The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1872-09-05

his consent obtained. The course for
the Grange to pursus then would b
for one Of them to vote to surrendel
its charter and to consolidate with TIE
other; and for the other TO vote to n.
ceive all the members of the surreuosr-
ing Grange en- nadsse. A copy of each
vote, duly authenticated, should be
transmitted to the Secretary OF the
State Grange, and the surrendered
charter should be returned to the Ma
tional Grange whence 1t issued)
through the State Grange-with the
fact and date of its surrender and con-
solidation endorsed thereon, authenti-
Gated by the signature OF the Secretary
and the seal Of the State Grange.
What is the proper tribunal before
which to try delinquent officer Of
the Granger
Answer.-All the officers of . Grange
can be tried by the Grange, the same
as member, except the master. He
can only be tried by the State Grange.
"If , member in good standing de-
sires dimit, aud the Grange refuses
to give him one, what is his remedy ?''
Answer.--If i'm good standing and
clear Of the books. q member lie entitled
to dimit at any time as matter OF
right. No member can object without
preferring charges against the appli
cant. Ifhowever, the Grange wrong
fully withhold or refuses to issue the
dimit, the aggrieved member may
appeal to the Master OF the State
Grange, who will instruct the Grange
10 its duty /; and in case ofits persistent
refusal, he will issue to the appealing
member certificate in the nature OF a
dimit, under seal Of the State Grange
1t will be his duty then to present the
contumacious Grange to the State
Grange at its next meeting.
"Is suspended member subject to
the payment of dues during the time
Of his suspension ?"
Ansper.-If suspended or dropped
for non-nayment of dues, he is not
subject to dues during the time of sus-
pension. He may be reinstated at any
time by vote of the Grange, after pay
ment Of the amount due at the time Of
suspension.
suspended as u penalty for I'M
worthy conduct, he is chargeable with
dues during the time Of his suspension,
as he springs into active membership
without application on his part or
action Of the Grange, simply by the
expiration Of the time Of suspension.
us the Grange liable to the State
Grange for dues on a suspended mem
Der ?n
Ansuer.-In the former case the
member is dropped from the rolls, and
Of course the Grange does not pay
dues on him while he occupies that
position. In the latter case he is SIM
ply excluded from the meetings cf the
Grange while serving out the time Of
his sentence Of suspension. He con-
tinues to be down upon the rolls, and
his dues should be collected, and Of
course dues thereon paid to the State
Grange.
If a member Is expelled or suspend
ed, how are the other Oranges to
know it?n
AnsWer.-Eyery sentence of sus.
pension or expulsion should be imme-
diately reported by the Secretary to
the Secretary Of the State Grange, and
to all the neighboring Oranges, and
upon his removal, the Oranges near
his new residence should be notified
10 order tina; they may not be imposed
upon.
Rendered by Elk. Committee Nation
al Grange p. Of II. August 8, 1872.
Attest O. II. KELLEY, Sec'y.