The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-02-18
OOLORED CONVENTION
Very Important Results Of tho Deliberations 0
heCoIored People In Convention lo0onsldeT
Colonization and tho Exodus Qnes'
tIon-Adiournod Sine DIs,

minutes of tho previous meeting corrected
and adopted,
The Committee on Constitution aud by
laws reported tho following
CONSTITUTIONS OP TuE TEXs FARMERS
ASSOCIATION,
Article |, This organization shall DO
called tho Toxm Farmers A@o citation,
Art, 2, Tho object of this association
shal ho TO assist it, members IN acquiring
and improving hSmosIaads in tpo State Of
Texas,
Art8. Thh association shall DO incorpo-
ratod under the laws of Texas, and IL domi-
clo 4 Nil be Mt Dallas Texas, for the first
two years from tho date Of organization, and
bo from that time In tho county In which the
colony shall bo located
Art 4, Tho capital stock Of the Assooa-
ton shall consist of 1000 shares Of 1926 eaoh
TO DO paid In such installmonts NJ the nssoca-
ton may direct.
Art, 8. Tho bushes Of the association
shall DO managed by board of fifteen d.
reotors, who shall DO elected annually by tho
sto k-holdop.
Art. O. The Board of Directors shall or
gan2e by electlng from their own number
President, NicO,Pres don't Treasurer and
Secretary. The officers Of the Board of
Directors shall bo cx-olllcio officers of the
association
Art. I. The meetings of the association
shall DO held annually nj tho place of its
domoclIe, on the first Monday in january.
Art, T. The officers and agents of this
nsso iation snail be required TO give such
surety for the hithful performance of their
duties ~ the association shall direct
Art, o. The association shall have the
power to mako such bylaws for its govern
ment as may be necessary to carry out the
objects of tho organization.
BYLAWS.
Art. |. Each stakeholder shall have the
privilege OF casting one vote nj all elections
for the first share held by him, and ono vote
for every ten additional shares.
Art 9 The Treasurer shall give bond to
the directors, with approved security, for the
sum of $4,000 for the faithful performance Of
his duties, and may ut any time be required
TO increase the bond to II sum equal TO double
tho amount of funds in his hands.
Art. 3, The salaries Of the agents and EN-
Ia 'Ro.rd If Diroctors and shslI .lu,avs Ina
iib,rnl md in pronortion 10 tho omornt Of
e,nas In hand on5 ,ha oy,ont ~ ,ho hus;nos,
onerations being carried on.
AT A Tho s1ock shall Ina mid IN ;ns,ou-
ments of twontv-live ncr cont tho navments
=, hn madn tuico n ,nor an ~. LAT Iavs ~
INV and January " ~
Tyha ar,oioa ,vnro ,,o,,d ~, h,, soo,;ors and
of,or tilliny ,ha blanks with tbo insortion Of
Ggnres ware ,dontcd ne a whole
NH oho;r,,on az ,La oo,,,,,;,,oo o,,,lo;r
inc the tirst article Of tho hv.l"ws .oId tho
ohloct Of tho COMMITTEES was IN 90 frame the
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ppn1ro 7nnvonco""3 nowor hr n"",;os bPnI Ii;
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