The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-01-18
TOREORGANIZE RANGERS
Me- KyIe's BIN Will Be Favoraby Reported
TO The House.
CHANGES IN TIVE LAW ARE IMPORTANT


Austn. Texas, January l7.--Representatiye
Kyie's bill recognizing the Ranger force
OF The State was fayorably acted upon this
aiierusn ~ the committee on military az
fairs, Parish, chairman.
captain SEEKER Of the adjutant generals
department was present and explained the
Diii- The ehRnges from the present law are
important. Under decision OF court
the authority OF priyates In the present
force as peace officers was nuh.fed, and
this bill corrscts this defect. The bill also
reduces the companies frcm sesenty-fyo men
10 twenty, and dispenses with all commits
stoned oihcers except the captain OF eacn
company. It increases the pay OF prvaies
from SO TO $40 month, Captain SEEKER
sating that II was dtncnit to get good men
az So a month
Following Is the text OF the bill:
section l. Be It enacted by the legislature
OF the State Of Texas, that the governor pc
and IL hereby authorized 70 organize ior-e
10 be known as the Ranger IoEce ior tao
purpose OF prole...ng the IronueF asAlaA-
maraudlng OF thseylng parties and Tor tue
suppression OF lA"lessness ane CRIME
SCI. 2 Ths. Ranger Force" shalI consist
OF not 10 exceed iour separate companies OF
mounted men, each company TO consist OF
and twenty prlvales. and one quaFtermaster
Tor the entire force. Ths captains OF COM
psR.es aHd the quartermaster sahll Dc aP-
p0iRtsd 0y the governor, ana snah DC re-
moved at his pleasure, unless sooner so re-
moved by the governors they snail serve Tor
two years aud until theiT successors are APP
Sci 3. The pay Of officers and men snail
be as follows: Captains. one hundred dollars
isig1l each per month. sergeants, my dol
lars (s5el each per month aud pfiya.es,
nal
msnts shall be made al suen tines ana IN
such manner as the adjutant general VI the
STATE may prescribe.
termaster fer this force WAC shall dis
charge the duties Of quartermaster com,
m.ssary and paylnsser, and snail RANK ana
receive the pay ~ captain.
Sec. s. Thai this force shall always be IN
der the command Of the governor TO be ope-
rated by his direction, In sueh manner IN
su1h detachmenis and IN such Localities
rs tho governor Tuay direct
SEC. 6, The governor Is hereby authorized 70
keep this force or 30 much tnereot as No
may deem necessary 10 the field. MS dong SIS IN
mis- judgment here may be necessity Tor
such force: and men who may volunteer
in such service shall do - for such term
not TO exceed two years, subject 70 dsoand,
ment in whole or in part a. any time, ana
reassembleee or reorganization OF the whol'
force. or such portion thereof as may b'
deemed necessary. by order of the gov
ernor.
sac. Z. That the quarterruaster, or IL so d.
rected by the adjutant general company com
manders shall purchase All supplies herein
after provided for, and shall make certh
aate on Ne Voucher Of the party or parties
from whom the supplies are purchased, t
the effect that 1.-THE account is correct an
Just aud the articles purchased were at Tn
lowest market prices"
Sec. s. Each officer, non-ronmissioned OF
n-er and private OF said force shall furnls
himself with suitable horse, horse eauip
ment. clothing, ETC., provided that II III
nofse IS Killed In action Il shall be pa!
Tor by the State at the fair market value a
the time when killed.
force with ratons Of subsistence for tn
officers arr men, camp equ,page and an
muniuon; and an improved c2rb,ne an
? strl a. cost the price Of which shall DO Do
Quoted from the first money due such Of
noer, and also forage for the horses.
Sec 10. The amount of rations and forae
snail not exceed the following, to wit; +,
each mans daily allowance, twelve ounr'
bacon or twenty ounces beef twenty ounc,
OF hpur or corn meal, two and two-fttt
ounces Of beans Or peas one and throe-hfll
ounces OF rice, S-s-ee and one-tlfih ounces
oonee, three and one-nfth ounges of suga
one:sixth gill OF vinegar or pickles. on
sixth ounce candles, one-third ounce Of soa
tNo-thrds Of an ounce OF salt, one-twent!
Fourth OF an ounce OF pepper four and fou
NTH ounces OF potatoes. and slNtcen-twent!
MINIS OF an ounce OF baking powder. II
Forage for each horse shall not exceed twel'
pounds OF corn or oats, and fourteen poun
OF hay per day and two ounces OF salt D
Weeki proVldea, that when IN cases OF emo
gency. the members OF said force are or
foyed In such duty that II is impractical
10 furnish the ratons herein provided Il
each member OF said force, so employed sh
ne allowed for his necessary actual expons
Tor such subsistence not to exceed one a.
lar and fifty tSl,50l cent? por day. and ~
vided further. that when IL becomes nee,
sary 10 move the members OF said force fr,
one place TO another by railroad. the act,
necessary expenses of such tr8nsportat,
shan be paid.
Sec H. The officers, n-comm ssioned
Hers and prvates OF this force shall
clothed with all the powers Of peace
feers. and shall aid the regular civil
thoritl in the execution OF the laws. TT
Shall have authority to make arrests, a
70 execute process IN criminal cases.
In such eases, they shall be governed by !
regulating and defining the powers and dur
OF sherns when in discharge OF ssmi
duties; except that they shall have the pow
and shall be authorized to make arrests 4
10 execute all process In criminal cases
any county in the State. They shall, het
entering on the discharge OF these dut
take oath before some authority legally
fnorised 10 administer the same. that ei
or them VIII faithfully perform his duties