The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1855-03-28
OHIO kTOV-NOTHINGS IN COUNCIL
oFFrciAi PRooEEbISas PUBLISHED,
SECOND BAY
TUESDAY MoRNINo, Oct, 81.
N0s PUBLISHED,

Council opened at 8 O'clock. The min
utes Of the first days session wete read and
approved. .Hlf.I
Bro. Spurgeoh, of Morrow, offered the
following resolution, which was adopt
ed:
Resolved, That no member Of this body
be allowed to speak more than twice on one
subject except by way Of explanation; and
that the member be limited 70 iive minutes
for the first speech, and ten minutes for the
second. s nd, t,5 .asmi7s-s 7yi.-vr;
Bro. Mason, of Cincinnati, offered the fol-
lowing resolution;
Rssolved, That the delegates from this
State Council to the National Council, be
instructed to use their influence to have the
old Ritual restored, or as much as pertains
to the third degree, or an entire new Ritual
as the present Ritual is Of very little ac-
count. csG 1"H 1890
On motion, the subject was referred to u
special committee Of three, consisting of
B. White, of Cleveland, L. D. Campbell,
of Hamilton, and M. B. Mason, of Cincin-
nati. aH 1s.a '3a' t'.'r''
Bro. Dunly, of Belmont county, offered
the following resolution, which was referred
to the Committee on the State of the Or
der: ,-....
Resolved, That the second degree mem
bers of the 8. O.NS. 8. be recognized as at
member of this Order. and entitled to in
structions in it's work, and that. first degree
members shall be instructed upon condition
of their taking the obligation Of the first
and second degrees 'fo ef2. 9. 57a3s '.'
Bro. McAbee offeredthe following resol.
ution, which was referred to the special COM
mittee of three on Bro. Masson's resolu-
tion: ~
Resolued, That so much of the Ritual as
pertains to the obligations and initatory Ger.
emony genealry. the charge excepted. be
stricken from the written and printed records
of the Order, and hereafter be made matter
of ceremony.
Bro Smith of Cleveland, offered the fol-
lowing resolution which was adopted;
Resolued, That the delegation from each
county be instructed to report, according to
the best OF their knowledge, the number o
members Of the Councils, in their respective
counties, from which we have no represen'
tative here. .rg .'g t--r .
The following query was submitted byBro
Spurgeon, and referred to the Committee on
the State Of the Order:
Z" Can a subordinate Council demand bono
and security of the Treasury! And if SO
what course shall be taken to secure Coun
Gil from loss by defalcation of that off
cert"
Bro. Guthrie, of Urbana, offered the foil
owing resolution, which was referred to thu
committee on the State of the Order: .
Resolved, That the Committee on tht
State Of the Order report to this State Coun
Gil the proper time and place for nominating
State ticket for the fall election of 1S
IS. .....a.aa ru.
The following query was submitted by Bro
Wright, Of No. 239. and referred to tn
Committee on the State Of the Order:
Shall applications for membership be bal
loted for by the officers of subordinate Coun
ellis outside of the regular meetings9
Bro. Hyde from the committee on the stat
of the Order submitted the following repor
which was accepted and adopted:
To the State Council of Ohio:
: The Committee on the State of the Or
der, to whom was referred the question 9
of Washinton Council, No. l, have dul !
= considered the same, and beg leave to RI
: port that the law on this subject is as fol
ows: That in all such matters, membe
! is bound by the will oI the majority, an
.. when nominations are made by the Orde
. the Democratic test ID the only test-that
F.san unscratched ticket"
T. V. HYDE,
-. .a H. H. DoDD,
q .. ...r ..,....... C. HULETT,
Committee.
e On molten, Bro. D. w. Stevens, of Mi !
J.. ford, was added to the Finance Comm
e tee.
It The following resolution, offered by Br
l. White, was referred the committee on Sui
d ordinates: .. ,.. -.. h.
j. Resolved, That the Presidents of of subo
" dinate Council shall once month be requi
ed to read the constitution and proceeding
), of the last session of the last Sta
IS Council
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