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PIO87.5

Officers Confederate League.

Prksioint.
J«aie« Trimble, £ q., Mayor of VietorU.

Vice PREtiDDirs.
Hon. K Iwmd Stamp,
J. \V. Powell, Eq..U. 0„
J. F. McCreigbi, H-q,

ExECOTirc ClMUIlTSB.

George Pratkee,
Hubert Wallace,
' Charleiliitwoo,
M. VV. (iibba,
A. L>i'Co:inio%
George Fux.

Rbcokdiko Skcrktart— Robcii Beavao.

FiMAHCtAL Secrbtabt— J. O. Norris.

SKROiAMT'AT-ARHf— VV. 11 Tbaio.

Victoria, Dritioh Coldhbu,
May 2Ut, i8<>8.

DECLARATION.

We, the uiHlerNiisnvd, hereby conitilote
oarfelvca a Poliiiral Aiitoclutiuri \o promnta
C'ooleileraiion wiih ('aiisda and necura fix-
pre6eraaiiTe loaliiutioos lor British Colnnibla
ond pledgu our«vlvea to iiae all Iba cnnsuiu-
ilonul mcuna in our pnwttr 10 KRcura (be im-
med'ato admlasioool Britioh Uulumbia into
the Duniioi'io of CitoBda cd tetroa rquiubia
nod expeilieai, and also (o eatHblikh 10
Uriii«U Columbia, wiiboul delay, repreaaula-
lire in«iiiutiuiia wiih Uerpuosibla Govern*
ma'it, and olan to .U|>puri the luUoiriu|; Uoa<
■tiiuiioo, atd all busiueaa tiaotacied in oon-
(ormilv tbereio :

COiNSTirUTIOX.

lit — The ANSociation ahall be called aud
koowo a* the Cooti'deraie L"ugue.

2iid— Any p it>on may oecomo a member
of tbe Ad'ociaiiou by aiguing iba OecUra*
tioD and Co istitution.

3id— K^oh nieuiberfhail pay to tbe Fia«n-
ciai Secretary ,tor tbe pufpoaes ul tbe A«-
(OciatioD, iioi lea* Ibao Tweuiy-fiva ceuis.
every luoatb.

4ih— Tbe olCcera oi tbe Aasoeiation ahnll
coneisi ol a President; I'liree Vicel'ieaideoif;
a Rfcordio); Secretary; a Fioanoial decretar}:
an ExccQiive Oommiiteu cuni<i«iiiii{ ol Six
.Member*, and a Sert{eant-at-Arm«a

StU— Tbe PraDidtot, Vice- Pieiideot*, Re-
eofdinu and Fiuanoial Seotniaries, >ball be
tx o/pcio luembtri of the Execu ive Com-
niiiiee.

6i>> — It 8halt be the i^oty of tbo Presidest
to preside at all ineetingaul the Aotociatioo,
ooleMexuu^ed, and in hi* abaence ooa ol ibe
V'oe PieHdenta preaetit, at aucb uitatinga
aball prccidei

7ib— riie Executive Cominiiiea aball be
Ibe chief KxecuiiVH auiburiiy ol ilie Lea^jue,
and aball execute to Ibe beat of their ability
tbe witbes ol the I.eHgue, rh expiSKKd in
auy reittilutiou paaaed at u rexuiar or einer-
geuoy mceiioK, and iu tbe abi>ei.ce ol eucli
reeoluiioD or inntruoiiooit, may do and traoH*
ocl any buaitiias Ibat io Ibtir judument uioy
be catcalated to promote Ihe otjec'eof tbe
Aa»ociaiioo. aud report the same to a reRulai
maeiing frum time to lima ai may be deemed
expedient.

Uib— 1< ahall ba Iba doty of Iba Reoord-
iog tieoietaty to aummoo all rogalur and
amargeoey neeiioga, (o kaap a una aud

(ailliful record of Ihe prncendingn of all ro«
gatar and rmerfteocy nieetinufi, and of tbe
pruceediofts of the Cxrcutiva Committee, to
do ell Ihe corretipoodooce requited by tbo
Kxecuiiva Comii'iticf, to act aa 'frea^urer,
receiving tbe revenue* Iroin the FiniiDcial
Srcrclaty, aod poy tbo aame if required into
a liank named by ibe Ea^cotive C'ommiileo
Iu Ihe credit of the GoHrcHeraia Leajtaa, and
00 bis reiiiomeiit from ofTica Io deliver up
to bia sDccc8i<or all took«,(iocumtini8, papcri>,
accouota an d monieii, id bis potbasaiou, be*
lunitiog to Ibe LpRgue.

9 b— It abull b» tbe duty of Ihe Finaoclal
Secretary to oolleot all moothly dues from
members of the Asuooiation, or other monies,
Io keep a Iruo and laiihful record of tba
same, to pay Ihe same over to toe Uecoidin;
SecM'ary from lime to lim? aa ttta Execu* '
live Cuiumitiea may direct, taking the ie«
ceipi ot Ibe Kco'^'idinK Secretary therefor,
and Qto iha receipts theielor, and deliver up
Iu hij succea^or all borks, dncoments, ao<
cuunis. papers and roooios io his possess iuo
belnoQiui! 10 ihu Leatiue.

JOh— It ahall be the duly of IbeScrecanU
at- Anna to rervo all aumoioiiiies, take charge
of tbe League dall or place of meeting, and
see that 00 one except niembera are prriteot
without periulssiuQ from tbe presiding oQicer
or meeting.

I Ith — 1 be debates of tl« Lesgue, ebsll be
governed as nearly as possible by parliameoto
aiy law.

i2ih— A Regular Maotio); of tb? Lea{;ua
ahull be held un tbe First Mouduy io every
iiioaih, and ao Biiier);ency MeeiiOK way at
any time bo called hy a irquiaHion aigoed .
by tneniy>ui\o mi-mhHra nf ih« L^bhuo, ad-
drtftstid Iu tbe Uouiiiding Seoieiary. Aaj
meeting may frum lime Io lima be adjooraed
aa may be deemed expedieut.

I3>li— The fiiHi Election of OScers ahall
lake place AX 801)0 as the Coostiiuiioo shall
have been udiplid. aod all suhBiqueol eleo-
liuus shull bd ijel'.l semi-annnally, uummeno*
iug on thf first Monday io Dtoember.

14 b — Voting at Eleclions shall take place
by Biiliuc, but beiora tie ballutiiof; aball
have tt ken place, it shall be duty of tbo pre*
kidiiig ifScer to Crfll lor and leceivo the num-
inaiiuoa of all candidates for office, and alao
appoint two or mure pets ns to act as lo>
speciurs ot Kiectioo, who shall receive ond
count tbe balluts cusi tor each candidate aod
repoit tba same Io the lueaiiog ; provided
always that at tbe first Election of Uffioers
they uiay be eleoied by acolamatioo or sbovr
of iidtda iilier nomination.

ISih — Taeoty^ufa members of Iha League
tbuil by a quuium fur tba Iransaciioo of
bu;<ioess at auy regular or amerganuy meet*
inc.

IGch— Four members of Iba Execnilve
Cuiumiitoe »hall ba a quorum for tbe traai«
aci'on ol business.

17ib — No monies shall be paid oat except
upmi an order signed by ihe Iteonrdiog Sec*
teiary and couniarsigood by Fioaoca Com* .'
niiiiee appointed by the Executive Comiiiil*
leo.

I8th— Other political associations through*
out Ibis Coluoy oigaoinvd to promote Coa<
tederitiuoBod secora repienentative instita-
iionsj may aOiliato with tba Coofedciala
LeauQL'.

19ih— Tbia CooetitotioD may ba changed,
altered or amended at any tegular meeting
ol tbo League, bat a month's ootioa eball first
ba iilvaa of aay iotaodad ohtoga or tfflaDd-
oaot.