The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-01-17

i've ntOch interests. FeDotteu itN ~
Intending that article lg;S % the Texhs |
revised statutes be amended by iusert- |
lax after ne words goats sarcp m
words ''0r BULLS n any larueulsr hr5ei
or grad, ~
The committee s;su recrmmendei ih1t
the revised statute fs'iap.er !. title iozi
with rcl ri 10 The I've stock sanliari
commission be strictly en- 'orced in South
Texss.
isis report ELECTED considerable d $
question. the objection ar.slng from the
reference n bulls OF an- plr..cniar
breed or grades" The result Of n
clause II inserted In the stock law.
would be 10 give tie different localities
power to hold elections 10 decide wheth-
or or not certain snimals, considered OBJ
jectionable. SHALL be allowed upon the
free ranges. Such IN amendment as
suggested would leave It entirely op-
tional with the various localities as 10
what class o' bulls they would exclude
from their ranges II, indeed, they fould
Y advisable to exclude any.
The committee on constitution and by
laws, composed OF Judge John C. viii
iiams, chairman; c. j. Cunyus, W. +.
Hudson, c. e. Martain. reported as fol-
| lows.
Your committee appointed to draft
constitution and bylaws for the South
Te1is Live Stock association, beg leave
to submit the following
! /. ,rAe association shall he known as
the South Texas Live stock association
and shall have It's headquarters at
! Houston. Texas.
3. The officers OF this association shall
| be a president, secre.lry and treasurer,
| and so many vice presidents as the presl
! dent Of this association shall appoint,
7 being one from each couaty in South
| Texas; said officers to constitute the
J executive committee OF this association
and the presence OF the president secre-
| tary and treasurer shall constitute ~
! working quorum, provided also that the
/ presence OF either TWO OF said last named
officers. logether with one vice president,
I shall constitute working quorum OF
| said committee.
| B. 1he president, secretary and treas
( uror Of this association shall perform
such duties as usually devolye upon such
officers in similar associations. and In
/ addition thereto such duties as may be
imposed upon them by the association or
! the executive committee as hereinabove
| constituted.
&. The president of this association
| shall appoint the following committees
10 be composed each OF three members.
towit: \ committee on transportation, II
committee on legislation and such other
committees as he shall see fit to appoint.
>. The committee on transportation
shall perform such duties as the eX
ecutive committee hereof shall prescribe.
8. The committee on legislation shall
hear all suggestions as 20 needed legisla
ton made by any member of this asso-
citation aud shall, when said suggestions
seem feasible to said committee, formu
late the same into a bill to he presented
TO the legislature of Texas to be enacted
into law.
Z. Any person may become a member
of this association who is engaged in the
raising or dealing in live stock or do
mesticated animals who shall he recon-
mended by any member OF this assoc.a-
, ton and accepted by the executive com
, mttee hereof. upon the payment Of such
, fee as the executive committee hereof
= shall provide.
, s. The executive committee shall have
, power to make such rules and regula-
tions as are necessary to transact all the
buEness OF this association until the
next regular meeting hereof
y This association shall hold one reg
ular meeting each year. al such time and
place as the executive committee shall
call same and at such meeting shall elect
officers for the ensuing year, and perform
such other business as shall come 0e-
fore IT,
The constitution was hrst considered
by sections and then adopted a whole
after a section providing for the estab-
lshment of a bureau for the registration
Of stock, in connection with the assoc.a'
tion, had been voted down.
After the adoption OF the constitution
the following suggestions were also Of
fercd by the committee and adopted b,
l tho association.
, We your committee, further recon-
J mend that the executive committee here
OF provide a book Of marks and brand.
in which The marks and brands OF Che
various members OF this association h'
recorded upon the payment Of such fee
as said committee shall provide.
-. We further recommend that sale
committee also provide sale book II
which may be registered the needs o
the various members as to increasing o.
disposng OF their herds. or any par
, thereof, upon the payment of such fe'
a as said committee shall provide
! %. We further recommend that saiC
; committee adopt such rules as necessar,
+, TO detect and bring to justice all parties
= committing offenses against the stool
= raising industries OF South Texas
= "Jno. C. Williams,
I Chairman.
= &C. j. Cunyus.
e w p. Hudson.
&C. Z. Mnrtain
Committee"