The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-02-13

such annual election, and shall organize by the election
the Senate shall determine. The said Senate shah have
power to convene at scch time, manner and places, ana
upon 4 such ssaI n Ss &c. q sd + nay 81 ~ Ss: sspsss to submit, through
their Senators, to the Councils Of the Order, IN tleir re-
spective senatorial DISTRICTS, the names OF succ persons,
in good standing in the Order, who may desire TO De
candidates for each State Office which, from time to time,
may be required, BY the constitution and laws OF tns
commonwealth, TO be flled by election by the people; and
the said councils shall hold an election for q candidate
for each such State office, IT which the brethren thereof
shall vote for 'one OF 1.-THE persons whose pane nAs Seen
ators of the respective district, make return OF such vote
to the Senate OF the Order, who, having ascertained BY
such returns, the two persons for each office having the
greatest number Of votes, shall be again submitted to
theycouncils, and the candidate receiving the greatest
number Of votes throughout the Comm So~mmenvssitn, shall
at the proper general election And the Senate shall, in
such manner as it may Judge TO be most ~expedient, give
notice thereof to the brethren throughout the Common
wealth.
S. The name of a person, not q member Of the Order
and in good standing, shall not be submitted TO be voted
for as a candidates.; and the names Of all candidates sub
mitted must be acc ,mpanied by their residence, and the
number Of the council TO which they belong.
q. II shall be the duty Of the Senate Of the Order,
from time to time, to give to the respective Councils of
the Order, information on such subjects or events as
may be conducive to the general welfare, or tend to sup.
port the constitutional laws of the country.
We propose the following rs an amendment Of Sec. l,
Article III. OF the Constitution Of the State Council of
The State Council shall be composed of one delegate
from each Subordinate Council, duly elected at some re-
gular meeting held at least thirty days before the meet
That any two or more councils may unite in sending the
same delegate, who shall, when a vote is taken by count,
or by yeas and nays, il previously called for, have a
vote fer each council he represents
Resolved, That hereafter no joint committee from the
different Subordinate Councils OF any district shall be ap-
pointed without the consent of the County Councils.
Resolved, That until after the election Of the County
Councils, as provided in the constitution the executive
committee Of the different counties shall continue to act
and perform the duties and have all the powers Of said
councils.
Resolved. That each executive committee shall imme.
diately report to the Secretary Of the State Council the
name and address Of their chairman.
OFFICE OF THE S. c., OF PEvNA.
PHnADA., Jan. II, 1855.
RESOLUTIONS AND DECISIONS OF THE STATE COUNCIL.
ADOPTED AT THE SESSION HELD
In the cIy Of Philadelphia, Oct 3, 1854.
In the city Of Pittso4rg, Jan. 8, 1856.
Published in compliance with the following =
Resolved, That all resolutions and decisions of this s.
9, affecting the in terest and action of the Subordinate
Councils, be printed in pamphlet form and sent to each
Subordinate Council by the Secretary.
RESOLUTIONS AND DECISIONS.
Resolved, That when deemed necessary, the President
OF each Subordinate Council is hereby authorized to in
stitnte an additional pass word, 10 be used by the mem
bership of his particular council, and also, when deemed
necessary, to suspend entirely the visiting Of brothers
from other councils.
Resolved, That all councils now established or here.
after instituted under the jurisdiction Of this State Coun.
Gil, are required to send Q list of their delegates, and
number oil their members, to the Secretary of this State
Council, attested by their president and secretary, at
least four weeks previous to its quarterly session; Pro-
vided, such council shall have been instituted such
length OF time before said quarterly session, and in such
case the council shall report IS coon as instituted; and,
further, it shall be the duty of the Secretary of the State
Council to communicate to the President o: the Subordi-
their report of the place of meeting Of the State Coun I'll,
and the password, whereby the delegates are TO work
their way into said council.
The following is the form for return of delegates to the
Secretary of State Council:-
No. Council Name of place and date.
Ward or township.
NO. members. County.
This is to certify, that at a stated meeting OF this
council, the following brothers were elected delegates
TO the State council
Precedent for ! year.
"a
Fly order Of the Council.
President.
Attest, Secretary.
Resolved, 1t shall be the duty of the Secretary o. the
Subordinate Councils to report to the Secretary CT the
State Council the name and residence Of the officers and
delegates thereof, immediatelyaite an election therefor;
also the term for which said officers aud delegates were
elected; and no delegate.shall be admitted to the sessions
Of the State Council whose name and residen .e has not
been previously reported 10 the secretary OF State Ccun-
OCTOBER 3, 1864.
And that hereafter, before any delegate be admitted TO
a seat in the STAT Council he shall pr5du;e a written GER
tihcate Of his election, and the Secretary Of the State
shall impress on all such certificates to be used by the
members, ss they apply for admission TO the State Coun.
ell during Ito sitsipgs.
JANUARY g. 1855.
Resolved, That hereafter no nominee of a political par
ty shall be eligible to membership in this Order.
Resolved, That the President OF the 5. C. have autho-
cation being made by q vote of any coan Ill, provi-
ding three-fourths OF the members present, IL such couo-
Gil vote for said application, and in the judgment OF the
president IL will not interfere with the good work and
prosperity OF the order.
Resolved, That the delegates to the s. c. be avtho-
riced to act as 40 executive committee in their respec-
tive counties, to transact the business Of the same; and
when tive OF more counties are united in one Representa-
tive or Congressional distict, TO elect three OF their
number to act Jointly IA an executive cOmmittpe in said
district
Resolved, That the State Council proqibit the publica-
ton of any matter other than tina. absolutely necessary
for the convenience Of councils.
JANUARY 8, 1855.
The following questions, were propounded, and the
subjoined decisions made thereon
QUEs1oN-Must all who were received under the old
workings, have the new obligation administered to
them
DEceloS-No.
QuEsTIoS-ls IL not sufficient where members have had
the old obligation administered to them, and who sub.
scribe 10 the constitution, and are willing TO live up to
the requirements OF the new ritual, without having to
take another obligation
DEc1soS-0nly for the first degree.
ticket on election day?
DrcIsIos-Yes; but not as an acknowledged Know
Nothing ticket.
QuEsIos-can we give tickets to men in whom we
have confidence, who pledge to US their honor to vote
them, without LOOKING at themf
DEcIsIoS-Yes.
QUESTIONABLE the members Of a council, having had
no voice in the nomination Of the State ticket, bound to
vote for the nominees of this Order now made2
DEcisloS-fhat every member Of the Order, In this
State, is bound TO vote for the State tickets as nominated.
QufsrIoN.-Haye a number OF delegates in a Congress
sional district, Alright TO make q nomination which will
be binding on the whole Order, without all the councils
Of said district being Represented in said convention; or
at least having due notice thereof
DECTsIoS.-No.
QuEsr1oN.-The ritual declares that no person can com.
municate the name OF the Order except the President.
Now. in the absence of the President, does the right to
communicate rest with the Vice President in common
with the other powers Of the President. In other words,
can the Vice President conduct second degree initia.
tions
DrCIsioN.-Yes.
QUESTION lin a Senatorial district composed Of two
counties, where there are two Candidates, one a member
and the other not, and no action il taken by the orter,
are the members pound TO vote for the candidate belong
ing to the Order 2
DECISION -~Yes.
QursTIoS.-Can a member Of this Order admit when
asked whether he is q member OF this association
DfrisioS.-No, not 70 outsiders.