Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-02-04
The Executive Committee Of the
Southwest Texas immigration
Association Adopts Bylaws,
The Headquarters TO be ct San Antonio
and the Secretary to Receive an
Annual Salary Of S2400.
vides for an Assessment to Cover
Expenses of the Association.
Southwest Immigration.

SAN ANTONIO, TEX, Feb. S.-The exec
utive committee of the Southwest Texas
Immigration Association held a meeting
this afternoon and adopted the reports Of
sub committees as follows:
Hon II B. Andrews, President.
Your committee on rules aud reguls-
tions beg leave to submit their report.
Bylaw. of the Southwest Texas Immi-
grafton Association.
Section l. 1t Shall be the duty of the
president to preside over all meetings
and in case of his absence or inability to
act the first vice. president shall act as
presiding officer, and when there is no
president or presidents the assOcis-
ton shall elect them from their numpez.
2. The president, secretary and treas
urer shall constitute the executive and
finance committee Of the association, and
they are authorized, and 1t shall be their
duty to see that all money due the 8sso-
citation from every source is promptly
collected, and TO see that the same Is
properly disbursed; to audit and pay ell
expenses aud accounts; to decide upon
and carry into effect the most efficient
system for the procuring and dissemius-
ting of sll such information as will best
tend to carry out the purposes Of this as
socistion,b advertising in newspapers or
distributing circulars or maps, etc, by the
employment of travelling agents; to enter
into and conclude negotiations with rail-
way and steamship companies, etc. For
the better execution of the pu poses men
toned in this section, the president Is
authorized to appoint such committees
as he may deem desirable.
8. It shall be the duty Of the secretary
to transmit to each member OF this asso-
citation monthly report Of the work Of
the executive committee. Il shall also
be his duty to furnish each member OF
the association as early as practicable all
Information that may be in his pos
session concerning excursion parties into
Southwest Texas, the demand for land,
ETC., and Sll other information that he
may deem of importance; ind in addition
to the above, he shall attend to the cor
responderce Of the association and per-
form such other duties as may be re-
quired of him by the executive committee.
4. The secretary shall keep his Office in
San Antonio until otherwise provided By
the association.
5. The secretary shall receive an annu-
al salary OF S24O0, payable monthly, sub
iect to being increased or diminished by
the association.
6. 1t Shall be the duty OF the treasurer
TO safely keep such moneys Of the esso-
citation as may be intrusted to his care, to
keep faithful account Of the receipts
and disbursements Of the funds of the
association and to make reports OF the
financial status Of the association quar-
terly, or whenever required of him by the
president Of the association.
Z. The treasurer lie authorized, and 1t
shall be MS duty, to designate one or
, more banks in the city of San Antonio as
repositories Of the funds Of this sssocis-
ton, and he shall duly notify each men,
Der Of this association of the banks SO
designated by him.
s. The funds OF the association shall be
deposited in the bank or banks designst-
ed by the treasurer as hereinafter provid-
ed to the credit Of the association, and
the funds shall be paid out only upon
checks of the treasurer couutersigned by
the secretary.
9. In the case Of vacancy in the Office Of
secretary or treasurer by resignation or
otherwise the executive committee shall
have authority and 1t shall lbe their duty
to appoint his successor, who shall serve
for the unexpired term.
10. All officers and committees when
not otherwise provided shall continue in
office for the term OF one yesr and until
their successors qualify.
IL. There shall be two regular meetings
of this association to be held on the first
Tuesday in February and August CT each
.pA obaII to
at such times as the president or as many
as FIVE members Of this association shall
see fit, provided that each and every
member of this association shall be given
by the secretary ten days notice.
12. Any member of this association
shall have the right to sppoint s proxy by
written instrument under his signature,
who shall have the right to cast the vote
of the member, provided that the proxy
so appointed be member of this assccia-
ton, or 8 member of the county organize.
ton of the members county.
The committee on ways and means beg
leave to report as follows:
l. That an assessment of l cent on each
500 of taxable values of tie several
counties represented in this association
be levied to meet the expenses
of the association, such assess
ment to be payable quarterly in
advance, and to be olsct9d and
forwarded to the Treasurer by the men,
Der of the general executive committee
for each county.
A committee Of three was appointed on
publication and printing, to-Wit: E. D.
Linn of Victoris, w. P. Cuthers of Ne1ces,
and William Hudspsth of Bsnders.
The executive committee was named as
follows: 81. B. Andrews, Lem Gregory,
o. L. Ellis, V. Weldon and J. C. Bessely.
The convention then adjourned until
the next regular meeting of the assccia-
ton.