San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1884-12-11
Dor the Enforcement Of Law and Order,

There will be q meeting Of the law abid
ing citizens Of this county, at San Marcos,
on the first day Of January, A. ID. 1885, fol
the purpose of organizing Law and Order
League to operate in this county
RULE This association shall be known
as the Law and Order League of Hays
County, Texas, and its object shall be to en-
force tho laws of the State of Texas, e.
pscially against murder, perjury, the liquor
traffic, gaming, theft, carrying arms, and
10 assist the officers of the law In their exc
cution.
RULE H.-No person shall be admitted to
membership who shall have been tried un-
der indictment for any offence punishable
by death or hard labor in the penitentiary,
and If any member shall ever DO convicted
Of any such offense, his membership shall
thereby terminate.
New members may be added to this asso-
citation only upon vote In favor of the I'D
mission of such member by four-ffths Of all
the members of the association, taken by
ballot.
RULE III.-Each member, upon his ad-
mission, shall take the following oath, to be
administered by the member presiding; I
do swear that will report to this League
any violation of the laws of the State of
Texas, which may come to my knowledge;
that I will furnish to the officers Of the law
any evidence for or against person accused
of crime which may be in my knowledge or
possession; that win not, II summoned as
a juror, plead any personal exemption to
which may be entitled, but will serve as q
juror If can conscientiously 30 do, and be
guided alone In such case by the law and
evidence.
RULE IV.-This association shall meet up-
on the first Monday in each month at 2
o'clock P. NJ, and three members shall con-
stitute quorum to do business.
RULE V.-The officers shall be Presi-
dent, ice-President Secretary and Treas
urer, who shall be elected annually, upon
the first meeting in January, by majority
of the members present at such meeting,
and shall serve until their successors in Of
fee shall be installed. If any election shall
go by default, such election shall be held at
any following meeting.
RULE VI.-At the last meeting before any
jury term of District or County Court, the
President or member SO acting, shall ap-
point at least six members upon commit
tee of safety, whose duty it shall be to-:
LIST. Report to the County Attorney in
writing all the facts relating to crimes re-
ported to this association since the last re-
port made to said officer.
End. To give to said officer any other
facts conducive to the enforcement of laws,
and
3rd. To attend the sessions of District
and County Court during the trial of crimi-
nal cases, and as representatives of this as
to advise the County Attorney as
to the selection of jurors.
RULE VII.-The County Attorney shall
be ex-officio, the legal adviser and men,
Der of this association.
RULE VIII These rules may be altered.
annulled and repealed, or new rules adopted
by majority vote of all the members pres
emit at any regular meeting of the League.
notice of such action having been given at
the regular meeting preceding, except rule
II, which rule shall be altered, amended or
only by vote of four fifths of all
tba pemhers Of the T,eapue nfter notice
given at two regular meetings preceding
such action.
PETER ScHM1TT,
Co. Com'r Beat No. 4.
j. r. BURLEsoN,