Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-03-26
ASSOCIATION FORMED.
Farmers Of County Complete Organ
ization for Protection Against
Law Breakers.
Trespassers and Those Who Hunt
: and Shoot on Sunday Come
Under the Bans.
officers Chosen, Constitution and By
Laws Adopted and Future Ac-
ton Formulated.

The adjourned meeting of the farmers
at the east court room on Saturday af-
ternoon was we'll attended and organi-
cation vas perfected for protection
against hunters and violators of the
hunting laws.
A constitution and bylaws were.
adopted by the meeting. The name of
the Organization is designated the.
Farmers Protective Association of Mar
shall county, Iowa, and the following
sections We're embodied in the laws and
rules:
..Purpose-This association is organ
lied for tine purpose of mutual eo-opera-
tion and protection of its nembsis and
Others against trespassers, and also to
enforce tho law in relation 20 carrying
firearms, hunting and shooting ON the
Sabbath
MISUNDERSTANDING citizen q Marshall
county occupying or controlling lands
and Interested in the Stopping Of the
Interpretations Of tres passers may become
a member on payment OF a 80 cent en-
trance fee.
"Oficers-T The officers of ths assooia-
ton shall consist of an executive COM
mittee of ten, elected by the members of
this association at their annual meeting
to be held on the first Saturday in
March of each year. Said committee
shall elect one of their number rs presi-
dent and another as secretary and
Treasurer, said officers to continue in Of
! flee until their Successors are elected.
.,It shall be the duty Of the executive
committsesto transact al business per-
jtaining to the object and purpose Of the
lassociation; 10 employ counsel 70 see
THAT proper informations are >ed upon
proper complaint, and o see that Wit
nesses are. subpoenaed and speedy trials
are had.
The officers shah serve without com
/ pensation, ard shall order assessments
lonly when the fund in the treasury falls
exceed 80 cents per member.
In case of need Cor speedy action any
member Of the executive committee may
cal same together by most convent
lent means. and any three meeting
under such cali have power TO &C
for prosecuting offenders all proceed
4 lngs to be promptly reported to ana re
4 corded by the secretar5
The association selected the following
executive committee Of ten: G. Treffry
lis. ID. Packard. II. w. Savage, Rober
i Timmons, William Dew, Frank Wheel
er. $. O. Lanprnan. c. f. Warren, j. II
4 Walker and Will H. Wilson. The com
mittee elected George Treffry presiden
and Will H. Wilson secretary an
treas
The following form of notice for pos;
ing on premises was agreed to. 10 b
4 furnished by the executive committe
4 on application and by the payment Of 5
: cents. before April 5:
I'VE the undersigned members of th
Farmers Mutual Protective Assoc.atic
a of Marshall county, hereby give notiee
That all unauthorized persons are for
hidden trespassing on lands owned. oc
Z cupied or otherwise controlled by US
and that said association is authorize
to prosecute for us any trespa ssess VII
do not show written permission for def
mite dates, whether lands are posted Q
a not. We also propose to enforce the LAY
3 against carrying firearms hunting an
, shooting on the Sabbath, in the vicinit
Fl of our homes -