Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1914-02-19
DECIDE TO CARRY BATTLE TO
GOVERNMENT AT WASHINGTON
AND ASK FOR AID.
COMMITTEE IS APPOINTED
BY Laws Of Organization Formally
Adopted at Lively Session-Board
Meets Next April.

The Idaho County Good Roads As.
sociation will carry its fight for the
taxation Of Indian lands into the halls
of the national congress at Washington,
If necessary, and the department of In
dian affairs will be asked to sanction
an appropriation to build roads through
that portion Of the county where the
Indians are land owners.
Decision to this effect was reached
at yesterdays meeting Of the good road
association at the Lyric theatre when
the Indian land taxation matter and al.
so that relating to the apportionment Of
funds derived from the forest reserves
in the state were taken up and thor.
oughly discussed. The association ap-
pointed committee consisting of John
A. Powell of Grangeville and j. f.
Jenny of Cottonwood to represent this
county in conference to be held at
Lewiston next week when the PROPOSE
tion of carrying the fight to Washing
ton will be acted upon by the COM
mittees representing the several coun-
ties interested and the Lewiston Com
mercial club.
Meet Next April
At yesterdays meeting, which was
largely attended by good roads boost
ers from all parts of the county, it was
decided that the next meeting of the
executive board would be held in Cot
tonwood about the middle of April.
The by laws of the association as for
mally adopted last night are as follows:
Whereas, all the highway districts Of
Idaho county, at good roads meeting
in the city of Grangeville, Idaho, being
represented, together with all CONNER
cial clubs, farmers unions and the
board of county commissioners of said
Idaho county, and all of said organiza-
tions being desirous Of the, formation
of an association of all said bodies into
an association for the promotion Of
good roads throughout Idaho county;
Now, therefore, be it resolved:
Section L. That there be and there is
hereby formed and constituted an asso-
citation of all the above named organi-
cations and such others as may here
after become associated an association
to be known as the Idaho County Good
Roads Association.
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See. 2. Purpose: OF rendering mu-
tual cooperation and promoting in
tellectual intercourse among it's men,
bers, as shall be desirable and proper
and by such lawful means as to them
shall shall seem best. tS
Sec. 3. Said association shall make
no laws, bylaws, rules or regulations
which shall be inconsistent with the
laws of the state.
Sec. 4. This association shall be com.
poed of the following officers: Presi.
dent, vice-president, secretary treas
urer, and an executive board composed
of the chairman of each highway dis
ciioI coHiliSSIoH anu one meInDer OF the
board of county commissioners.
Sec. 5. The annual election is to be
held on the second Tuesday of Febru-
ary of each year.
Sec. g. The officers elected shall
hold their respective offices for term
of one year or until their successors are
elected and qualified
Sec. Z. The executive board shall
meet at least quarterly. Said board
shall have general supervision and shall
exercise all executive authority through
itself or committee, except when other
wise provided by law by vote of the
association.
Sec. 8. (a) The president shall pre-
side at all meetings and act as chair
man of the executive board (b) Shall
sign orders for the payment of money
when the same have been ordered by
the executive board.
Sec. 8. The vice president shall pre-
side in the absence or inability of the
president, and execute all the duties Of
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