The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1917-04-13

Directors of the association report
ed a number of watts being built in
the different wards. Dipping viii
start in each ward about April 10th.
DR.. Fisher, inspector for the parish,
announces that vat will be located in
Welsh to facilitate shipments of cat
tie from protected and unprotected
areas.
The meeting of the Live Stock as
lociation was held Thursday morning
md, it may be said, in conjunction
with the police jury meeting. Reports
Of the different ward directors were
received showing the progress made
and interest shown in the association
and bylaws adopted as follows:
ARTICLE I.-Name.
The name of this Association shat
be the jefferson Davis Parish Live
Stock Association.
ARTICLE IT.-Object.
The object of this Association shall
be to promote the breeding and i'm
provement of high grade and pure
bred live stock; to all its members in
buying and selling first c'ass animals;
to aid in the eradication of cattle ticks
and all other diseases of live stock.
ARTICLE III.-Membership.
The membership shall consist OF
persons interested in the object Of
Association and paying the required
membership fee of fifty (5O) cents
annual fee.
ARTICLE IV.-Organization.
The officers shall be a President, a
Vice-President, Secretary-Treasura
and one director from each ward in
the Parish.
There shall be an executive COM
mittee which shall consist Of the Of
fcers of the Association. This COM
mittee shall have charge of the af-
fairs of the Association when it is
not in session, and during its meetings
shall be at the command of the AS
ISOLATION.
ARTICLE V.-Meetings.
There shall ne a regular annual
meeting of the Association and
such special meetings at times and
places determined by the executive
committee.
ARTICLE VI.-Election.
The election of officers shall be
held at the regular annual meeting
and such election shall be by ballot
ARTICLE VII.-Amendments.
Amendments to this Constitution
may be made by majority Of the ex'
ecutive committee with the concurr'
ence Of two-thirds Of the members Of
the Association voting on the question
BY mail within thirty days after TIT
notice is mailed by the secretary, OIL
by a two-thirds vote Of the active
members present at the annua
meeting.
ARTICLE VIII Tuberculin Testing
All cattle brought in the Parish
fer breeding or dairy purposes shall
have been tested with tuberculin ane
shall be accompanied by a certificate
signed by an inspector Of the U. )
Bureau of Animal Industry shown!
them to be free from diseases.
| . BYLAWS. II
Section New Members.
! Any person, upon recommendation
of a member and accepted by the ez'
ecutive committee, shall become
member upon paying the secretary th'
regular annual fee.
Section 2-Duties and Privileges Of
Members.
It shall be the duty Of members t.
cooperate as far as possible witt
their fellow members in the use O.
pure bred sires and in buying an
selling animals; also to get new mem
lbers and encourage them in the prac
tice of better methods in caring TO
their herds and flocks.
All members in good standing shall
be emitted to vote in the bushes
meetings of the Association.
i Section 3-Dues.
The membership dues shall be pay
liable annually to the Secretary-Treas
lurer Of the Association.