Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1848-06-30
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OF MINERAL POINT DIVISION NO
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ARTICLE l.


ARTICLE
SECTION l. The Division shall assemble
on "Wednesday evening of each week, for the
| transaction of business, at the place appoint
ed for that purpose. The hour of meeting
shall be at such time as the Division may di-
rect.
SEC. 2. The Division shall be opened with
in ten minutes from the time appointed and
in the absence of the w. Z. and the w. A.
the Junior Past w. 2. shall preside as w. p
pro temPore. Every officer who shall be alb
sent from the Division ten minutes after the
time of meeting shall pay the sum of ten cents
| for such neglect, unless confined by sickness,
absent from the borough, or excused by the
Division.
ARTICLE II.
| SEC. /. The officers of this Division shall
! perform such duties prescribed Tor
| them by the Constitution, regulations and
| charges of the Order, and also such other du-
ties as may be required of them by the Dvs-
! ion the presiding officer. Every officer
shall commit to memery his part of the mi
! tiatory ceremonies within three weeks after
/ being installed into office. or pay twenty-five
cents for each week he fails To do so.
SEC. 2 The F. S. shall collect the intia-
ton fee of the candidates previous 70 nitia-
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to the L. on the same evening, taking his re-
! CENT for the same, and he shall endeavor to
see each brother before the night of the quar-
terly election and collect the amount due from
! him to the Division.
ARTICLE III.
! SEC. /. The standing committees of the
| Division shall consist of the Trustees and II
visiting committee of three. The Trustees
! shall be elected annually, by ballot. The Wis
/ Ting committee shall consist Of the w. p,
! w. A. and Junior p. w p.
/ SEC. ?. 1t shall be the duty of tho Trus-
| tees to act as an executive committee IN car
/ rying out all the acts Of the Division not 9TH
erwise provided for. They shall also act as
! a committee OF finance, audit the accounts of
the L. and F. S. as to the receipts and ex-
pendiiurcs of the Division, together with the
accounts of members, and exhibit an exact
statement of its affairs, and report at the first
quarterly meeting of their doings to the Di-
| vision.
! SEC. 5. 1t shall be the duty of the visitin 2
! committee to visit brothers ported sick, i'm
mediately after receiving information of the
same, and continue TO render them such as
sistance the laws and their require,
and shall, If necessary, appoint one more
brother as they may stand on the roll, 10 at
| tend such brother during his sickness. They
shall take the guardianship of all widows and
orphans of bona tde members who shall at
their death leave family unprovded for, and
carry out all the provisions of the Division in
relation to them; and should any brother or
brothers so detailed TO attend sick bother
refuse or neglect to perform the duty assign
ed him, he shall find a substitute or paw a
fine OF one dollar, unless in case of infectious
disease other cause which may be deemed
by the committee sufficient for his excuse.
Then they may hire such attendance as NAV
be necessary, at the expense OF the Division,
to be raised by a special tax.
ARTICLE ".
SEC. /. No member Indebted 20 the Divi-
sion shall be eligible to office, or shall be en-
titled 10 vote at any election for officers pro-
vlded such indebte iness amounts to one quar-
! ter's dues. No brother shall be balloted for
who is not present on the night of the cleo
ton, or notifies the Division that he is absent
on account of sickness or some other unavod-
! able cause Nor shall any brother on the
| first night OF his membership, take part in
the proceedings of the Division.
SEC. ,. The G. shall receive in front Of
\ the w. P.'s chair. the votes of the members
entitled to ballot, as their names are called by
\ the +. s. 1t shall be the duty of the w. p
/ to appoint two ,elleTs, who, with the c., shall
canvass the votes given and declare the result
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to the Division.
SEC. 3. If there be no choice on the first
/ ballot, the election shall be confined on the
second ballot to the three highest candidates,
and If no choice then be had, the third ballot
shall be made for the two highest candidates
and If there be no choice made on the third
ballot, the election shall continue until one is
had.
ARTICLE V.
SEC. l. Any brother who shall propose a
person for membership in this Division, shall
depOsite one dollar with the proposition; and
It the candidate neglect 10 appear within tour
weeks for initiation after notified of his cleo
ton, the sum so deposited shall be forfeited
10 the Division. II the candidate be rejected.
the sum deposited shall be returned
When candidate is proposed to this Dvi-
sion, he shall be baIloted for.
SEC. >. When person is proposed for
membership, a committee of investigation /.
shall be appointed by the w. P. TO consist 4
of three brothers, TO investigate the eligibility
of such person, who shall report thereon to /
the Division in writing at its next meeting.
ARTICLE VI.
SEC. l. Every person admitted into this |
Division shall sign the Constitution and By /
Laws. and ii under forty five wears of age. |
shall pay the sum CT three dollars Every /
person admitted over forty five wears Of age. I
shall pay the sum of fifty cents IN addition TO /
the initiation tee for each year between that I
and fifty years. over which age no person .
shall be admitted into the Division as a beneti,
member. Every person. on being admitted.
shall furnish the t. 5. with his residence, aud
10 case of removal shall notify him thereof
within one month thereafter, under penalty
Of twenty five cents.
SEC. >. Brothers admitted to membership
in tins Division BY deposiJIng 4 card from any