The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-06-15
NIGHT SESSION.

The convention met ut O'clock.
The report of the committee on the
formation of Mutual Aid Society
being the special order off business,
was taken up, and the rules and regu.
lations for the government Of the
association was read 10y Major
Schenck.
On motion of Mr.. Gribble, the re-.
port was taken up, acted upon by sec.
ton, and passed, viz:
Section /. This association shall bc known
M the Flrcmens' Mutual Aid Association OF
Texas.
SEQ. 4. The object OF tho association Is 10
provide fund Tor the relief OF widows ana
orphans of Its deceased members
Sec. 3. ANY tireman,R member In good aad
regular standing OF any organized me com
pany, can become member of this associ0-
ton, provided he pays an assessment made
upon him by the association, and conforms
to all rules governing the same.
Sec. 1. An applicant tor membership must
make written application 10 the secretary,
stating his full name age nnd place OF rosi-
dGnCe, and must sign an agreement That. he
will submit to and abide by, all the laws
ana regulations, legally adopted by thea
citation or.its board OF directors; hcishnll also
file with the secretary n certificate from the
secretary of his company that lie is MEM
Der in good standing.
tinne tnr memb ersnip the sum of three dol
lars which upon the election OF member
shall be credited as follows; Two dollars
TO the contingent fund and one dollar to the
benefit fund. Should the applicant be re-
SO II In order 10 retain mpmbprshin I'm
thjs ossociation. the following must be naid
u.s. vsorIv asspssment, one dollar enoh vear
in advance, shall be credited to the benefit
w" VH, ~, irty dnvsafter data of notice re-
ceIved rom The Secretary OF the association
after the death of any regular member in
ssb9Il be credited to the contingent fund snd
sayentV-tiVe cents to the benefit fund. The
ohove assessments may be reduced, but not
Hu"xo seI hy tina hoard of director The as
tnciotion ~ regnIar MEETINGS shall have
,",uer o,,Iv In inrrease said dues
PSMe' ~ NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. is one Thousand dol.
Scc' .. " 10, IT, tha banefit fund aftsr n
t Ii ~ &c, nccnrrad md the IL as has heen
ue Ti ,i,',o Who lave heeu memhers of Tho
paaa, itf,n ona vaar nr more shall not he as.
"ssSod fny thar death. and those who have
SUSAN at a ,tan,hera or The associotion ono
nuo u nnaIi he rannired In nav but one half
sys S1, ,anis, nf Tho death ASSESSMENT.
Ia, \ phe contingent fund shall be used
,,,, a. RI of diraotors first. for the nay.
Mani of necessary expenses OF the associa-
,Io,, ana the hoard of directors shall have
.i'n ,ovar md il shall be their duty TO set
o va onv PARTON of said furd not needed
adr axnenses TO be distributed equally from
~ ~, o ~ tt,,e az dividends TO mem beers of the
I'M ano w to he used by them in the pay
az ossessments; provided that no
,,o,'Nar shall IN. entitled To such dividend
nleln ~, So haen a member of the associa.
,san fn' NJ least one wear next preceding the
io,, s,,cS distt ibntion or dividend IL made,
uh3 su oih oil diamonds md assessments
anu paiIH nN
SEQ. 8. The board OF directors shaii nave
nower to exnel members of the association
for non compliance with the laws and reg
Nations
Sec. 10. No evidence OF tne p"yn nneInt Of Of
aSsociation,
sec. III, Upon the death of member VINO,
nj the time of his death, was entitled 10 All
the rights and benefits OF the association,
his legal heirs, II there De one, S a.,,,H
be entitled 70 IecelNe lIoi i ,,r,, T,,n,her
ope dollar for each anu every uh9 NV, ..''
thereof, or to any person the deceased may
hove selected before his death, ana notice SO
given to the secretary but If 1t should so
ssnnear TO the board of dlrecto that the de-
caased fireman had left neither widow or
.1,1,ons and ind not instructed the secre-
tary 10 whom he desired his dement's 70 pc
maid, then in that case the Doaru Wouiu no
authorized to transfer, after six months nave
expired, said money to the dement, luhu' 10
he used i'm paying the benefits of inc mem
ber who next dies. and AT whose death there
s SSs he no assessments made,
Sac - When upon the death of any mem
~ Ihn association, payment has been
,,Sade of n benefit, or has become due ana
n"vable as provided for by these laws am
lpn",ySniotions, the secretary shall send ny mail
hi7ectsd 10 the registered address Ol eacl
W., t,or ,,r In the regular authorized agents
methuei :" ,l,iotion. no be delivered by the m
VI tn io,,hers personally, the following notice
20 ,nei
VIZ ,,.,,,,,t An Association of
Firemen ) Mu'un 80
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'''''''''''''''
| Dear SIT; a,l that nv the death
| You are hcrepy ho''n'" - -.
................,,;. ,,s.,,..ioiion IN,
| company, n menne, ", 49,, w., 1,Iiar nroyided
special assessment pi o, 'vso Italian Is now
| for by the ihWspi .,io ~, 20 tLe secretary
due from You anu P ssy,., H., datc hereof mn
der penalty provided ior ny s"i" ''"' NV
| regulations ..,.,,,n1 seeratnry.
| lSeal OF the U.S. U.S. I,t ~, doitvered shall bt
when ho ,,I % san 70 he "A legal ana suili
deemed ana taken W o Uv 81 the asses .
Client notice for the pay mem il ~ faIIin,
ment so caileu loii anu thin the rim,
| 10 pay said assesshent Nit t ~ 80
named, shall cease mem ,p, ~ ~,
citation anu e,l ply III ,,,,op tbe Juiy author
| service OF saiu nOt - bbor hall be deemet
lied agent OF any ~ ~ this sssociation
to be, for an sPl, cihp n,snber.
Sec. 10. Any member OF TINS ~ ssSC ceass I,
changing his Ie-luencet ~" ,itbtn tbtrt,
be member, but ne snalli M..a,ar, of IN