The morning call., 1892-01-23
HAPPY MINING MEN.
They Organize California AssO-
CATION.
Constitution and Bylaws Adopted Congress
to Be Appealed To al Once to Promote
Needed Legislation. q

The Executive Committee appointed by
the delegates to the State Mining COnyen-
ton met at the Palace Hotel yesterday and
consumed tie day in effecting a permanent
organization. to be hereafter known as the
California Miners Association, eieetinG off
GERS, appointing committees, framing a con-
Stituti0n and enactiHg rules and regulations
for its guidance.
The permanent Pre5i dent and Secretary
Of the State convention were made the
President and Secretary, respectively, Of
The Executive Committee. 1t was also
agreed to make san Francisco the head
quarters Of the new organization.
a committee OF five was appointed to con-
fer with a like committee from the Rivrr
and Harbor Convention Of Sacramento. to
secure the cooperation of that body with
tie movement The Chair appointed Messrs.
i. g. Hart, Frank Mclaughlin, }. K. Lut-
trelL William heian Jr. and J. i. Hobson.
OTHER COMMITTEES.
A committee Of three to present the memo
rial TO Congress was then appointed. 1t
consists Of Messrs. C. w. Cross, Il we'll
known lawyer, formerly Of Nevada City;
Robert McMurray, the principal owner Of
the Delhi mine, Nevada, and for q long
time manager of the Eureka Lake mining
property, and J. Is. HobSOn, the owner of
large hydraulic interests Of California, and
an authority Of note on mining engineering.
For alteTnates the Chair named Major
Frank Mclaughlin, J. X. Luttrel and viii
lam Ireiau Jr.
The Chair also appointed a Finance Com
mlttee, consisting OF Louis Glass, Edward
Coleman, William lreIan- JT., 5. X. Thorn
ffn \ an
The following resolutions were then
adopted:
RESOLVED, That each member OF the Executive
Committee be constituted a Finance Committee Of
one within Its county, 10 solicit and collect
funds and forward HE same TO lht Secretary IN
Ers1i5ed. That the several Boards of Super
yiS0'S OF HE several counties represented al the
stale Miners Convention be requested to appr0-
pirate money 10 detray lie expenses OF The dele
gates 10 ~ ASKING Ton. and the Secretary of the
Executive Committee be instructed 90 notify The
Boards OF Supervisors Of The several counties
represented.
CONSTITUTION AND bylaws.
IL tie afternoon the committee appointed
to draw up a constitution and bylaws sub
mited its report which was unanimously
adopted.
According to the frst-named document
the organization shall be known as the
California Miners Association" ard It's
objects shall be the protection, development
and fostering OF the mining Industry in this
state. Alter providing Tor President,
y ice-PTesideDts, Secretary. Assistant Secre-
taIy, Treasurer and an Executive Board OF
eleven members selected al large and one
from each county represented IN the ass0cld-
ton, V no shall serve for enc year, il orders
that an annual meeting be held in this city
on the second Monday in October in each
year.
Il next describes what shall be the duties
Of It's olicers and provides that the SecTe-
taTy and Treasurer shall furnish bonds in
such sum rs The Executive Committee shalt
prescribe.
1t directs the Vice Presidents of the assoc
citation TO nj once proceed 10 the formation
of a county organization in their respective
Counties which snail be recognized as
branches Of the association.
WHO ARE ELIGIBLE.
All persons friendly to the mining inter-
ests are eligible 10 become members Of the
association. III tie event that there is no
county organization. such person may unite
with the STATE Association by forwarding
his name TO the secretary thereof. and pay
ing membership fee Of 81, upon which be
shall Ur furnished By the Secretary with q
certificate OF membership But this shall
not constitute him delegate to the meet
iu-5 Of the association.
County organizations may admit non
residents aS members. Such organizations
shall be entitled 10 one delegate 20 the State
selected as such county organization may
determine.
The bylaws are the usual rules governing
the appointment Of committees. the filling
Of vacancies. the holding Of meetings, order
Of business. etc. In addition there is a pro-
vision that the Executive Committee may
from time to time levy such assessments
upou county organizations as the necessities
OF the ass0ciat on may require Any county
organ Z3tiOu delinquent at the tine Of the
annual meeting on account of any assess
ments levied ninety days preceding such
date may be deprived Of representation.
This concluded the business Of the EXecu-
tive Committee, which then adjourned to
the call If the Chair
THE BILL FOR CONGRESS.
The committee of five, consisting of
Messrs. Cross, Luttrell, Hobson, Fulveiler
aud >earls appointed to formulate amend
meuts o. tie United States Statutes. were
engaged during the afternoon In drafting a
bin 10 present to Congress. They expect to
conclude their lab0rs in few days, when
tie committee Of three appointed for that
purpose will proceed to Washington with
the document