Show THE republicans at their meeting last evening adopt a constitution BYLAWS BY LAWS m RE ALSO ACCEPTED the question or of a territorial C etor Di mussed local club tion committee strengthened the republican club held their regular meeting at the federal court room last evening at 8 p in preal dent baldridge ldridge Ua presiding the first matter brought before the M meeting was the report of the committee on constitution and bye laws on motion of gen minty tile motion by which part of the constitution discussed some weeks ago agot bad had been adopted wa wai reconsidered and eaid said parts arts ordered laid on the table pending fa g the reading of the new no constitution mr painter then read the const itu till tion adopted by the majority of eastern republic republican can clubs under the re publican league of the united states after some minor changes applicable app lie to the local organization the constitution was adopted as follows ARTICLE 1 the name of thia this club shall b be 6 the republican club of ogden city and weber county ARTICLE 11 the objects of this club shall be to advocate promote and maintain the principles of republicanism as enunciated by the republican party to direct and interest in politics thole who have hitherto cecamore been bec more amore orless or less indifferent to their political duties to encourage attendance at the primary prima Z meetings in order that honest h onest and capable men ma may be nominated to auard guard and debeny defend the he purity of the ballot allot box to promote the cause of good government to work in harmony with and carry out the plan of permanent republican club orvaul organization al and A to perform such other work as may best beat conserve the interests of the republican party ARTICLE III this thi a club shall not endorse any candidate for any public office except those duly dull nominated by b y the regular national Nati national state congressional senatorial and county conventions of the republican party part y and in no case lase c shall any democrat be endorsed ARTICLE IV the officers of this club shall be a president resident three vice presidents des ignatee gnatek as first and second and third a secretary and a treasurer who shall be members ex officio of the exe executive gutive committee 11 it ARTICLE v the standing committees of thia this dob club shall be an executive committee a committee on membership a committee on finance other committees may be appointed from timeto time to time as are deemed d necessary ARTICLE VI the president vice president pros dent secretary treasurer treasur ers and the members of the executive committee shall bo be elected by a majority vote five members of the executive committee shall be an annually elected for the term of three years in the place of those whose term of office shall have expired and not more than three names shall be voted for on any one ticket vacancies shall be ba filled for the residue of the current term at a regular g of the club after due notice in the call for said meeting each boffl officer car and the members of the several committees shall assume the duties of their respective offices at the regular meeting in the april following their election ARTICLE VU the president or oro in hla his absence one of the vice presidents presidents shall preside at all meetings of the club in the absence of the president and all the vice presidents a presiding officer shall be chosen cho 6 an from atje afe members member a of the club ARTICLE VIII the secretary shall conduct all the correspond correspondence enco odthe of the club clu band and discharge such other duties as may be assigned to him by the club or the executive committee ARTICLE IX tha the treasurer shall collect and under the tile direction of the club or the executive committee disburse the funds of the club clab and kee keep 3 a regular account re e aunt thereof which shall is hp aa be subject to the examination of 0 the president and executive committee and he ah ball all submit a statement a t thereof to the club at each quarterly meeting and to the eleca executive iv committee at any time upon the request of said I 1 committee ARTICLE X the executive committee shall consist of fifteen members together with the president vice presidents five the th sere secretary c tary ana and treasurer but five members shall constitute a quorum quor m M to transact business busine s the committee cum attee shall bave have the control and management of the affairs funds fund and sand property of the club it may direct treasurer to make disbursements account of the club ARTICLE XI 11 0 the finance committee shall consist of five members member a every vacancy vaca ncy occurring in the said committee shall be filled by the chair ARTICLE XII this constitution maybe may be amended b by an affirmative vote ot of two thirds of 01 the members present at a regular meeting providing that notice of each such amendment shall have been given at a previous regular meeting allf LAWS 1 at all regular meetings of the club the order of business shall be 1 heading reading of the minutes 2 report of the treasurer 3 report of the executive committee 4 report of other committees 5 report of the secretary 6 keport report of the committee on membership ber ship 7 unfinished business 8 miscellaneous business it the minutes and records of the club excepting thoro those of the committee on membership shall be open at all reasonable ona blet times me to alio inspection of the members IK tit the regular meetings of the club shall belfeld be bield the second and fourth wednesday of each month at 8 p m special meetings M may Z be called ca tied by the president at such ue times as in hl his a opinion the interests of the club demand I 1 a I 1 1 I 1 1 1 4 I 1 1 4 p i 1 11 I 1 IV roberts rules ol 01 order shall govern the proceedings of the club the question of appointing a committee coma corna a attee to call a territorial republican convention to bo be held hold at ogden having been set aa as special order of the meeting was called no an several members were opposed to the proposition on the grounds that it would be a ut of the authority auer aner of the territorial er rit orial central committee m m te e that tha i it t w waa p premature a tbt af tare t cha that t the e w work 0 rk 0 of e education da c atio a relm had d not t sufficient sufficiently cien progressed to warrant such a C call mr rich moved to lay the motion on the table indefinitely this create d some discussion for and id against and the motion was finally final y withdrawn and the motion that president rog tent baldridge consult with the chairman of the county central committee as to the advisability of calling a territorial convention wai wal substituted this was changed to a cum committee attee of five and the motion then carried the chair appointed aa as bald said committee W 11 II harvey 0 II 11 hank J 8 painter it 11 II G minty and frank J cannon the committee on or organization caniza tion throughout the co county anty was auga augmented ent by th the appointment merit of 0 J E L bigley alien allen miller and J S painter to increase its efficiency ben E rich was appointed to procure the printing of tracts containing declaration of principles and other matter tier pertaining to the republican m faith the meeting then adjourned until the second wednesday in april |