Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-03-16


ford book. The proposition of Mr. Miller
carried after considerable discussion, and
the association now own the record.
Cherokee Strip Live Stock Association.
The most important matter transacted at
the Caldwell stock meeting last week Svsv
the formation of the Cherokee Strip Live
Stock Association. The old association
was dissolved and the Rew ope formed after
the constitution and bylaws lad been fully
discussed and considered. The qualfica-
ton for membership, initiation fec, etc, is
set out in full in the articles rs they appear
below. The new corporation has been dll-
ly incorporated by the Secretary of State.
Below is the full report of the committee
on constitution and bylaws, which was
adopted:
CALDWELL, KAs., March s, 'S3.
To the President. Officers and Members of
the Cherokee Strip Stockmen's Associa-
ton.
We, your committee, heretofore duly ap-
pointed for the purpose Of preparing and
reporting for your consideration, q consti
tuition and bylaws for this Association. or
charter for incorporation of this Associa-
ton, under and by virtue of the laws of the
State of Kansas, and bylaws in conformity
thereto, do now most respectfully beg lea,e e
10 report as follows, to-wit:
That having your interests always in
mind, we induced A. Drumm, E. Nj. Hew-
ins, Chas. II. Eldred, S. Tuttle, F. w.
Payne, M. II. Bennett, A. ]. Day, Ben S.
Miller and James w. Hamilton OIL the 7th
day of March. A. d., 1883, to prepare, Sign
and acknowledge a charter of and for a
corporation Of which the following is a
copy:
CHARTER OF THE CHEROKEE STRIP LIVE
STOCK ASSOCIATION.
We, the undersigned persons of eompc-
tent age, do hereby associate ourselves to-
gether for the purpose of forming private
corporation under and by virtue of the
laws of the State of Kansas, the purpose of
which is and shall be "the improvement of
the breed Of domestic animals" by the i'm.
portation, grazing, breeding, sale, barter
and exchange thereof.
The name Of such corporation shall be
'The Cherokee Strip Live Stock Associa-
tion."
SEcoND.-The purpose for which the
corporation is formed is the Improvement
OF the breed Of domestic animals by the i'm
portation, grazing, breeding, sale, barter
and exchange thereof
THIRD.-The principal Office and place OF
business of the corporation shall be at the
city of Caldwell, in Sumner county, Kan
sas, but its place or places of and for hold
ing, breeding, grazing, selling. hrtering
and exchanging the domestic animals for
the improvement of the breed of which the
corporation is rs aforesaid organized shall
be wherever the same can be in the opin-
ion OF the directors or such other body OF
the stockholders or members of such corpo
ration as may be authorized to act for the
corporation most advantageously located
FouRTH.-The term for which the corpo
ration is to exist shall be for forty years. i,
FFTH.-The number of the directors oi
the corporation shall be nine, and the fol-
lowing named stockholders are appointed
directors for the first year, viz:
+. NJ. Hewins, whose residence is Ceder
vale, Kansas.
J. w. Hamilton, whose residence is Wei
lington, Kansas.
Al. Day, whose residence is Caldwell
Kansas.
s. Tuttle, whose residence is Caldwell
Kansas.
Nj. Fl. Bennett, whose residence is Cald-
well, Kansas.
Andrew Drumm, whose residence 1.
Caldwell, Kansas.
Ben. S. Miller, whose residence is Cald-
well, Kansas.
E. w. Payne, whose residence is Medicl n,
Lodge, Kansas.
Chas. Fl. Eldred, whose residence Is Car
rollton, Illinois.
Which said charter was on said date duly
transmitted, postage prepaid to the Honor
able Secretary of State at Topeka, HAS,, and
on said date the bylaws for the regulation
of the business Of said corporation were by
your said committee formulated, and thai
thereafter to-wit: On the 9Th day of March
1888, the board of directors of said corpo.
ration, met in pursuance of the provisions
of said charter and in conformity of law
elected Ben S. Miller. one of said board ol
directors, president Of said corporation. and
at the same time appointed John A. Blair
as secretary and NJ. II. Bennett as treasurer
thereof. and duly ratified and accepted the
bylaws herein before referred to. Where.
fore, we respectfully suggest that our act
ion in and about the matter aforesaid, be
approved and accepted as the fnlfillment OF
the duties by you imposed upon us as you,
committee for the purposes aforesaid, and
that we be now discharged from further
duty.
[Signed.l J. w. HA,nLroa,
For said committee
BYLAWS OF TIE CHEROKEE STRIP LIVE
STOCK AssC c. ALTON.
ARTICLE !.
SEC. L The name and style of the cor.