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hEI. Oe IC AICotdSbt Shuit, all tbS lIf1- ular meetings of this society, appoint ten members thereof. to be known as the Com mittee of Ten.

 ART. 6. It shall be the duty of the Com mittee of Ten to inquire into all places, in the town of Little Rock, suspected of be- ing the scene of gaming, to hunt and search out :he names of all professional gamblers, the time of the commission of their offences, and report the places, names, and offences to the President and Vice Presidents.

 ART. '. On such report being made, it shall be the duty of the President and Vice Presidents to use all legal means for the suppression of such vices at such places, and for the apprehension and conviction of such persons.

 ART. s. The Committee of Ten shall be known only to the President, Vice Presidents, and Secretary.

 ART. 9. The President shall, when he may deem It necessary for the public good, have power to calltogether the members of this society.

 ART. 10. The meetings of this society shall be holden on the last Wednesday of every month.

 ART. Il. All persons not present at this meeting, who may wish to unite in the foregoing object, shall be at liberty, and they are hereby earnestly requested, to do so, by signing their names to these arti- cles.

 ART. 12. The object of these articles shall not be considered in force until after the first meeting of the society, on We'd nesday, 29th July (inst.)

 ART. B. The President, Vice Pres- dents, and Committee Of Ten, shall have power, when they deem 1t necessary for the public good, to call on each and every member of this association for such sum of money as they may have determined is proper to be collected to carry on the ob- iect of this society.

 ART. A. The President and Vice Presi- dents shall have power, at each and every term ofthe Circuit Court of Pulaski county, to employ such counsel as they may thnk necessary for the prosecution of gamblers.

 ART. 15. The President and Vice Pres- dents shall, when any prosecution, at any time, may be set on foot against gamblers, call on the Prosecuting Attorney to prose- cute.

 ART. 16 The members of this associ- ation shall severally use all their influence 10 displaee all officers, and prevent the ap- polntment or election 10 office, of all per- sons who hereafter game at or frequent gaming houses, except to aid in expressing the same end .hey shall scvc-a!!iy refuse 10 give business CT aid to any person, in his profession or occupation, who shall hereafter game at or frequent gaming .J connive at countenance the vice in others, unless absolutely forced thereto by necessityF

 ART. IT. len members of this society shall constitute quorum, who shall be com petent to transact business at any meeting.

 ART. Is. In the absence of the President, the First Vice President shall act as Presi- dent.

 ART. 19. This constitution shall be amen- ded, If necessary, by majority of the mem- bers present at any regular meeting. ART. 20. The regular place of meeting of this society shall be at the courthouse in the town of Little Rock.

 After the adoption of the foregoing con- stitution, the following resolutions were con- cured in:

 Resolrcd, That the Chairman of this mee- ting give notice that meeting of the cit- Zens of Pulaski county, will take place, at the court house, in Little Rock, on We'd x nesday, the 29th inst, at 3 o'clock, P. M., \ to take into consideration measures to get 4 rid of the evils of public gaming. ResolDed, That Robert w. Johnson and # Jefferson Smith be, and they are hereby, ap- pointed q committee to call upon the citi- zens generally, opposed to public gaming, and submn the constitution for their sigma lures, and request their attendance at the public meeting on the 29th inst.

 Resotued, That the proceeding Of this meeting be signed by the Chairman as Chairman, and by the Secretary as Secreta- ", and by all the members present, and that E the several editors of newspapers in this place be requested to give the same an in- sertion in their respective papers. # DAVID FULTON, Chairman. SAMUEL M. RUTHERFORD, Secretary. 2 Daniel R. Mills w. W. Stevenson Alden Sprague WIG. Howell

 Wm. E. Woodruff Nich's Peay

 Robert ". Johnson E. Gibson

 De La F. Roysdon F. G. Lefevre E Chester Ashley D. D. Mason Y A.J. Hunt A. c. Baker < Jefferson Smith David G. Eller M Charles " Elliott l. ". Moore X l.. k. Lincoln Darwin Lindsey 58 Wood Tucker Henry F. Shaw

 J. s. Conway John l.. Roth