The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-10-05
tcrity and an untarnished name 10 the
Texas Rangers. Yours truly,

Wnifo tne committees We're at work, the
their dues. The committee ON conatitu-
ton reported as follows:
The object OF this organization shall be
to perpetuate the memories OF. ana TO
minister, 50 Tar as practicable, 10 the
wants Of needy and worthy Texas RAN
gers, who spent the first years Of their
NE IN battling against the hwless iuyad-
ers Of our State and Ia the protection OF
the lives and homes OF those On the fron. .
Tier. and we hereby declare that ali things
pertaining TO partisanshlp,r religion and po,I-
ucs snail be avoided. and the same shall
pc at all times discountenarced by this or
| ganization.
Article l. This organization shall be
namea 'Ine Texas Ranger Battalion" and
no act hereafter, short Of disbandment and
reorganization shall change It's name.
ATT. II. All white men who served tho
ctate OF Texas as rangers, minute men or
la frontier organizations for the protec-
ZION OF the State against Indians aud law
Tess pands OF desperadoes. and who were
~ ny' su,,o aisenarged or served their terms
known as the Davis Police. shall be eligi-
! Bile to membership.
Art. III. This battalion shall he composed
OF SIX companies, as followe Companies A,
q, Z, d. and +. and shall be 80 located
throughout the State OF Texas as to enable
The location OF said six companies shall be
as Follows: Company A. that section OF
country comprising the First and Second
congressional districts OF the State Of
Texas; Company B. that section Of coun-
Try comprised in the Third. Fourth and
rlith Congressional districts Of Texas;
Company G, the section comprised In the
Sixth and Seventh Congressional dis
tricts; Company d. the section comprised
In the Eighth and Ninth Congressional dis
| triots; Company e, the section comprised In
the Tenth and Eleventh Congressional dis
tricts. and Company F, that section COM
prised In the Twelfth and Thirteenth Con-
| gressonal districts
| Art. Nv. The officers OF this battalion
shall consist Of commissioned and non
commissioned officers. as follows: Major,
TO command the battalion: captain of es-
cort. who shall command in case of death
or absence of major and first and second
iieutenants OF escort; captain and first
and second leutenants for each company.
all OF whom shall be commissioned Off
GERS. There shall also be an adiutant APP
pointed by the major; four eergeants and
four corporals for the escort, and the same
for each company
Art V. The major and captain and leu
! tenants OF escort shall be elected at the
beginning OF each regular annual meeting,
the GATE OF which shall be hereafter fixed;
said election shall be by 'I' or mo" by
the members Of this battalion present.
Art vi. The captains and lieutenants OF
each company shall be first elected by the
battalion at Its first regular meeting, az
provided in Art. V, and all commissioned
OFFICERS shall serve one year, or until their
successors are elected and commissioned,
and the election for all captains and lieu
tenants, except those Of escort. shall be by
ballot Of each company. to elect it's captain
and two lieutenants thereafter.
Art. VII. Any member OF this battalion
shall send his vote in writing to the cap
tain OF his company where he can not vote
In person. Such vote must state the name
OF the person and office for which he is
voted for but such vote must be certified
TO before some officer authorized to take
| Acknowledgements. This shall only apply
to company officers. The election Of major
and escort officers shall be only by those
present at the annual meetings. In no
case will proxies be allowed
Art. VIII. The major shall appoint his
ad5utant, who shall be secretary, and the
captain of escort shall appoint four SER
geants of escort. The first lieutenant of
escort shall appoint the first and third
corporals Of escort, and the second lieuten-
ant of escort shall appoint the second and
fourth ccrporals. In like manner the cap
tain and lieutenants Of each company shall
appoint four sergeants and four corporals
FOR each company of this battalion.
Art. TX. At the annual meeting OF this
battalion there shall be elected q chaplain
and surgeon In the same manner as major
and escort officers are elected.
Art. X. All officers, commissioned and
non commissioned, Of this battalion shall
hold one year from date Of their commits
sions or appointments, or until their sue
cessors are elected and commissioned.
Art. XII. At each election the major shall
appoint quartermaster. who shall also
act as treasurer, and who shall be required
to execute bond, payable to the major.
and his successor, in the sum of $1,000. The
provisions Of said bond shall be hereafter
set out in bylaws Of this battalion
Art. XII. There shall be hereafter by
laws passed by this battalion, providing for
the manner In which officers and members
OF the battalion may be reduced to ranks
or discharged for conduct unbecoming
soldier
Art. XIII. A set of bylaws shall be
drawn by committee appointed by cap
tain and first lieutenant OF escort, and
approved by the major. and the same shall
be In force until the next meeting OF this
battalion, when they shall be ratified or re-
jected by this battalion. The provisions OF
said bylaws shall be in accordance with
the several provisions of this constitution.
Art. XIV. The bylaws OF this battalion
shall provide for such fees OF Initiation and
annual dues as may be deemed sufficient
for the expenses OF said battalion
Art. XIV. Amendments and changes to
this constitution may be made by a two
thirds vote OF the battalion at any regular
annual reunion to any of the articles there
OF except Article I. which shall not be
changed.
committee on bylaws was appointed
as follows: ]. W. Williams, W. H. Eames
and j. w. Kennedy.
The following officers for the ensuing
year were then elected: ]. G. Booth was
elected major OF the battalion by acclama-
ton; Captain W. NJ. Kenney, captain Of
escort; A. ]. Atkinson. captain OF battal-
ion DR.. Robert Eames of Taylor, surgeon;
II. W. Chinn OF Waller county was elected
captain OF company A. and then motion
was made and adopted to appoint Major
Booth, Captain Kenney and Quartermaster
Lee committee to select the CAPTAINS
OF the other companies. viii Lambert was
made adjutant and secretary. and II. G..
Lee was elected quartermaster and treas
urer.
The entrance OF Captain Frank R. Lub-