The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-06-13

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Council met, wau"ni lo adjourn.
mont IN lhr rtg NJ Dallas June u
ls1l
Onicuu present. i, II, Stevens, mus
ter; ". II. ilurds, .cTeturyi w. T.
Cochran, treasurer \. q. McNdnmS,
gate Keeper
The following oranges were repro
scented, viz; Lisbon, Scyenc, Lively,
RrccklnrIdgc, salem, Prairie, Pleasant
Grove, Cedar Illl and Emma,
Minutes Of the last meeting were
read aud approved.
ON motion, the following resolutions
were unanimously adopted:
WHEREAS, The farmers of this coun-
~ suffer great loss and Inconvenience
from the depredations Of horse thieves,
which our laws seem powerless to pre-
vent, the thief in most cases escaping,
andthc expense of recovering the sto-
len property usual amounting to the
value of the same; he it therefore
Resolved, BY the Dallas county
council of the patrons of husDandry
assembled, that we use all the means
in our power to have the following set
of resolutions adopted by the several
oranges in this county, aud we recon-
mend their adoption by all thegrange'
II the state:
lst-It shall be the duty Of eacl
grange adopting these reSolutions) u
elect five or more Outridcrs, whose es
peciul duty it shall he to follow aftel
thieves aud secure their capture If pos
sibe.
2d-That when any member of goot
standing, belonging to II grang
having adopted these resolutions
f loses Il horse, mule or farm stock
or other property to the amount o
twenty-five dollars or over, by theft, IL
shall immediately notify the master, o
the presiding officer, of his grange
) whose duty it shall be to order out
a many of the riders elect rs in his judge
ment is necessary, to accompany sale
brother and owner of property stolen
= in pursuit of the thief or thieves, T.
e capture them if possible, and turn then
, over to the sheriff of the county il
which the theft was committed.
= 3d--That any money in the graIg
5 treasury, to the amount of five dollar
= for every rider sent, shall be at the dis
posal of the master or temporarily pre-
siding officer, which money shall be rt
: funded by the county council.
q 4th-Said riders shall be paid by tn
d council two dollars per day of actuf
service rendered, with the necessar
expenses of trips.
p 5th--That if any of the regula
IS elected riders shall be absent or SICK
e the master shall appoint others VIII
;, are best qualified to act.
Gth---TEat any other grange (haVln
IS adopted these resolutions) may be Gale
d upon for assistance, and shall furnis
u fresh horses and as many riders
!, deemed necessary, to be paid as in SCI
ton 4th.
X Tth-That all riders in pursuit
y thieves shall carry certificates OF men
e berships with them, and be prepared
-. give the patrons test, and shall then
II the free guests of all patrons.
rAll papers friendly to the orde
Al please copy these resolutions
ii The following resolutions were intr
'e duced, and on motion referred to u
s. several subordinate oranges of u
ID county for their consideration;
II Resolved, That, as patrons of hu
r, bandry, we will not deal with any ma
ufacturing company of machinery WI
&c will not deal with us directly throut
=, our county agent.
~ The following resolution was offer
~ and on motion adopted:
!" Resolved, That all the oranges wit
lie in the wheat growing districtof IeXi
Sc are hereby requested to meet us, by a!
,p egates, in the city of Dallas, on the y
-, Of June, 1874, at 10 o'clock A. NJ, !
the purpose of adopting measures l
OF the most profitable disposal of the pi
d, sent wheat crop; and that all granS
,e within the said district are request
-. to meet at once, and elect delegates
u represent them in said grand counc
Sc Information as to the room i'll VIM
II, the council will be held can be obtain
at the Signet office.
All papers within said district q
49, requested to give notice of the tim
III place and objects Of said meeting.
Is On motion the council adjourned,
o. meet on the first Monday in Augt
N next. ]. Fl. STEVENS, Master.
lie w. H. HARRIS, Secretary.