Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-07-19

proper resolutions constituting the conyen-
ton permanent association was called for
the first thing after dinner. The commit
tee announced itself ready to report and
the secretary read as follows:
To Hon c. U. Myers, Chairman Of District and
County Attorneys Association of Texas
We, your committee on resolutions with
respect to the matter of constituting this
convention permanent association, beg
leave to submit the following: We recon-
mend:
/. That this convention organize and es-
tablish permanent association to meet
annually, and to be known as the aSsocia-
ton of the District and County Attorneys
of Texas.
2. That all district attorneys, all county
attorneys and their assistants, ana all city
attorneys of the state Of Texas be entitled
to membership in said association.
8. The officers of the association shall be
president, two presidents, secre-
tary, assistant secretary and treasurer
whose term of Office shall be for the period
of one year.
4. That there shall be standing commit
tee of five members selected by the associa-
ton to whom shall be referred all sugges-
tons, changes, notifications or amend
ments during vacation of any of the crimi-
nal laws of the state, and it shall
be the duty of said committee to
report upon said suggestions, ETC., to the
meetiag of the association next after their
appointment; after said report said COM
mittee shaI, be discharged.
). That membership fee of 80 cents to
be paid annually, shall be collected from
each member.
6. That the convention select time of
meeting for such association. and that said
time be the stated period for the annual
meeting of said association.
{. The president of the association shall
r. - 81
provided for in section of this report
J. c. GEORGE, w. B. TEAGARDES,
Secretary. Chairman.
After an amendment had been offered to
the report OF the committee which included
the attorney general and his assistants in
the number of those eligible to membership
III the association, and an additional one
raising the initiation fee TO 81 with an an
nual yearly fee of 81, the report of the COM
mittee was adopted.
The convention then passed to the cleo
ton of officers for the ensuing year. and the
present officers of the convention were
elected to hold office for one year, as fol-
lows:
CIV. Meyers, johnson county, president:
D. B. Hutchinson, Comanche county, secre-
tary: Z. Walter Simpson, Upshur county,
assistant secretary; A. G. Greenwood,
of Anderson county, and W. j. Oxford of
Palo Pinto county were elected first and
second vice presidents respectively. W. P.
Gibbs of Palo Pinto was made treasurer.
The standing committee of five, to which
shall be referred all suggestions, changes,
notifications or amendments during
vacation, was elected by the
convention, the five receiving the highest
number OF votes composing the committee.
They were o. w. Gillespie of Tarrant, j, c.
George of Hamilton, Tom Ivy of Hill, W.
B. Teagarden of Wood and +. NJ Maxwell
of Ellis
A motion was made and, after some dis
cIssion, carried, that the third Monday in
July was appointed as the time for the
convening of the association, the
convention to continue in session till
Wednesday evening of the same week.
When the selection of place in which to
hold the next convention was brought up
for discussion several cities contended
for the honor through admirers who were
present as members of the convention. The
peculiar claims and advantages of Dallas,
Austin, Galveston and Waco were all urged.
The decision was left to a vote. On the
first ballot Waco was dropped, and Calves
ton followed suit on the second. The
contest then lay between Dallas and Austin,
the latter city being finally chosen.
In pursuance of a motion to that effect
committee of five was appointed to draft a
constitution and bylaws for the gov
eminent of the association of dis
trict and county attorneys of the
state of Texas "a y The Go. committee mi
Hayner, F. NJ. Maxwell. J. C. Meade and
j. T. Battorff. This committee was re-
quested to meet the day previous to the
calling together of the association at
Austin and draft the constitution and
bylaws in order I that it mightosbe
able to report upon the first day of the
convention.
A p,otiop +hat tho c+apdino co,nmittaa of
five, to which is referred all resolutions,
be empowered to send such resolutions as
recommend the revision of the penal code
and the code Of criminal proceed
ure, and which have been adopted
by the convention to the codifers now at
work in Austin, was carried.
A motion to the effect that the minutes of
the convention be printed was adopted, the
money for the publication of same coming
from the general fund. In this connection
it is well to state that any attorney who
is eligible tie membership, and who desires
to Join can have his name enrolled by send
ing the sum of 81 to w. P. Gibbs, Palo
Pinto, who is treasurer of the association.
The following resolutions We're read
and unanimously adopted by the conven-
ton before adjournment:
Resolved, that we extend our heartfelt
thanks to the citizens of Fort Worth for their
hospitable treatment of those in attendance
upon the county and district attorneys of
the state, and that we especially thank At
pie for the interest they have
taken and the efforts they have put forth
for the success of this convention.
Resolved, that we thank the Fort Worth
GAZETTE, Dallas News and the Evening
Mail for the efficient and able manner in
which they have reported the proceedings
of the convention and for other courtesies
extended.
Resolved, that our thanks are due the
chairman, Mr.. Meyers, and the two secre-
taries, MeSsrs. Hutchinson and Simpson,
for efficient services rendered the conven-
ton.
Resolved further, that our thanks are
also due ]. c.. George for the efficient
manner in which he represented
the attorneys before the members of the
North Texas normal on Friday night.
The resolutions relative to the amen d.
ment, revision, ETC., of the penal code and
code of criminal procedure, were given the
Standing committee of five, which shall re-
port them to the codifers at Austin. They
are as follows:
Resolved, that it is the sense of this con-
vention that there is needed some legisla-
ton to prevent wanton or willful shooting
into any public or private house and that
the secretary be requested to inform the
codifierS now at work on our state code OF
the passage of this resolution.
Resolved that, whereas. it is the duty of
good government to afford ready redress of
all grievances of the citizen when appealed
to by them, and whereas, by reason of the
inadequate judicial machinery of Texas in
the past, the state of Texas has been greatly
gard, and whereas the last legislature has
passed a Joint resolution REFERRING IN the