Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1851-07-10

Union, al the time of opening, she shall for
felt fifty cents. Should the officers either
of them when duly notified, fail to attend any
special meeting when convened by the p. 3
they shall be subject to the same fines and
penalties as for regular meetings.
50. All candidates for office before being
elected, shall be clear of the books, and 1t
shall be their imperative duty TO commit 10
memory their several charges. Any officer
falling to have her charge committed to mem
| ory four weeks after her installation, shall be
| subjected TO be fined or reprlmanded as the
Union may determine by two-third vote.
S6. 1t shall be the duty of the X. 5. to keep
| black book, in which she shall enter the
name and residence of any member suspended
or expelled. and of every candidate rejected,
with the date of such suspension, expulsion,
or rejection.
SO 1t shall be the duty of the F. s. TO keep
a book in which shall be registered the name
and residence of every member of this Union.
ARTICLE v.-DUTIEs OF MEMBERS.
81. Every member on being initiated shall
! sign the Constitution and Bylaws of the
! Union, and thereby agree to support the same
as long as she remains member. She shall
also furnish the F. S. with her place of resi-
/ dence. Any sister who does not, in changing
| her place of residence, report the same TO the
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cents each week thereafter.
| So. Every member who shall neglect or
refuse TO pay her dues OF fines for the space of
three months, unless absent from the State,
shall be notified by the F. s., if practicable,
and if after four weeks her accounts still re-
main unsettled she shall be suspended or ex-
PEELED at the pleasure of the Union.
3. Any sister receiving benefits from this
Union, who may be found imposing thereon
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peeled.
S 4. Any sister refusing neglecting TO
obey the legal summons of the Union or of
any committee appointed by the Union, shall
be liable TO fine not exceeding one dollar.
s 5. If any sister shall divulge the name Of
sister who shall see fit 10 speak or vote
against a candidate for membership, OF if any
sister shall make public any business which
should oe confined to the Union, she shall be
subject to fine of not less than one dollar.
s 6. When a person has been proposed for
membership, the fact that such proposition
has been made shall not be mentioned to any
person who is not a member of this Union,
until decision shall have been had on the
proposition, nor then if she is rejected.
81. Ii is particularly enjoined that the
members OF this Union treat each other with
courtesy and respect, and that all discussions
be conducted in a spirit of candor and moder-
castle language by which the feelings of
sister may be injured, be carefully avoided,
that in Virtue Love and Temperance, we may
cherish the most prominent objects of our or
der-Temperance and Benevolence.
8. Any person elected and notified of the
same, and not appearing for installation for
four weeks, her election shall be declared void,
unless satisfactory reasons be given TO the I'm
ion for the same.
ARTICLE vL-oF COMMITTEES
1. 1t shall be the duty of the Visiting
Committee TO visit the sister reported sick
within tweEty-four hours after receiving such
information, and if they be entitled to benefits
to report the same to the Union, and the com
mltiee shall continue TO render them such ben
efts as the Constitution and Bylaws require,
under penalty of one dollar, for each and ev-
cry neglect.
sat- shall be the duty of the Financial
Committee TO audit the accounts of the +. S.
and L. as TO receipts and Ell 2penditures, and
report at the last meeting of the quarter.
3. 1t shall be the duty of the Inyestiqa-
ting Committee TO examine the Black-book,
then carefully ascertain the candidates charac-
ter, and make faithful report.
4. All Committees appointed for special
purposes, shall report their doings to he Un-
ion, in writing, signed by majority and no
person shall be appointed chairman of COM
mlttee, unless she De present at the time of
the appointment.
5. Every member Of any committee who
shall neglect her duties, shall be fined twen-
ty-fve cents for each offence, unless reason
able excuse be given the the Union.
6. If vacancy occurs in any COMMITTEES
the same shall be filed at the next meeting Of
the Union.
ARTICLE vn.-sUsPENDED MEMBERS.
l. Suspended members on being reinsta-
ted shall pay the amount standing against them
at the time of the suspension, together with
the whole sum to which they would have been
subject, had they not been suspended. Nor
shall any suspended member be entitled to
receive benefits for three months after she is
reins!ated.
ARTICLE EvIIT-AMENDMENTs.
/. These Bylaws shall be repealed, al
tered and amended only by a proposition,
in writing, which shall lie over TO The next
meeting, after it is proposed, before it sha be
acted upon. Any Bylaw may be suspended
by unanimous vote of all present for the
time being only.