The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1882-03-30
SyATE SPECIALS.
gainesville.

Special 10 the Heraldl
GAfEasvfLLE, March 22--At the stock
convention to-day fiessrs. Minter, Brittor
and Slaughter we're appointed as special
finance committee.
The following Is synopsis of the reso.
lutions offered and passed:
First-That the sheriffs Of the different
counties be requested to authorize by APP
pointment all persons sent out as detectives
by this association.
Second-That u prosecuting committee
of three be appointed, whose duty it will be
to prosecute all persons accused of stealing
stock from members of the association.
Thrd-That the secretary be and
is hereby requested to notify
all The members OF amounts due by them
within the next thirty days, and suspend
for refusal or failure to pay.
The committee on round-ups reported as
follows:
First-That district No. 4 be divided into
four sub-districts, numbered /, 2, 3 and 4.
That the spring roundup will commence
in each sub.district May LIST and the fall
roundup September LIST. Milton Akard
was recommended Gs superintendent of
sub.district No. l, H. q. Babb of No. 2, Al
Wis Belcher, Newton Agee of No. 3, and Ed
East of No. 4.
William Green and William Boyd were
appointed in Jack county.
w. H. Graham was appointed
general superintendent in roundup No.
3, with ]. z. Basel and Louis Chosen
assistants.
J. D. suggs was appointed in the Indian
Territory roundup.
The rules of the association relative to
handling stock are severe, strict and eX-
plicit
The committee on incorporation reported
unfavorably a resolution denouncing any
interference on the part of the state or prl-
vate individuals with settlers, whatever their
occupation, which report was unanimously
adopted.
The committee on finance reported as
follows:
First-That the salary of the secretary be
raised to $500 per annum; that the secre-
tary and president be authorized to
levy a tax on each member to pay awards,
ETC., the number of cattle owned by each
member being the basis of taxation, and
that each member shall report to the sec
rotary the number of cattle owned by him
and shall be expelled for refusal to do SO.
Twenty-Five new members were admitted.
A resolution was offered, having for its
object the purchase of Running on the
Ranch, a most beautiful painting, the same
to be presented to the president, @. l.. Car
ter.
The committee to select delegates to
Austin is composed of Britton Harold
and Halsell Simpson.
Akard, Morris, .Hensley and Reynolds
were appointed on the protective and detec-
tive committee.
Colonel Booth was selected to return the
thanks of the convention to the citizens of
Gainesville, and more especially to the
ladies.
Over 1000 tickets to the ball and banquet
have been issued. The opera-house is
crowded with the fair sex, and each seems
to try to excel all the others in politeness
and attention to strangers. The banquet
takes place at II o'clock. The tables are
spread in the courthouse. The display is
the finest we have yet seen, and
it does great credit to those
under whose management it has been, as
well as to the people of Gainesville gener-
ally.
Taken all together the meeting has been
one of unusual interest and pleasure, and
will long be remembered by all who have
had the opportunity of attending it. 1t is
the verdict of all that the meeting has been
more orderly and quiet than any other
similar gathering where so many men were
thrown together. Whisky is plentiful, and
yet there have not been q half dozen
drunken men on the streets.