've men, having been unanimously
elected to their offices by the citizens
IF Palatka and we fully endorse then
md the ordinance recently passed
believing that it is fair to all; there
fore be it
Resolved, That the action of tn
Law and Order League meets wit
our strong disapproval and condem
nation and we earnestly insist tha
hey cease their prosecutions and al
Ow the city, heretofore peaceful an
2ontented, to be governed by such or
finances as the city council, in it
ievotion to the city's interests, see
fit to pass.
Respectfully submitted,
A. D. CURRY, Chairman.
On motion of Louis Kalbfeld, a ris
ing vote was taken endorsing the az
ton of the city council in this matter
The following motion made by in;
| D. Points was unanimously adopted
Resolved that if any one is prosecut
ed under the State law while opera
ing his business under authorit
granted by the ordinance of the cit,
this organization protect them bot
financially and morally.
On motion the secretary was direc
ed to supply the three city paper
with copies of the proceedings of tn
meeting.
After giving all those present 8
opportunity to sign the above res
lutiOns the meeting adjourned SUI
iect to call of the chairman.
The meeting was largely attendC
and standing room was at a premiu
in the court house.