The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 53, July 1949 - April, 1950 Page: 260
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Southwestern Historical Quarterly
these fortunate men. Standing out in contrast to these figures
is the requirement contained in Article X of the constitution
of the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association, which
provides that "every person owning fifty head of cattle or more
shall be entitled to membership in the Association. .." The
bylaws of the Wyoming Stock Growers Association do not fix
any specific minimum property qualification for membership.
Section IV of that document contains a general provision which
reads in part: "All regular members of the Association must be
growers of cattle, horses, or mules, and such member is entitled
to one vote."
Another general feature of the three basic instruments of
government considered herein is that relating to meetings. Arti-
cle II of the Mesta constitution of 1537 provided for two meet-
ings each year. One, to begin on February 16, was to be held at
Tepeapulco; the other, to begin on August 31, was to be held
"in the valley of Matalcingo, or Toluca, or in the place which
seems best to the alcaldes. . " Each meeting was to last ten
days "except when it should be decided by the council that
a session should be prolonged." Article II of the Mesta consti-
tution of 1574 empowers each of the two alcaldes de mesta of
Mexico City to call and preside over two meetings. One alcalde
was to hold his two meetings at Toluca and Tepeapulco; the
other was to hold his meetings at San Juan and Alfajayuca.
Each of these four meetings was to last ten days. The first two
were to start on June 25 each year; and the other two were to
be held immediately after the first ones had ended. Article XVII
of the constitution of the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers
Association calls for an annual meeting of members of that
organization, to convene on the second or third Tuesday in
March of each year, "the exact place to be determined by the
Annual Convention and the exact date to be determined by
the president." Likewise Section VI of the bylaws of the Wyo-
ming Stock Growers Association provides for an annual meeting
of members on the first Tuesday in June. The presidents of
these two organizations have discretionary power to call meetings
of other officers, directors, and trustees whenever they deem
such action necessary.260o
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