Constitution of the Zion Tetoal [sic] Abstinance Society July 1842
Article #1 this Society Shall be called the Zion tetotal Abstanance Society uxilery to the Currituck County Tetoal Abstainance Society.
Art #2 the dsigen [sic] of this Society is to exert without Respect to Sector Party whatever influance it may have in Stopping the devastating current of intemperance which is rushing through our land
Art 3 the business of this Society Shall be conducted by president V. Pres. Secretary and five or more managers to Election at the annual meeting in Each year all or a majority of whom shall have power to transact all the business of this Society not other wise Provded for in this constitution
Art 4 it Shall be the duty of the Pres. to reside at all meeting of the Society an in his absene the V. P. an in the absene of boath a Per Pro tempor Shall be chosen by nomination an election from the board of managers.
Art 5 the Secretary Shall keep a regular Record of the Procedings of the Society an make a report to be read at Eash annul meeting
Art 6 this Society Shall hold its annul meeting on the 4 day of July in each year at such places as a majority of the Society then Presant Shall chose an the Pres Shall call a meeting of the Society at least quartly at the diferant churches or elsewhare un the County an if Posable Procure some Person or Persons to address the Society.
Art #7 any Person may become a member of this Society by subscribing the subject [?] Pledg
Art #8 this Constitution an Pledg Shall not be altred except at an annuel meeting by a vote of a mejority of the members then Presant
Art #9 it Shall be the Duty of Each member of this Society to use his or hir influance to get Persons to sigen the teatotal abstanance Pledg an report the Names of such to the Secretary the Duty it Shall be to Record the same
Art #10 any member of the Society recluling (?) the Pledg Shall be first talk to by one or more member of the Society an if he or She shall Continue to Brake the Pledg it Shall be the Duty of the Secretary on hearing the Same to Notify the Person so offending by note or otherwise to appear before the Socity at it next meeting whare the case shall finaly be Determind.

Pledg
We the Undersigned do agree that we will not use intoxicating liquors nor trafic in them as a beveredge that we will not Provide them as an article of Entertainment or for Persons in our employment except for medicinal or Sacramental Purposes, and that in all Suitable ways we will discounternance their use throughout the community.

Names	Names
Wm. A. Jarvis Pres.	Josiah Jones
Nathan Poyner V. Pres	Thos. J. Jarvis
B. H. Jarvis Sety	Geo W. N. Jarvis
Wm. Barker 1st mang.	Wm. Woodhouse Jnr.
Silas Mercer 2 "	Thos. Woodhouse
John E. Holt 3 "	James Sturgis
Caleb Forbes 4 "	Jesse Mercer
Jno. W. Jarvis 5 "	Elizabeth Jarvis
Wm. P. Forbes	Lydia Poyner
Jesse Sanderson	Elizabeth Jarvis Jnr.
Thos. C. Jarvis	E. Sanderson

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Names	Names of members
Hessa Gipson	William Whitson
Mary Grigory	Sally Dowdy
Briget Forbes	Thos. Poyner
Charity Sikes Dead	James R. Mercer
Jackey Moriset	John Williams
Sally Griggs Dead	Spence Spry
Julia Jarvis	James Gipson
Mary Jarvis	Elizabeth Mercer
Susan Poyner	Thos. Dowdy
Polly Poyner	Richard Jarvis Expeld
Sally Sanderson	Wilson Woodhouse Exd.
Julia Barco	Nancy Owns Junr.
Jehue Grieves	Britany Mercer
Wm. Dowdy	Thos. Wright
E. Doxy	Nancy Mercer
Wm. H. Jarvis	Anna Owns
Jno. Newbern	Jane Lindsy
Edmond Woodhouse	D. Mc. Lindsy
Nancy Dowdy	Leverne Va. Lindsy
Mary Forbes	Amy Barco
Betsy Sanderson	Thos. Griggs
Sally Sanderson	Sufiah Griggs
Margrit Newbern	Rebeca Leachfild
Savility Mercer	Mary Oneil
Rebeca Wroten	Enoch Forbes
Elizabeth Williams	Wm. Barco Jun.
Elizabeth Murel	Richard Ethridg
Sally Sanderson	Sally A. Ives
Julia Dowdy	Sophiah D. Toler
an Docia Belangy	Mary Greves
Mahaly H. Jarves	Mary Walker
Isaac Forbes	Caroline Ives
Jon Forbes

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Ashley Owns	Juli. An. Jarvis
Hariet Owns	Mary S. Jarvis
Sally Harrison	John Owns
Julia Duling	H. Owins
Darkis Fountain	Emiline Garrard
Patsy Sawyer	Teofilis Gregory
A. Stuart	D. C. Lindsey
Lidia Forbes	Robert Whitehall(?)
Wilson Woodhouse	Samson Etheridg
Mary Murrell	Francis Wright
[Faded]	Eliza Schaft
[Faded]	Emley Dowdy
[Faded]	Francis Carteright
[Faded]	Elizabeth Mercer
[Faded]	William Cupper
[Faded]	Henry Sanderson
[Faded]	Thomas Dowday

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[Faded]	[Faded]
[Faded]	Diner Harrison colored
[Faded]	Fanny Harrison colored
[Faded]	[Faded]
[Faded]	L. Woodhouse
[Faded] Leachfield
[Faded]	Ambrose H. Lindsey
[Faded]
[Faded]
[Faded]
[Faded]
[Faded]

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Cordil Ballance

Polly Poyner

Unice Murel

Nancy Owns

Julia W. Woodhouse

E. Evrnton

Frak Carteright

Sally Barko

Laura Gipson

Director Mercer

[Faded] Cartright

John [?] Beseley [?]

Mary Mercer

Sally Mitchel

M. A. Thomas Dead

Lucrese [?] Cupper [?]

Margret Cupper

Fany Belangy

Edmond Woodhouse Culard

Francis Caroon

Sarh an Lindsy

[Separate list; possibly later?]
Members Names
Wm. A. Jarvis Pr.	Savility Mercer
Rev. Nathan Poyner V.P.	John Owns
Rev. B. H. Jarvis A. S.	Hisaciah Owns
Wilson Woodhouse Sc.	Rebeca Wroten
Silas Mercer 1 ma.	Elizabeth Williams
Caleb Forbes 2 ma.	Elizabeth Muril
Wm. Woodhouse Ju. 3 m.	Sally Sanderson
Edmond Woodhouse 4 m.	Andocia Belangy
John Newbern 5 m.	Isaac Forbes
John W. Jarves	Thos. Poyner
Thos. C. Jarves	John Williams
Joseh Jones	Elizabeth Mercer
Thos. J. Jarves	Nancy Owns
Gorge W. N. Jarves	Britana Mercer
Jesse Mercer	Nancy Dowdy
Elizabeth Jarves	An Owns
Lidia Poyner	Jane Lindsy
Elizabeth Carver	D. Mc. Lindsy
Bridget Forbes	Vir. Lindsy
Susan Poyner	A. H. Lindsy
Polley Poyner	Amy Taylow
Sally Sandrson Sr.	Sophiah Dowdy
Julia Barco	Rebeca Leachfild
Elizabeth Sandrson	Mary Oneel
Sally Sandrson	Lidia Forbes
Margeret Newbern	Mary Murel
	Julia Heath

[Cont. on new page]. Members Names Path 2
Mary S. Jarves
Emiline Jarad
Francis Wright
Elza Scaff
Elmly Dowdy
Francis Carteright exp.
Wm. Coopper
Henry Sandrson
Thos. Dowey
Polly Poyner
Unica Merell
Nancy Owns
Elizabeth Evrnton
Sally Crane
Lidia Creekmore
Direton Mercer
Mary Mercer
Sally Mitchl
Magret Coopper
Francis Carron
Sarah an Lindsy
Susan Woodhouse
Mihalea H. Jarves
Wm. Dowdy
Daniel C. Lindsey
Robt. Whitehall
Jordon Poyner
Able Asheby

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