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OF THE

NORTH R3DINC

OF THE

COUNTY OF YORK.

V^^im^\s^n of tde m\^ si^^octfitfon.

jS'o. 1.— JVcrwie of the Afisociation.

1st. This Association shall be called "The
Conservative Association of the North Riding ot
the County of York."

So. 2.-^ Members of the Association,

•2ud. This Association shall consist of all thus*
persons, being Conservatives, who are entitled to
vDte at elections in this Hiding.

No, S,--OlIiccrs of the Association*

3rd. That the oiTicers of this Association shall be
a President, a Vice-President, and a Secietary-
Treasurer, to be first chosen at the fornialion of I he
Association.
^o, ^,-^locat and Central Committees,

4th That the Association at its first meeting divM
appoint Local Conuaittees, composed of the mo>it
prominent Consowative electors in each division
uf the Kiding ;--«and a Cental CcmmiUee chosen
from the Local Committees, and constituted as
follows:—

Sii HlMBbera from !lio Towuship of King,

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WhitRhttroh,
Ea><t Gwillianibnry,
North GwiUiainbury,
Gcor;rina,
Villnge of Newiuarkut,

" Ilflliaitil Lauding*

" Aurora.

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No. ^.—Duties of President, Vice-Presidint—Chainnun.
5tli. It shall be the duty of the Prcsklent to take
the chair at all meetings of the Association, and
in his absence, it shull be the duty of the Vice-
President to picsidc ; and both beinj,' absent, any
member of the Assc ;;iatiow chosen by the meeting
shall be the chairman of said meeting.

No. (i.^Mectinss of the Association.

Cth. There shall bo four meetings of the Associ-
ation e ory year. The 1st shall be held on the
second Wednesday in Febrnavy; the 2tKl on the
second Wednesday in June; the 3rd on ihcserond
Wednesday in September; the 4th on the tscrond
Wedncnday in December. Of all which meetings
the members shall receive one week's notice from
the Secretary. These meetings to take place at
one o'clock each day.

No.t. "Concerning the Duties of the Secretary-Treasurir

7th. That the Secretary -Treasurer shall receive
and account for all monies in any way the property
of the Association, and shall insert in a propter
Book all alterations which may from time to
time be made in the Constitution and By-laws
of the Association. The Secretary also shall
make Minutes in a proper Bock of the business
transacted at all the meetings of the Association.

A'o. a— Secretary Memhtr of all Committees. Quorum of
Central Committee to coimsf of 7 ; Qnmnm of Local

Cant mil tt'ijs to consist of 3 Members,

Sth. That the Secretary !*h»ll be ex ofjkio a
Meniher of all Conimittees; that !ie shall be
I'mpowcrcJ to call tlie Central Comiiiittce toge-
ther at all times when in his opinion the Inter-
ests of the Association requhc it ; sev(ni xn^nnbcrs
of the Cejitral Committee to be deemccl a Quomm
lor ♦he transaction of the General Busiiiess of the
Asssociation. Five ?.Icmbers of any Local Com-
mittee to be deemed a Quorum for the transaetion
of anv business aiiccting the Loealily in Avhich
.-•aid Local rommittee arts.
So. '}.-^!)iifi/ of SvcrcUinj at Maiiit^fs.

mh. it shall bo the duty of tht* j^eeictaiy at all
Moetlii'^s, when the cliair is taken, before any
bnsine.<s can bo transaetiHl, to read the Mitmlcs of
the last mcetin[]^, and have thorn signed tnul
conilrmod by the President or tlie Vice-1-rrsident,
or the Cliairnjan, as the case may be.

So, U),^Atuuial Election of Offixcrn.

10th. That the Oiiieers of the Assoeiation shall
be chosen animally— the Election to take phu-e at
the fu-st meeting, to be held i the second V/t-d-
nesday in February of each year.
So \ \. --'Mode {f Altering a By-Law.

11th. No alteration in any By-Law of this As-
sociation can be made, unless a written notice of
the proposed alteration has been lodged with the
Secretary at the meeting immediately preceding
the one at which it is intended to carry the altera-
tion into efiect; and no notice of any intended al-
teration of a By-Law can be given to the Secretary,
unless at one of the Quarterly INIectings to be held

on the days already provided for by these By-La vs,
and it shall be tlie duty of the Secretary to insert
the substance and mcanin!^ of the said proposed
alteration of a By-Law in the summoub callings
the Meuibcrs to the nicct»ng at which it »s pro-
posed to alter such By-Law.

No. 12.— 3Jr«>t/e of Eiutct'uig a New By-Law.

12th. No new By-Law can be added to the
Constitution or By-Laws as now a'Jlopted,
unless said proposed Now By-Law has ^m\o
through the Forms provided in By-law No. 11,
for ttie alteration of a By-lnw, provided also
that it shall bo ncccKsary before the Jidoplion
of the New By-Law can be legal, that UiO Secre-
tary give the same notice in the Summons calling
the JMembers of tliQ mectin;^^, at which it is pro-
posed to adopt said new By-Law, as is provided
by No. 11 in the Sumaioiis to the meeting for the
purpose of a! teriii^ a By-Law.

No, 13. — Duties of Central Committee Drfined.

13th. The duties of the Central Coiuniittee shall
be to consider and decide upon all questions af-
fecting the general intcrosls cl the Assuclation, to
decide upon a!l political action to be taken by the
Conservatives of the Kidiag as a Body. To re-
ceive the reports of Local Comniittccs, and to
adopt thcni or make sucli suggestions to the said
Local Corii mil lees as shall appear to a majority
of the sa:d Central Committee host adapted to
the united intercfets of the Conservative Association,
and generally by its action the Central Committee
shall govern the aflairs of the ('onservatives of the
Ridiuj^ as a United Body,

No. I i.-^Importunt Duties of Local Comminets.

1 1th. The duties of the Local Committcca be-
ing most iiupoitant, it is alaio^st impossible to dc-
fine tlicmiu any IJy-Uiw; anil as upon their el-
forts the succf^ss of the Associntioii must in a great
degree depend, it is iniportant thut they shonlii
bear in view thr? norc^sity for constant vigUauco in
tfie diftthargo of their datk-s. It is the dtity ol
tire Local Coninilllt'os to Keep alive amongst the
inhabitants of the di^^trict in which tliey operate, a
sense of the importance of liic obj','Ct of the An-
sociatiiy.s, to endcnvor by every means in their
power to procure adhLroits to the p.ineiph^.; of the
body; to promote ha:in!)siy and good Reeling
amon.i^^Kt the Wenihcr.-.-; to pvcpMic au'i tja!;.-rnit Uf
the Secretary, from time to time, aecnrate lijsts of
tliose vvithhi tlieir ^sphere of action, who hi the day
of trial men' be depended upon, as well as snch
other inform^Jlion as may in their opinion conduce
to the succesti of the ^^reat object the Association
has in view. On the Local Committees will de-
volve tlie duty of appohiting and procuring teams
and Teamsters, by which at elections Voters can,
without dimcalty, get to the VuWs, It will be their
duty to take npon themselves the energetic dis-
charge of those functions in their localities, upon
which the fcuceoss of Contested Elections must
entirely depend. It will be their duty to inculcate
and impress upon the well known and trusty ad-
herents of the Conservative cause, the importance
of early voting on the first day of Polling, thereby
encouraging the zealous, confirming the wavering,
and striking terror into the hearts of opponents,
thus weakening: and discouraging tliera ; and, in

short, it shall be the duty of the Local Coniniitteos
to do thes-c and all other lavvfiii things in order that
success inny crown tlic eflorts of the Association—
all r.oi.Ml CumuiittoCvS to lune the power of addin<(
to their nu labors. «

So. la. — Pt'incifilcH vp'ii whh'h ihe AsHociaiion h Baaed^
and (foon wUkh thn/ nu'tl fhett' Collars to the 3I(Hl.

I *)lli. Tiic fiind.«nu»nt;il principle of all Conser-
vative Associntlons hciu:^ to preserve the I^ritish
Constifi:tiun as bv hwcf:i1ablii^;hod. tins, combined

v/jili llio unaltcra!)!;.' tlclcnniiiiitiou to presrrvi'
inviolate iUo cxisii!ji«- ("jnncclion bctwecMi Canada
and (Jrt'at Britain, v.'ill ibvm the h:\sh upon wliicli
tlio pulitics of thii; A.^sociation wiil be founde<l ;
and keeping this principle stcatlily in view, the
Association will advocate all nscful, patriotic and
progressive measnrcii.

.V.>. \(i.~. Organization ant Cmstltutlon of Local Com-
uiHU'cs ; diifica of their Sccrelai'tcs.

ICth. Local Committees on commencln,^ opera-
tions will select their Pieyklent and Secretarvt
and as soon as they arc organized it v/ill become
th'j duty of the Secretary so appointed to commu-
nicate in writing the names of the Otncers to the
Secretary of the Association, in order that he may
know the proper persons to address his correspond-
ence to in each locality ; as it mast be obvions to
all, that without this J3y-Law thorough organiza-
tion could not exist. It is hoped that Local
Committees will strictly carry this regulation into
eflect.

Approvt?(l, conlirmcd and adoptotl at a fnl! moot-
nig as t!ic Hy-Lnws of Uic Cunscrvntivc As.s'Kin-
lion of liio North liiiUni; of York.

VVM. INIOSLKY,

Sfec'Ctihy,

THOMAS I'YNi:,

iloLLAN'D La.M>INO, Julv 29, iStll.

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