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ica ; but the general meetings of the Association, or of the Board of Trustees, 

 or of the officers, may be at such places as may be prescribed by the Consti- 

 tution or Regulations of the Association. 



" 4th. The term for which it is to exist is ninety-nine years. 



" 5th. The number of Trustees shall be three, and G. B. Pickett, who 

 resides in Wise County, Texas, J. M. Perdue, whs resides in Upshur County, 

 Texas, and J. A. Tetts, who resides at Ruston, Louisiana, are the trustees for 

 the first year. 



" 6th. This Association shall have no Capital Stock. 



" 7th. This Association is formed for the purpose, A, to promote the science 

 of Agriculture and Horticulture ; B, to labor for the education of the Agricul- 

 tural classes in the science of economic government in a strictly non-partisan 

 spirit, and to bring about a more perfect union of said classes ; C, to develop 

 a better state mentally, morally, socially, and financially ; D, to create a better 

 understanding for sustaining our civil officers in maintaining law and order ; 

 E, to constantly strive to secure entire harmony and good will to all mankind 

 and brotherly love among ourselves ; F, to suppress personal, local, sectional, 

 and national prejudices, all unhealthful rivalry and selfish ambition ; G, to aid 

 its members to become more skilful and efficient workers, to promote their 

 general intelligence, to elevate their character, the protection of the individual 

 rights of its members, the raising of funds for the benefit of the sick, the dis- 

 abled, or the families of deceased members, and to form for these purposes a 

 more close union among all white persons who may be eligible to membership 

 in this Association. This declaration is executed and filed by authority of 

 the National Farmers' Alliance and Co-operative Union. 



" Witness our hands and seals, using scrolls for seals, this the 2/th day of 

 January, A.D. 1887. 



[SEAL.] " C. W. MACUNE, 



" President of the National Farmers* Alliance and 

 Co-operative Union of America. 



" E. B. WARREN, 

 ** Secretary of the National Farmers' 1 Alliance and 



Co-operative Union of America. 

 "THE STATE OF TEXAS, 



COUNTY OF MILAM. 



" Before me, the undersigned authority, on this day came and personally 

 appeared C. W. Macune, President of the National Farmers' Alliance and 

 Co-operative Union, known to me to be the person who executed, and whose 

 name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument of writing, and acknowledged 

 to me that he executed the same for the purposes and considerations and in 

 the capacity therein set forth and expressed. 



" Given under my hand and seal of office, the 2Qth day of January, 

 A.D. 1887. 



(471, vol. i, p. 158.) 

 [NOTARIAL SEAL.] " B. I. ARNOLD, 



" Notary Public Mil am Co., Texas. 



