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Rh the stockholders as soon as may be to elect a board of officers and transact such other business as may be deemed necessary and important. Either two of the within named committee attaching their names to a notice & posting up the same in three different public places shall be deemed sufficient notice.

5. These articles may be altered or amended at any regular meeting by a majority of the stockholders present.

The names of subscribers appended to these articles with the amounts subscribed were as follows: David Leslie, Robert Newell, each $50; James Douglas, $30; Elijah White, $25; W. H. Gray, Jesse Applegate, A. L. Lovejoy, Fendal C. Cason, Thomas McKay, each $20; John Force, Isaac Hutchens, George Gay, John McCaddon, Medorem Crawford, each $10.

At a meeting of the stockholders March 12, 1844, George Abernethy, chairman, reported the amount of stock subscribed to be $645. At this meeting an added article appeared in the constitution as Article 2:

"The press owned by or in connection with this association shall never be used by any party for the purpose of propagating sectarian principles or doctrines nor for the discussion of exclusive party politics."

The committee to whom was submitted the compact changed the name from Oregon Lyceum to Oregon Printing Association; also it amended the former Article 2 by making the shares of $10 each payable in approved orders on Vancouver, the mission store or Mr. Ermatinger. The meeting as a whole adopted the amendments and elected the following officers: Harvey Clark, president; Jesse Applegate, vice president; John E. Long, secretary; George Abernethy, treasurer; A. F. Waller, S. P. Rogers, W. H. Gray, committee. The treasurer was requested to order a press forthwith and to furnish $800 to pay for the same. Mr. Newell was requested to assist in procuring stockholders until the sum of $1000 should be subscribed. The next meeting was set for the first Tuesday in June, 1845.

The subscriptions listed on this paper amount to $960, Benjamin Stark being the largest subscriber with $60, John McLoughlin, Robert Newell and David Leslie followed with $50 each.

For some reason it was found expedient to call a meeting before the first Tuesday in June, 1845, and on October 1,