El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-01-17

At O'Clock yesterday afternoon the
second session. of the miners meeting
convened at the court house Tempo
rary Chairman Hewitt called the meet
ing to order and asked the committee
on permanent organization to submits
its report J. A. Eddy. the chairman
of this committee handed in the fol-
lowing report:
Permanent Organization.
To the Chairman of the Miners Con-
yention:
ganization of the Miners convention
beg leave to.report as follows:
ARTICLE I.
Section l. The name of this organ
ization shall be The Southwest Inter-
national Miners association; or,
Americo-Mexican Miners association
Section 2 The object of this asso-
citation shall be to protect, develop and
foster the mining industry in all it's
branches in all that territory naturally
tributary to Ell Paso, both in the
United States and in Mexico.
ARTICLE II.-MEMBERSHIP
Section L. Any person engaged in
mining or directly interested in the
mining industry of the United States
or Mexico is eligible to membership
in this association. Any such person
desiring to become a member of this
association may do so by signing the
membership roll, or an application
and agreeing to pay an individual
membership fee of $12 per annum or
50 per quarter. The annual dues of
each incorporated mining company or
oil company shall be $50. Any such
incorporated company shall be entit-
led to one vote by it's accredited rep
resentative at any meeting of the asso-
citation.
Section 2. Any mercantile or manu-
featuring concern desiring to aid in
the development of the mining indus
try shall, upon payment of $50 annu-
ally. be entitled to an honorary MEM
bership card in the association. Any
individual not engaged in mining who
wishes to aid the association in its
1audatle work shall, upon payment of
s12 annually, or So per quarter, be
entitled to an honorary membership
card.
Section g. The executive committee
NAV expel or suspend any member OF
this association for misconduct or nom
payment of dues, and may restore such
person to full membership upon pay
ment Of all arrearages and perform
ance of such other conditions as may
be deemed just
ARTICLE III.
Section 1. The officers of this asso-
citation shall consist of a president,
four vice presidents, secretary and
a treasurer. There shall be an exec
utiye committee, consisting of eleven
president shall be member and the
members, of which committee the
chairman The other ten members OF
the executive committee shall be /
elected as follows: Two from Texas,
two from New Mexico, two from Ari-
iona and four from Mexico, two to
represent the territory east OF the
Sierra Madre mountains, and two the
territory west of the Sierra Madre
Five members OF the ex-
ecutive committee shall constitute a
quorum.
Section g All officers shall hold Of
flee for one year and until their sue
cessors are elected and qualified.
Section g. There shall be held an
annual meeting of the association at
Ell Paso, Tex. on the fourth Thur sday
in January of each year. The presi-
dent and the other ten members OF the
executive committee shall be elected
by ballot at said annual meeting Inc
vice presidents, secretary and treas
urer shall be elected by the executive ,
committee.
ARTICLE ". ;
Section The executive committee |
of this association shall have full v
power to transact all business OF the 1
except such as may be '
at any general meeting Of I