Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-05-29

FIFTY-FlRST lNSTAllMENT
Thursday, December 13, 1860.
Vigilance Association.
A meeting was. held at Bethesda
church in York district, on the Goth ul'
timo, for the purpose Of forming Wig
liant association. Maj. j. M. Wallace
acted as chairman, and Robert Guthrie
was appointed secretary. A committee
was appointed to draft resolutions
which were read and adopted unani
mously:
1st Resolved, That we, the under
signed, do form ourselves into an asso-
citation to be known as the Bethesda
Vigilant association, for the purpose OF
protecting our homes, families and
property, and for the general welfare OF
the community, and we pledge our
selves to sustain each other in carry
ing out the objects of this association.
End. Resolved, That the officers OF
this association shall consist Of a pres
ident, secretary and treasurer, and ar
executive committee, to consist OF
twelve men, to be chosen by the asso-
citation. to which all matters of import
ance shall be referred.
3rd. Resolved, That the association
shall meet once every two months, and
all persons wishing to join the associa-
ton shall be voted in by ballot.
4th. Resolved, That the officers shall
be elected every four months by the
members Of the association, and they
are required to meet monthly, and
transact all business that may be re-
ferred to them, having full power tc
decide all cases brought before them
and their decision shall be final and
conclusive.
5th. Resolved, That the president ap-
point as many captains Of patrol as he
may think necessary to cary out the
object of the association; a company OF
patrol to consist of not less than five
men.
9Th. Resolved, That the patrol com
panies have the power to arrest all
suspicious white persons and bring
them before the executive committee
for trial.
7th. Resolved, That eacl captain OF
patrol be required to call out his com
pany for duty once a week or as often
as he may think necessary.
Sth. Resolved, That we pledge our
selves to put down all negro preaching
prayer meetings, and all congregations
of negroes that may be considered un-
lawful by the patrol companies.
9th. Resolved, That the patrol com
panies have the power to correct and
punish all slaves and free negroes, as
they may deem proper as nothing
herein justifies any patrol company to
injure any persons properly.
10th. Resolved, That we pledge our
selves to give no general passes; each
pass to specify where to go and when
to return.
11th. Resolved, That each and every
captain Of patrol be furnished with a
copy of these resolutions, which they
must show to all persons residing in
their neighborhood and request their
signatures.
18th. Resolved, That each captain OF
patrol be required to make return to
the president monthly, and report all
persons who refuse to do duty.
18th. Resolved, That we will prohi-
bit all peddlers from passing through
our section Of the district, unless they
be legally authorized by law.
14th. Resolved, That any Of the
above resolutions may be changed al
any regular meeting by majority OF
the members present.
18th. Resolved, That the officers dc
duty equal TO any members.
on motion 1t was
Resolved, That the chairman appoint
committee of ten to nominate officers
for the association. The chairman APP
pointed ]. s.. Bratton, d. A. Gordon, E
A. Crawford, Philip Lindsay VIM
Hanna, Green Sandifer, S. G. Poag, S
c.. Hemphill, John NJ. Moore and +. e
Moore.
The committee appointed by the
chairman to nominate officers for the
association, presented the names Of the
following persons, who were ther
elected by the association for -four
months:
For President-Maj. ]. NJ. Wallace.
For Secretary-J. S. Bratton.
For Treasurer-D. A. Gordon.
Executive Committee-Samuel Rain
ey, Sr, William Hanna, Green Sand-
fer, Alex. Pagan, +. A. Erwin, 8. G.
Hemphill Philip Sandifer, Sen., ]. G
Tippens, James McDowal, Daniel d
Moore, R. M. Lindsay, E. NJ. Byers.
Resolved, That the proceedings OF
this meeting be published in The
Yorkville Enquirer.
On motion, the meeting adjourned &c
meet on Saturday before Christmas, al
| 10 o'clock. A. NJ.
]. NJ. Wallace, Chmn.
Robert Guthrie, Secretary.