The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-08-06
REUNION Of PIONEERS
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A meeting Of the Pioneers Asso-
citation n Ellis county was held in
the district court room Monday af-
teTnoon With the president, Robert
F. MayfIeid. in the chair and secre-
tary Gibson AT the desk
The attendance was large and the
names OF several new members sere
enrolled
The report OF the committee on
constitution and bylaws WAS read,
! and with one or two slight amend
ments. was adopted as follows,
This organization shall be styled
the Pioneers Association OF Ellis
county
All those persons who have been
1 citizens of Ellis county forty years.
{ and their children upon arriving at
the age Of twenty-oue years. shall
/ be eligible to membership upon ae-
/ ceptance and the singing of their
respective names to the roll Of mem
bership.
( The object of the association shall
{ be social and historical
The annual dues for each member
shall be so cents. and two years de-
I fault of payment thereof shall at the
option of the membership commit
! tee forfeit membership.
The officers shall be one presi-
dent four presidents, one cor
responding secretary, one recording
secretary and one treasurer.
There shall be one general execu-
tive committee composed of three
members and one committee on
membership composed of five mem
bers, to be appointed annually.
The annual meetings Of the asso-
citation shall be held at Waxahachie
on the first Tuesday in August, to
be changed at any regular meeting
upon recommendation Of majorit,
of the executive committee and ap
= proved by two-thirds of the mem
bers present.
The officers of the associate
shall hold office one year and unit
their successors are elected.
DUTIES OF OFFICERS.
The president, and in case Of h
absence. the vice presidents in the
regular order, shall preside at tn
meetings and perform such othe
u Iy oil 4
that office.
The recording secretary shal
keep the record of proceedings o
the meetings of the association ane
be keeper of the archives Of the
association.
The treasurer shall be keeper and
custodian of the funds, and shall re-
. ceive funds as they may be rendered
or collected. and pay out the same
upon order signed by the president,
or other presiding officer and coun-
tersigned by the recording secretary.
or signed by the executive committee
and couutersigned by the recording
secretary
The executive committee shall
have general charge of the affairs
OF the association at interum be-
d tween the regular meetings Of the
association.
; The membership committee shall
receive. examine and pass upon all
applications for membership, and
J shall make out and file With the re-
J cording secretary tuI' and CON.
plete list of members
The corresponding secretary SHAH
disrhafre such dutics as may per
tain t1 his 0tfl,s. aud shalt preserve
such historical data Hs mlF hr o"'
taib,d
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