RAHGE RULES

(BY-LAWS)

AID
ARTICLES DF
IICDRPDRATIDH
Illustrated by
WESTERNER DON LOUIS PERCEVAL

THE WESTERNERS
LOS ANGELES CORRAL

1976
 FOREWORD

THE WESTERNERS,Los Angeles Corral, is or-

ganized as a non-profit organization with the
avowed purpose of enabling men with common
interests to meet with reasonable frequency
and exchange information and knowledge rela-
tive to the cultural and historic background of
what is commonly termed the West.
Certain basic and fundamental principles of
this purpose commit the Corral to record in
permanent form historical material which mem-
bers have been able to assemble by diligent
research, thus recording items of Western His-
tory that might not otherwise be preserved.
To this purpose, as members of The West-
erners, Los Angeles Corral, we dedicate our-
selves, and for guidance we adopt these Rules
of the Range.
 RANGE RULES
(BY-LAWS)

THE WESTERNERS
LOS ANGELES CORRAL
(with amendments through 1975)
ARTICLEI
MEMBERSHIP
SECTION1. Membership in this corporation shall
consist of Active Members, Non-Resident Active Mem-
bers, Associate Members, Honorary Members and
Corresponding Members. Membership is not transfer-
able.
SECTION2. ACTIVE MEMBERS shall be limited
to not more than seventy-five men who are sincerely
interested in effecting and accomplishing the specific
and primary purpose of this corporation as set forth
in the Articles of Incorporation. The Active member-
ship roll shall be filled only from the Associate mem-
bership and in the following manner.
An Associate Member may be sponsored and pro-
posed for Active Member by two Active Members. The
sponsoring Active Members shall present the Asso-
ciate Member's name to the Membership Committee
with a proposal form setting forth the Associate Mem-
ber's attendance record, the participation of the Asso-
ciate Member in the activities of the Corral and the
other information required by the proposal form. The
Membership Committee shall, after investigation, make
its recommendation to the Trail Bosses, who shall then
vote to accept or reject the proposal. Acceptance of the
proposal shall require six out of seven affirmative votes
of the Trail Bosses. The proposing Active Members
must never disclose to the Associate Member, nor to
the membership in open meeting or otherwise, that the
Associate Member is being proposed as a prospective
Active Member, as this might well lead to later em-
barrassment.
The rights, privileges and obligations of Active Mem-
bers are:
(a) To pay on or before the first day of March such
annual dues as are determined by the Trail Bosses.
(b) It is hoped and expected that an Active Mem-
ber will attend as many meetings as it is possible.
(c) To cast one vote at all meetings.
(d) It is self evident that the vitality and strength
and accomplishments of any organization is dependent
on the support it receives from its membership. This is
especially true of a small membership. It is, therefore,
expected that each Active Member will participate in
the Corral's activities according to his abilities or talents
in order to further the welfare of the organization in
general.
(e) To contribute time, effort and material to the
preparation and distribution of the publications of the
Corral and to purchase one or more Brand Books as
they are published.
(£) Upon acceptance, an applicant for Active mem-
bership must, as a condition of acceptance, pay one
year's dues.
(g) A record shall be kept by the Registrar or his
assistant of the meeting attendance and the participa-
tion of the Active Members by submission of papers
for the Corral's publications, talks and/or exhibits at
the monthly Round-ups, wrangling at Round-ups and
all other contributions to the Corral's well-being.
(h) Continuation of Active membership shall be
held at the pleasure of the Trail Bosses.
SECTION3. NON-RESIDENT ACTIVE MEM-
BERS. An Active Member, on petition to and approval
by the Trail Bosses, may be placed on Non-Resident
Active status when there appears to the satisfaction of
the Trail Bosses that his place of residence prevents
his regular attendance at meetings of the Corral.
NON-RESIDENTActive Members shall be entitled to
all the privileges and be bound by all the obligations of
an Active Member except that of regular attendance at
meetings of the Corral.
When an Active Member is approved for Non-Resi-
dent Active status by the Trail Bosses, a vacancy shall
be deemed created in the Active Membership roll which
may be filled in the manner provided in Section 2 of
this Article I for election to Active membership.
SECTION4. ASSOCIATE MEMBERS. A Corres-
ponding Member who wishes to participate actively and
regularly in the Corral's activities may be sponsored
and proposed for Associate Membership by two Active
Members. The sponsoring Active Members shall pre-
sent the Corresponding Member's name to the Member-
ship Committee with a complete proposal form. The
Membership Committee shall, after investigation, make
its recommendation to the Trail Bosses, who shall then
vote to accept or reject the proposal. Election shall
require six out of seven affirmative votes of the Trail
Bosses.
(a) The Registrar shall send invitations for meeting
attendance to all Associate Members.
(b) A record shall be kept by the Registrar or his
assistant of the meeting attendance and the participa-
tion of the Associate Member by submission of papers
for the Corral's publications, talks and/or exhibits at
the monthly Round-ups, wrangling at Round-ups, and
all other contributions to the Corral's well-being.
(c) The dues of the Associate Member shall be
twice that of Corresponding Membership, and shall be
paid annually on or before the first day of March.
(d) Associate Members shall have no voting power
in the Corral.
(e) It is expected that each Associate Member will
participate in the Corral's activities according to his
abilities or talents in order to further the welfare of the
organization in general.
(f) The Trail Bosses may change Associate to Ac-
tive membership in the manner prescribed in Section 2
of this Article.
(g) Continuation of Associate membership shall be
held at the pleasure of the Trail Bosses.
 (h) Associate Members shall be on the mailing list
to receive The Branding Iron; shall be required to pur-
chase Brand Books on the same basis as Active Mem-
bers, and to purchase Publication Fund Certificates.
(i) Whenever and wherever in this Article I the
words "proposal form" are used, the same shall refer
to and include a proposal form which shall have been
approved by the Trail Bosses.
SECTION5. HONORARY MEMBERSHIP may be
conferred upon any man who has substantially contri-
buted to the perpetuation of the spirit and culture of
the Old West and/or the creation or preservation of
Western Americana. Honorary Members shall be pro-
posed by two or more Active Members, such proposal
to be in writing addressed to the Sheriff. Election pro-
cedure shall be the same as that for Active Members.
The rights, privileges and obligations of Honorary
Members shall be as follows:
(a) To pay no dues.
(b) To attend and participate in meetings of the
Corral.
(c) To participate in the Corral's activities and to
contribute to the publications of the Corral according
to their abilities.
(d) Honorary Members shall have no voting power.
SECTION6. A CORRESPONDING MEMBER may
be any person or institution requesting such member-
ship by letter or in person, and qualifies upon payment
of one year's dues in advance. All applications for Cor-
responding Membership shall be referred to the Regis-
trar of Marks and Brands.
The rights, privileges and obligations of a Corres-
ponding Member shall be as follows:
(a) To pay annual Corresponding Member dues on
or before the first day of March, as provided by the
Trail Bosses.
(b) To contribute to The Branding Iron and the
Brand Book, according to his abilities, and to assist, if
requested, in the production of these publications. Cor-
responding Members may purchase the Brand Book on
the same terms as an Active Member.
(c) To have no voting power.
(d) A Corresponding Member may attend the
monthly meetings only as a guest of an Active Mem-
ber; or if he lives at a great distance (at least 150 miles)
from Los Angeles and is a visitor in the Los Angeles
area he may attend without invitation. Also, the Trail
Bosses, through the Sheriff, may direct the Registrar to
send invitations for meeting attendance to a specified
and limited number of the Corresponding Members.
(e) To be on the mailing list to receive The Brand-
ing Iron.

ARTICLEII
MEETINGS AND QUORUM
SECTION1. Regular meetings of the Corral shall be
held monthly at such times and places as are determined
by the Trail Bosses.
SECTION2. Special meetings of the active member-
ship may be called by the Sheriff or Registrar of Marks
and Brands or by ten per cent of the Active Members,
upon giving seven (7) days written notice to the Active
Members.
SECTION3. The December meeting shall be the an-
nual meeting for the election of officers and Trail Bosses
for the ensuing year.
SECTION4. The September meeting shall be known
as the Annual Rendezvous.
SECTION5. Except at the Annual Rendezvous, com-
mercial or pecuniary transactions, including, but with-
out limiting the generality of the foregoing language,
the sale or offering for sale or negotiating for the sale
of any article of merchandise, artifact, work of art, or
similar objects, and philanthropic fund raising efforts
or activities, are prohibited at all regular or special
meetings of the Corral.
SECTION6. One-half of the active membership shall
constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at
any meeting.
ARTICLEIII
BOARD OF DIRECTORS - TRAIL BOSSES
SECTION1. The powers of the corporation, except as
otherwise provided by the Articles of Incorporation and
Range Rules, shall be exercised by, its property con-
trolled and affairs conducted by, a board of seven (7)
members consisting of the following officers: Sheriff,
Deputy Sheriff, Registrar of Marks and Brands, Keeper
of the Chips, Roundup Foreman, the junior past Sheriff
and either of the two past Sheriffs next preceding in
office the junior past Sheriff, which board shall be re-
ferred to, for the purpose of these Range Rules, as the
Trail Bosses.
 SECTION2. At least two (2) regular meetings of the
Trail Bosses shall be called each year at such time and
place and upon such notice as shall from time to time
be determined by the Trail Bosses.
SECTION3. Special meetings of the Trail Bosses may
be called at any time by the Sheriff on three (3) days'
notice to each Trail Boss; or upon the written request
of any three (3) members of the Trail Bosses, the
Registrar of Marks and Brands shall call a special
meeting in the same manner.
SECTION4. Should a vacancy occur in the Trail Boss
board, for any reason whatsoever, the remaining Trail
Bosses may fill the vacancy by a majority vote.
"FoR ANY ~EASOIV ?
'VHA~SOEVER"

ARTICLEIV
OFFICERS
SECTION 1. The elected officers shall be: Sheriff,
Deputy Sheriff, Registrar of Marks and Brands, Keeper
of the Chips, and Roundup Foreman, who shall hold
office for one (1) year and until their successors are
elected and shall qualify.
SECTION2. The appointed officers of this association
shall include: Assistant Registrar of Marks and Brands,
Assistant Roundup Foreman, Representative, three
Wranglers, Daguerreotype Wrangler, Librarian, Mem-
bership Committee Chairman, and such other officers as
the Trail Bosses may from time to time create, and shall
be appointed by the Sheriff, subject to the approval of,
and shall hold office at the will of said Trail Bosses.
 SECTION3. Should a vacancy occur among the offi-
cers, the Trail Bosses may fill the vacancy by a majority
vote.
ARTICLEV
DUTIES OF THE OFFICERS
SECTION1. The Sheriff shall ride herd on the Corral.
He shall preside at all meetings of the Membership and
the Trail Bosses. He shall appoint committee chairmen,
subject to the approval of the Trail Bosses. He shall
have general and active management of the business of
the Corral, and shall present at the annual meeting a
report of the work of the Corral during the preceding
year. He shall see that all orders and resolutions of the
Trail Bosses are carried into effect, subject, however, to
the rights of the Trail Bosses to delegate to others, as
far as it may desire, any specific powers.
SECTION2. The Deputy Sheriff shall assume the
duties of the Sheriff in the event of his absence or in-
ability to serve. He shall be chairman of the Program
Committee.
SECTION3. The Registrar of Marks and Brands shall
keep the membership roll, collect dues and perform all
other duties usually attached to the office of Secretary-
Treasurer. In the absence of the Sheriff and Deputy
Sheriff he shall perform the duties of the Sheriff. He
shall be the custodian of the Corral's funds (other than
the Publication Fund), which shall be paid out only
upon the signatures of any two of the following: Sher-
iff, Deputy Sheriff, and Registrar.
SECTION4. The Keeper of the Chips shall promote,
maintain and manage the Publication Fund for the
Brand Book, the funds of which shall be paid out only
upon the signatures of any two of the following: Sheriff,
Deputy Sheriff and Keeper of the Chips. He shall keep
proper accounts and prepare such statements as are re-
quired by the Trail Bosses.
SECTION5. The Roundup Foreman shall be the edi-
tor of The Branding Iron.
SECTION6. The Assistant Registrar of Marks and
Brands shall share the worries of the Registrar.
SECTION7. The Assistant Roundup Foreman shall
help the Roundup Foreman in getting suitable material
for publication.
SECTION8. The Representative shall act as liaison
with other organizations with purposes similar to this
organization.
SECTION9. The three Wranglers shall be members of
the Sheriff's posse.

SECTION10. The Daguerreotype Wrangler may shoot

members and guests at his discretion.
SECTION11. The Librarian shall be custodian of the
undistributed stock of The Branding Iron and Keep-
sakes.
SECTION12. The Membership Committee Chairman
shall be a former Sheriff of the Corral.
 ARTICLEVI
DUES AND ASSESSMENTS
SECTION1. The annual dues to be paid by the Active
and Corresponding Members shall be payable on or
before the first day of March, and shall be in such
amount or amounts as the Trail Bosses may annually
determine.
SECTION2. Members whose dues are unpaid on
March 1st shall be notified by the Registrar of Marks
and Brands that if payment is not received within thirty
(30) days they may be dropped from the membership
roster, at the discretion of the Trail Bosses.
SECTION3. No member shall be liable for any gen-
eral assessment, unless such assessment shall have been
approved by the Trail Bosses, and then only upon sub-
sequent approval by two-thirds of the members present
in a regular or special meeting. Notice shall be given not
less than ten (10) days in advance of any meeting at
which an assessment is to be proposed.

ARTICLEVII
RESIGNATIONS AND EXPULSIONS
SECTION1. Any member of the Corral in good stand-
ing who desires to resign or withdraw may do so by
giving notice in writing to the Registrar of Marks and
Brands.
 SECTION2. Any member of the Corral may be ex-
pelled for conduct unbecoming a Westerner, by a ma-
jority vote of the Trail Bosses.
SECTION3. By withdrawal, resignation, or upon ex-
pulsion, however, a member surrenders all rights or
claims to the funds and other property or prerogatives
of the Corral, except as provided in Article IX.

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ARTICLEVIII
PUBLICATIONS
SECTION1. Publications of the Corral shall be:
(a) The Brand Book, issued periodically, containing
material of cultural and historical value presented in
an authoritative and artistic manner.
(b) The Branding Iron, of more frequent appear-
ance, containing Corral news, reviews and short articles.
(c) Historical Keepsakes of significance.
SECTION2. The Branding Iron and Keepsakes shall
be distributed to all members of the Corral.
ARTICLEIX
PUBLICATION FUND CERTIFICATES
SECTION1. The Westerners Publication Fund Certi-
ficates shall be issued in order to insure a perpetual
publication fund for the Brand Book. These certificates
shall be in the denomination of $25.00, shall bear no
interest, and shall be offered to all classes of member-
ship. New Active Members, in lieu of an initiation fee,
shall obligate themselves to purchase at least one cer-
tificate. It is the intention of the Corral to redeem these
certificates, either in whole or in part, as the size of the
Publication Fund warrants; and any partial redemption
will first apply to those who have purchased more than
one certificate.

ARTICLEX
COMMITTEES
SECTION1. The Sheriff, subject to the approval of
the Trail Bosses, shall appoint a Nominating Commit-
tee, a Membership Committee and such other commit-
tees as may be desirable.
SECTION2. Self-perpetuating Brand Book Commit-
tee:
(a) Shall comprise Corral Members with talent and
experience in the editing, production, and distribution
of Corral Brand Books.
(b) The 1968 Brand Book Committee shall be
the basic committee and such other members may be
added at any time as the committee may elect. The pre-
esiding Sheriff shall be a member of the Brand Book
Committee.
(c) Committee Chairman for each book shall be
selected by a vote of the committee.
(d) Committee membership: No time limit to
serve - self-imposed retirement.
(e) The committee shall choose each Brand Book
Editor from the Corral membership, either within or
outside of the committee. The Editor shall choose his
staff and they shall be designated as the Brand Book
Publication Staff and shall assume the responsibility for
the complete production of the Brand Book in the es-
tablished tradition of the Los Angeles Westerners.
(£) The Brand Book Publication staff shall produce
each Brand Book based on a budget approved by the
Brand Book Committee and the Keeper of the Chips.
 ARTICLEXI
NOMINATIONS
SECTION1. The Nominating Committee shall meet
prior to the November meeting of the Corral, and shall
nominate not less than one person for each elective of-
fice. Said nominations shall be read at the November
meeting, at which time additional nominations may be
made from the floor.
ARTICLEXII
AMENDMENTS TO RANGE RULES
SECTION1. Amendments to these Range Rules may
be made by the Active Members, who shall cast their
votes by mail; and a majority of the votes shall be nec-
essary to adopt any amendment.

ARTICLEXIII
DISSOLUTION
SECTION1. In the event of the dissolution of this
corporation, all its net assets shall be delivered to and
become the property of the Southwest Museum in Los
Angeles.
 ARTICLES OF
INCORPORATION

THE WESTERNERS
LOS ANGELES CORRAL
(A Non-profit Corporation)
FIRST: The name of this corporation is THE WEST-
ERNERs, LOS ANGELES CORRAL.
SECOND:The specific and primary purpose for which
this corporation is formed is to enable men with the
common interest to exchange information and knowl-
edge relative to the cultural and historical background
of what is commonly termed the West, and to record in
permanent form historical material which the members
have and will assemble by diligent research, thus pre-
serving items of Western Americana.
THIRD: The general purposes for which this corpora-
tion is formed are:
(a) Incidental to the above-mentioned specific and
primary purpose, to acquire by gift, devise, bequest,
lease, exchange, purchase, or other lawful means, and
to convey, sell, exchange, mortgage, construct, operate
and generally deal in any real estate, improved or un-
improved, and in any and all other property of every
kind and description, real, personal and mixed, and
wheresoever situated;
 (b) To have and to exercise all powers conferred by
the laws of California upon corporations formed under
the laws of California pursuant to which this corpora-
tion is formed as such laws are now in effect or may at
any time hereafter be amended.

FOURTH: This corporation is organized pursuant to

Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 1 of the Corporations Code
of the State of California.
FIFTH: The county in the State of California where
the principal office for the transaction of the business of
this corporation is located is Los Angeles County.
SIXTH:The number of directors of this corporation
shall be seven. The names and addresses of the persons
who are appointed to act as the first directors are:
NAME ADDRESS
Glen Dawson .. 550 S. Figueroa St., Los Angeles, Calif.
Henry H. Clifford .. 639 S. Spring St., Los Angeles, Calif.
Charles N. Rudkin. 1490 Lorain Rd., San Marino, Calif.
Bert H. Olson.619 N. Rexford Dr., Beverly Hills, Calif.
Paul D. Bailey .. 4628 Toland Way, Los Angeles, Calif.
Donald C. Meadows .
. . . . . . . . 12862 Panorama Place, Santa Ana, Calif.
Harvey Starr, M.D .
. . . . . . ] 401 South Hope Street, Los Angeles, Calif.
SEVENTH:This corporation is not organized for pro-
fit and does not contemplate the distribution of gains,
profits or dividends to the members thereof. No part
of the net earnings of this corporation shall inure to the
benefit of any private shareholder or individual. No
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substantial part of its activities shall be carrying on
propaganda, or otherwise attempting, to influence leg-
islation. This corporation shall not participate in, or in-
tervene in (including the publishing or distributing of
statements), any political campaign on behalf of any
candidate tor puhlic office. The property, assets, profits

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and net income of this corporation are irrevocably dedi-

cated to literary or educational purposes, and no part
of the profits or net income of this corporation shall
ever inure to the benefit of any director, officer or man-
ager thereof or to the benefit of any private shareholder
or individual. Upon liquidation, dissolution or winding
up of this corporation, or upon abandonment, the assets
of this corporation remaining after payment of or pro-
vision for all debts and liabilities of this corporation
shall be donated to the Southwest Museum, Inc., a Cali-
fornia non-profit corporation, located at Los Angeles,
California, or if that organization is not then in exist-
ence, to a fund, foundation or corporation organized
and operated exclusively for educational or literary pur-
poses and no part of the net earnings of which inures
to the benefit of any shareholder or individual.

EIGHTH: The name of the existing unincorporated

association which is being incorporated herein is known
and designated as "The Westerners, Los Angeles Cor-
ral." Glen Dawson, whose title in the unincorporated
association is that of "Sheriff" is the presiding officer
thereof, and Charles N. Rudkin, whose title in said un-
incorporated association is that of "Registrar of Marks
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and Brands," holds the position similar to that of sec-
retary.
IN WITNESSWHEREOF,for the purpose of forming
this corporation under the laws of the State of Califor-
nia, the undersigned who are the presiding officer and
secretary or similar officer, respectively, of an unincor-
porated association known as "The Westerners, Los
Angeles Corral" have executed, pursuant to the provi-
sions of subdivision (b) of Section 9304 of the Corpor-
ations Code of the State of California, these articles of
incorporation this 11 th day of August, 1959.
GLEN DAWSON.
CHARLESN. RUDKIN.

STATE OF CALIFORNIA }
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ss:
On the 11th day of August 1959, before me, aNotary
Public in and for said county, residing therein, duly
commissioned and sworn, personally appeared Glen
Dawson and Charles N. Rudkin, personally known to
me to be the persons whose names are subscribed to
the within instrument, and acknowledged to me that
they executed the same.
IN WITNESSWHEREOF,I have hereunto set my hand
and official seal.
HARRYE. LINDERSMITH,
Notary Public in and for said
County and State.
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