San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-02-03
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
OF the Southwestern Texas Immi-
grafton Association and Their
Afternoon Session.


Afternoon Session.
The afternoon session of the Executive
committee Of the South western Texas
Immigration association convened In
Turner hall mt 3 O'Clock yesterday.
| President II. Il. Andrews In the chair.
The first business before the assOcia-
ton was the resignation OF Secretary
Copeland, who for good and sufficient
reasons explained that he could not
occupy the office. Reluctantly they
accepted the resign alton and elected Mr..
l.. M. Gregory instead
On motion, the chair appointed the
following committee on ways ana means,
with Instructions 70 formulate a plan OF
| procedure TO carry out the objects OF
| The association: +. Il. Earnest. of
| IsSalle; 4. ID. Linn, OF Victoria; X. III.
| Bur- ey, OF Kerr; w. o. Ellis, of Uvalde /;
Winchester Kelso. of Maverick; j. b.
| Policy, OF Wilson; W. Z. Caruthers, OF
| Nueccs: J. Ii. Wells, OF ComeroB, and V.
Weldon, of Dewitt.
| The following committee on rules and
regulations WAS also appointed: j C..
Beazeiey, r. NJ. Paschal, Scion Stewart,
q. W. Fulton ard X NJ. HarkDess.
| On motion the committee then ad-
| jourred until this morning to receive
the reports OF the subcommittee, and
after adjournment the Delegates who
remained In the city were led
about the city In carriages and took a
view of the West End.
| TODAY's WORK.
| ReasgembiiDg In the room of the ass0-
citation In tho Menger hotel this morn
ing. the report OF the committee on rules
! and regulations Was presented rs FOL
| lows:
Hon. II b. Andrews, president.
| Your committee on rules and regula-
tions beg leave to submit their report:
| Bylaws OF the South west Texas lmmi-
grafton Association:
| Section lit shall he the duty OF the
president to preside over all meetings,
| and In case of his absence OF inability to
| act, the frat vice president shall act as
| presiding officer, aud SO on, and when
there ia no president or Vice presidents,
the association shall elect them from
their number.
Sec. 2.-The president, secretary and
treasurer shall constitute the execu-
tive and iinauce committee OF
the association, and they are
authorized and il shall be their
duty to see that all money due the assO-
citation from every scarce Ia promptly
| collected; and TO see that the same Is
properly disbursed; to audit and pay all
| expenses and accounts; to decide upon
aud carry INTO effect the most efficient
system for the procuring and dissemin.
| ating of all such information as will best
tend to carry out the purposes OF this
| association by advertising In newsps-
| pers or distributing circulars or maps,
etc., or by the employment OF travelirg
| agents; thereto to enter into and con-
clude negotiations with railway and
| steamship companies. etc. And for the
better execution Of the purposes men-
| toned In this section, the president is
authorized TO appoint such committees
as he may deem desirable.
Sec 1t shall be the duty of the sec
rotary to transmit to each men,
Der of this association semi
| monthly report Of the work OF
| the executive committee. 1t shall
also be his duty to furnish each member
OF the association rs early as practical
bic, all information that may be in his
possession concerning excursion parties
into southwest Texas. the demand for
land, etc., and all other Information that
he may deem OF importance. And in adj.
! dltiOn to the above, he shall attend TO
| the correspondence OF the association
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reouired of him by the executive com
| mittee.
SEQ. 4.-The secretary shall Keen his
office in San Antonio until otherwise
provided by the association.
Sec. 5,-Tbe secretary shall receive an
annual salary Of So 400, payable month
| lv. suhiect To being increase or djmin
ished by the association.
Sec. Cit shall be the duty of the treas
nrer to safely keen such mOnies of the
association ma NAV he intrusted To his
care. to keen a faithful account of the re-
cejpis and disbursements of the funds of
the association and to make renorts Of
| the financial status of the association
quarterly or Whenever reuujred of him
by the president or the association.
Seq, The treasurer ia authorized
and II sbNII he his duty 70 designate one
or more banks in the Jity q. San Anto.
nio. as jepOsitories of the funds of this
association and he shall dnIv notify
each member of this association Of the
banks 40 desIpnated nv him.
Sec S-The funds Of the assocIatIon
shsIl he denosited in the hank "a hanss
| Designated nv the treasurer or herein
| after nrovided to the credit of the assC
citation. and the funds sbaII be maid ont
only unon cbecks of the treasurer conn
| tarsionad hp tho secretarv
Sec, 9~In the case of the vacancy of
the offics If secretsrv or treasurer nv
resignation or otherwise the execntive
committees shall have authority and II
shall no their dutv to annoint bis snc'
| cesaor YboshaII ssrva for Tho u,aynJrod
tenn
Sec 1O-AIl oficers and committees