The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-06-03
Tnf SHARP SHOOTERS
CONSTITUTION AND BYLAWS
ADOPTED.
Company Will March on the Fourth.
A Number of Honorary Mem
bers Elected

The Los Angeles sharpshooters had their
regular business meeting and drill last
night. There was a large attendance OF
members and considerable important bus
mess was transacted.
The constitution and bylaws of COM
pany were adopted as follows:
"The name of this organization shall be
the Los Angeles Sharpshooters.
1.-THE purpose of the organization is the
military defense of Los Angeles and vicin-
ity and the rendering Of assistance to the
legally constituted authorities of the
United States and the state of California
in resisting invasion and maintaining law
and order, under the provisions of and in
compliance with section 1912 of the political
code and section 734 of the penal code of
the state OF California.
Bylaws
1.-THE executive officers of the organiza-
ton shall be a captain, first lieutenant,
second lieutenant, secretary, treasurer
and finance committee of three, VINO
shall be elected annually by majority
vote of quorum of the members.
Twenty-Five members shall constitute
quorum.
1.-THE captain, or in his absence the lieu
al meetings. In the absence of the offic-
ers named chairman may be chosen pro-
tenn.
1.-THE duties and functions of the officers
shall be such as are customarily exercised
by officers filing similar places in clubs,
companies and associations. The treas
urer may be member of the finance COM
mittee.
1.-The officers shall appoint range COM
mmittee, which shall prepare and adopt
rules to govern all shooting on the range
and have control and charge of the range
and the ammunition provided for practice
shooting.
'There shall be appointed membership
committee of five, to whom all applications
for membership shall be referred. The
unanimous vote of a quorum of said COM
mittee shall be requisite for the acceptance
OF an applicant.
"All members who have signed the orig
inal roll Of the company and who shall
have complied with the laws cited in the
constitution on or before June 18th, 1898.
shall be charter members of this organ
ization.
There may be. in addition to the active
membership, an honorary list, composed of
those who may join under the terms of
the plan reported by the finance commit
tee. and approved by the company. and
the finance committee shall be the judge
of the qualifications of such honorary
members, whose names need not be SUBJ
mitted to the membership committee. Hon
orary members shall be for the term of one
year. or during the existence of hostilities
between the United States and Spain.
Regular meetings shall be held on
Thursday of each week.
1.-The name of any member who shall
fail to answer roll call at four consecutive
meetings shall be reported to the member
ship committee and said committee may,
at its discretion. erase the name of such
member from the roll. Any member whose
name shall be so erased shall thereupon
cease to be member of the organization
Notice of proposed amendments to the
constitution and bylaws shall be given in
writing at regular meeting and shall not
be acted upon until the second regular
meeting thereafter. The affirmative vote
of two-thirds of the members present shall
be required for the adoption of amend
ments.
"All actions heretofore taken by vote of
the charter members of the company, not
IN conf1lct with the constitution and by
laws, are hereby approved"
The range committee reported that they
had secured ranges of 200, 300, 800 and 900
yards, which were in active use and fitted
with guns, racks. shelters. tables, tar
gets, etc.
A communication from the Fourth of
July committee. asking the company to
take part in the parade, was received and
the invitation accepted. Hereafter the
company will devote Tuesday and Thurs
day nights of each week to drill
A committee on membership, consisting
of Adams, Wadsworth, Gillon, Nance and
Dandy, were appointed.
Sergeants Fitzpatrick, Auburg and Hicks.
Corporal Mayo and Private Glassell were
appointed a range committee.
The following gentlemen were elected
honorary members of the company: Henry
Gage, Simon Maier John Burr T. n. Van
Nuys, Harper & Reynolds Co., John Il.
Francis, ]. A. Foshay, DIR. G. A. Gehring.
Milo M. Potter, 7. e. Beatty F. X. Rule.
M A. Hamburger. Percy r. Wilson. Bob
Kern and Mayor NJ. P. Snyder