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CONVENTION PROCLAMATION
TO ALL COUNCILS OF THE LEAGUE OF UNITED LATIN
AMERICAN CITIZENS,
GREETINGS:
By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and By-
laws of the League of United Latin American Citizens, and in accordance
with the provisions of Section 1 of Article IV of said Constitution, I hereby
call for a convention or General Assembly of the League to be held at city
of Austin, Texas, on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, June 11, 12 and 13, 1948,
for the purpose of transacting the official business of the League and such
other matters as may be properly presented to the Assembly. Sessions will
begin promptly at 10 o'clock A M., in Convention Headquarters.
As to delegates, Section 1 of Article IV, of the Constitution provides
as follows:
"A minimum of (2) delegates and (2) alternates duly elected and ac
credited from each active Council which shall have not less than (10)
Fraternally yours,
Dr. Jose Maldonado
President General
Daniel T. Valdes
Secretary General
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nor more than twenty (20) active members in good standing, and an ||
additional delegate and an alternate when said council shall reach a ||
membership of twenty-five (25), and one additional delegate and an ■
alternate for every additional twenty-five (25) members or a major p
fraction thereof; provided, however, that no one council shall have s
more than seven (7) delegates and seven (7) alternates." M
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Credential certificates must be duly executed in duplicate and one copy §.!
mailed before June 3, 1948, to Daniel T. Valdes, Secretary-General, P. O. k
Box 6, Santa Fe, New Mexico, so that the same may be approved as to fi- W
nancial standing and certified prior to the General Assembly, and the other ||
copy must be presented by the delegates to the Credentials Committee at the
Assembly. Delegates will be seated at the General Assembly only if and to m
the extent that the Council has fully paid up its per capita and subscription ||
dues including the last quarter ending May 31, 1948. It is imperative, there- Sj'j
fore, that all Councils remit their dues and their Lulac News subscription dues ||
to the Treasurer General, Santa Fe, New Mexico, not later than June 5, 1948.
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Copies of all resolutions to be submitted at the General Assembly should ||
be mailed to the Secretary General prior to the date of the General Assembly. ffl
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League of United Latin American Citizens. [LULAC Convention Proclamation - 1948], poster, Date Unknown; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth249937/m1/1/: accessed August 15, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library.