Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1905-06-30

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ident' and shall be called whenever requested
! oy seven members. Seven members shall con.
slitute quorum. The call for special meet
ings shall state the object and place of such
meeting, and any other urgent business that
shall come before that meeting shall be trans
acted.
ARTICLE VI.
ORDER OF BUSINESS AT MEETINGS.
!. Reading minutes of last meeting.
/ .. Report of Treasurer
| 3. Unfinished business.
4. New business
., Election OF officers, including Executive
Committee.
6. General business
| 7. Adjournment
ARTICLE VII.
| No person shall be IL member of this Asso-
| citation except II person owning or controlling
| live stock and engaged in the business of
breeding, growing or raising the same for
! proht. To become member of this Associa-
/ ton all persons must send in their names to
the Secretary Each name must be accom-
panied by fee OF s., together with a state
| lnent OF brands, marks and range of his stock:
also the names OF individuals comprising his
| hrm, or all the officers, if a company and the
| postofiice address of each Each applicant
! must send in copy of his brand burned
on leather His application shall be referred
to the Executive Committee, who shall exam
Inc silld application, and, if they deem him
| proper person, tbe secretary shall notify and
place his name on the list. All pei sons ad.
mitted as members bind themselves and en-
ployes to the observance OF this Constitution
on penalty of forfeiture of membership Mem
bcrship must be personal.
ARTICLE VIII.
Each member shall pay annual dues of 81,
payable Mt the June meeting of each year, and
no person shall become a member without
! such payment i'll advance. Any member who
shall be in arrears more than one year for
dues and assessments shall be dropped from
| the roll of members and shall cease to become
a member until such payment shall have been
made All members shall be subject, not
oitener than once por annum, to one assess
ment of not exceeding cents per head on
cattle, horses and mules and u cent on goats
ana sheep owned by such persons. Said as
sessments must be paid ts the Secretary with
in ninety days from date of levying the same.
An initiation fee of 81 shall be levied on per-
sons becoming members of this Association to
defray expenses of brand book.
ARTICLE lX.
Sec. l. Any member who shall divulge the
proceedings or actions taken IN any meeting
OF the Association to any person or persons, OF
do any act calculated to or that may lnjure or
defeat any proceedings or actions of this Asso
citation or officer thereof, that may be insti
tuted for the purpose Of its protection, or that
may be subversive to the interests generally
OF the Association, shall have Il fair and i'm.
partial hearing, at II special meeting called
for that purpose, or at the annual meeting
and if found guilty by a majority of members
present. shall be expelled.
See . Any member of the Association who
shall be expelled theref:om. as aforesaid shall
not be again received MS member hereof, and
stockmen generally shall be notified of such
expulsion.
S C. 3. 1t shall be the duty of each member
to report at once TO the President OF the Asso-
citation any cases OF unlawful altering of
brands or marks, or any attempt of any one to
Kill, drive off the range, secretc or take pos
session OF stock not belonging to him. The
Executive Committee is hereby authorized to
take such action as may be deemed advisable
to bring such persons to justice.
Sec. 4. Any person wishing to pool his stock
or other produce with others for sale shall no.
tify the Secretary OF the Association of the
number, kind and grade, and at about what
time he wishes TO sell. The Secretary shall
then notify all the other members, that they
may place their stock or produce in the pool
if they SO desire.
ARTICLE Y.
Should two or more persons, members of this
Association, claim the same stock aud not be
able to determine the rightful owner thereof
between themselves, they snail Immediately
notify the President, who shall appoint five
disinterested members to audit and decide
ownership OF such stock, and said committee
shall without delay proceed to investigate the
case, determine the rightrul owner thereof
and assess the expenses of said arbitration as
they see tt-not to exceed, however, the sum
of 10 cents per mile travelled and 81 80 per diem
ARTICLE XI.
Sec l. This Constitution shall not be an
nulled or amended except Mt the regular nm
nual meeting, and then only by II vote of two
thirds of the members present One-ffTh o
all enrolled members shall constitute quo
rum at regular annual meetings.
Sec. .. Roberts Rules OF order shall be used
10 settle all parliamentary disputes arising II
the transaction OF regular business.
j. &. STANDARD. Secretary,
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