Nebraska advertiser., 1858-08-12
Protection against Horse Thieves.

ty was held IN this City on Saturday last,
and an organization entered into by
adopting the following rules and regula-
tons and e%lecting the following officers.
We have not room for the entire proceed
ings of the meeting:
Rules, regulations and by-laws for the goU-
eminent of the Nemdha County .fssOci-
alton for the protection Of property
against horse There's.
Whereas, the numerous ~depredations COM
mitted upon the property of our citizens
by what is believed to be a banded or
ganization of horse thieves, which now
infest our country, call fora combined and
organized vigilance upon the part of our
people for the protection of our proper
ty, we, the undersigned, do hereby as
soCiate ourselves into a company to be
known and styled the "Nemaha County
Association for the protection of property
against horse thieves" And we do here
by establish the following rules and reg
u~lations for the government of said Asso-
citation, and agree to be bound thereby {:
1st. Said Society shall consist of the
following officers, to-wit: A President,
Vice President, Secretary and Treasur-
er. The President to give bonds with
good sureties to the association in the
sum of two thousand dollars, conditioned
that he will faithfully perform all duties
of his office.
I'd. 1t shall be the duty of the Presi-
dent to preside at all meetings of the as
ISOLATION, to sign all orders drawn upon
the Treasurer, and to sign, in conjunction
with the Secretary all necessary records
and proceedings of the association.
Sd. 1t shall be the duty of the Vice
President in the absence of the Presi-
dent to do and perform all acts devolving
upon the President.
4th. The Secretary shall be the de-
pository of the records and custodian of
all property of the association excepting
its money; and to attest all orders, rec
ordS, and proceedings of the Association.
9Th. The Treasurer shall receive all
moneys of the Association, and to the
extent of funds inhis hands shall pay all
orders drawn upon him by the President
and Secretary as provided for herein !;
and shall, whenever called upon by a vote
of the Association give a true and faith
full account of whatever funds of the As
ISOLATION may have come into his hands.
9th. The above named officers shall
each be elected bya majority vote of the
members of the Association shall be
sworn to faithfully perform their duties
by some officer authorized under the laws
of the Territory to administer oaths, and
shall hold their offices for the term of six
months from the time Of their election,
and until their successors shall be quail
flied.
9TH. The Association shall proceed to
the election of ten Riders, which number
may be increased at any subsequent meet
ing of the Association to any extent that
that may be deemed requisite and proper
by a majority of the members.
Sth. Any person may become a men,
Der of this Association by paying into the
Treasury the sum of one dollar, and shall
be liable to pay any assessment or assess
ments that may hereafter be levied by a
majority vote of the Association. A fail
ure to pay any such assessments to work a
forfeiture of membership.
9Th. Upon any horse or mule, or live
stock of any description of any member
of the Association, being stolen, it shall
be his duty to notify some officer of the
Association, who shall notify such a num-
Der of the riders as he may deem requ-
site, of the fact, and il shall be the duty
of the riders so notified to proceed imme-
diately in search of the property so stol-
en-, and to use all diligence, care and la
Dor in their power to retake such proper
ty and to apprehend the thief or thieves.
Said riders to be allowed, besides all nee
essary, and reasonable expenses, the sum
Of one dollar per day, as a compensation
for their services in that behalf. And
1t shall be, the President, upon the appli-
cation Of such rider and satisfactory ev-
idenCe of the services rendered, and ex-
penses incurred being made. to draw an
order upon the Treasurer for the amount
which order shall be attested by the Sec
rotary, and a record thereof made.
10th. The Association shall hold its
regular meetings on the first Monday in
each month, and shall hold such other
meetings as may be determined by the
members at any meeting. Provided,
however, that the President may at any
time call a meeting of the Association
by a notice posted at three public places
IN the county for one week prior to said
meeting.